Welcome! I'm sure you'll find lots of great advice/support here. If anyone is local to me I have clinics coming up in April at my place In Upton MA Look under...
Hi folks, I have just bought a bitless bridle. It is a side pull. What is the best way
to introduce my horse to it please? Thank you. Katherine A good friend...
What worked best w/my horse was short training sessions--20mins each; by the end of the 3rd we were pretty much set (and he's a spaz/freaks out at everything)...
Do a few short sessions in an enclosed area. You want to make sure that your horse understands the bridle and yields to it. So lots of turns and transitions at...
Hi, My name is Anna and I am completely new to this group. I have a horse who is 16yrs old and I am researching the idea of a bitless bridle, the reason being...
Hi Anna, Firstly have you had his teeth checked recently? Or his neck/back checked? Just to make sure that there are not any physical problems which are...
It does sound as if his teeth are bothering him. Have his teeth checked. Even if that is not the case, the head tossing could be a result of the bit. Try the...
I've still got the leather Dr. Cooks bitless bridle, and am looking to get rid of it. It comes with an extra cob-sized noseband, and black leather reins. ...
I have recently invented a new type of bitless bridle (patent pending) that I would love to get some feedback on... it's called the Aeron Riding Halter and is...
What does the front of the halter look like? How stable is it if you need to do a one-rein halt or other emergency stop/turn? I'd like to see it a little...
Hi Barbara, Good questions...! All of the knots are blood knots. I elimiated the fiador knot because it kept swinging back and forth when I rode in it, and...
Hi Anna, I would say a bitless sounds like a very good idea! Listen to your horse, he will tell you what he likes, and it sounds like he does not think much...
When i was a professional trainer, i ran across a few horses that had a reaction to the metal used in the bit. It seems to cause a mild electrolytic reaction...
For safety's sake, you need a part of your halter/rein design that will break-away or slip off in an emergency. Though i use the synthetic version of the Dr....
Hi there, I'm not sure I agree with the below statement. I have found that Dr Cook's bridle releases very well. I even tested this from the ground, applying...
... leather ... headstall ... safety. ... Hi SueEllen, You make a good point, and for those who don't do natural horsemanship, I would definitely recommend...
We had two ponies get away from us during a ground wasp attack. Four wheelers had dug up the nest on the trail and the wasps were already agitated when we...
Hi Bitless Buddies! I am doing some research into bitless riding, and am having trouble finding reference material on the 'net. My problem first started after...
There are a lot of good links in www.bitlessbridle.com <http://www.bitlessbridle.com/> which is Dr. Cook's website. _____ From: bitlessbridle@yahoogroups.com...
Yes indeed. Unfortunately there are certain cantankerous editors at Wikipedia who refuse to take any of my or Dr. Cook's wisdom into account, as we are both...
You've got to be kidding! I would assume that if you are successful in developing and selling a product you are competent enough to publish articles on the...
Hello, I purchased one of Dr. Cook's bitless bridles and had asked if his staff could recommend any trainers in ithe NJ/PA area who use them and they declined...
There is a website for a trainer in Massachusetts on their website that might be of some help to you. She may know of someone in your area. It is worth a...
Don't know if you will be able to see this video.... the abuse of the horse with the bit & draw reins pales in comparison to the poor grey horse, who you can...
I couldn't watch the whole thing. Why do people think that horses should move that way? It looks painful. And they call it Western "Pleasure"!!! Pleasure...
Thank you for weighing in. The safety issue that i had in mind was the unexpected such as you have described. In 45 years around horses, i have seen a lot of...
Anyone who turns a horse out in a rope halter should never be allowed to be around horses again. This is the number one rule with rope halters.... you NEVER...
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