Hello all, Just wanted to let you know about a Q/A I just did for Natural Horse Magazine. It's all about the bitless bridle I'm very excited about it, as it's...
Hi Cathie! Great news! I've been meaning to post but have been soooo busy and right now I have to turn off all our fencers to get online (they are shorting...
My name is Barbara, and I live just outside of St. Louis, MO. I use the Bitless Bridle on all my horses. I have a wide variety from an OTQH to a Danish WB to...
Hi Barb~ Just wanted to say hi--my husband and I are planning to move to the S. Illinois/SE MO area in the next few months (currently in Georgia). So we'll...
Thanks, Sheree! Be sure you get to ride in Shawnee National Forest in southern IL; it's gorgeous! Barbara in southern Illinois "Most persons do not ride; they...
Hi, Barbara, I am a classically trained dressage rider too. Help your horse by turning with your weight first and keeping the outside shoulder of the horse in...
Hello all, I am new to the list (and new to bitless bridles too) and am looking for any information/suggestions that I can get! My mare is an unbroke 5-year...
Welcome All! I just had to stick my two cents worth in for the new folks.....please, don't give up ! keep trying different things and keep asking if you are...
Hi, Amanda, The horse will respond to the bridle differently (better) but will respond to your other aids quicker if you are using them correctly in the first...
SueEllen, I have quite a bit of experience breaking and training youngters so the confidence and experience are there (although I am planning on moving her to...
Hi, Amanda, OK, the info you need then is that you must slowly build the muscles so that she does not experience back or leg pain and teach her self- carriage...
I'm not riding bitless yet, but I'm just about ready! After having horses as a kid (with little instruction), and then limited riding as a young mother, I...
I',m sure Cathie will have lots of info but this is what I would do....first make sure you are in an enclosed area, roundpen or something similar....the horse...
Hi, Lyradoodle! You will have better luck by starting her on a longe-line using a circingle and side-reins attached to a longeing caveson. Then she will...
i bought my first one from the company in case I did not like it so I could return it. I bought subsequent bridles (other sizes) on E-Bay. ... From:...
... I ended up getting a flat nylon braided bridle from Top Knot-ch at: www.dttack.com and am very pleased with it. It is lightweight, soft, and very...
I love all the new photos, I've been so busy I have not had a chance to keep up here. Please keep the photos coming. Can't wait to hear the update one you go...
I don't have a photo of us foxhunting, but Buddy and I are doing just that. I think people in the field think I'm nuts, especially since I ride him barefoot...
Hi, everyone. I also am a new member. I've been using a bitless bridle since I first discovered Dr. Cook's website - about 2 years. I bought the nylon bridle...
Coming from Alexandra Kurland's clicker training world, I would start with ground work, focusing on getting your boy to lower his head and hold it down...
Hi, I am looking for a used beta bitless bridle in brown or chestnut. I think I need a medium or regular horse size? I would also love the reins. thanks so...
Have you tried E-Bay? I bought my first from the company so if it did not work out I could return it. The next three I bought on E-Bay - ended up with all...
In my lesson yesterday, I rode my mare in her rope halter with the reins clipped on. (This was after a couple of weeks of longeing with cavesson and...
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