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Re: [RC] bitless bridle - heidi sowardshmmmm....I have one, used it in our last half of an LD ride this summer and my boy hated it. Shook his head like a dog. Goes fine in a snaffle though!! Aren't they finicky sometimes? I can however, (later in a ride) detach the bit and use as a sidepull and he's fine with that. heidi --- Tracy Cann <EBBYPONY@xxxxxxx> wrote: If you want to read up on it go to www.bitlessbridle.com . Running Bear sells their version much cheaper and you can get it in more colors. I love mine and I have a real "wild child project horse". I was at a ride and rode my horse in his regular snaffle and he ran away with me (real scary). I had forgotten my martingale, (yes, I'm a dork) but thought I'd be okay because I hadn't had to use the martingale in training for a long time. WRONG!! Anyway, I had used the bitless bridle a couple of times on him at home and I found out I could turn him allot easier even when he was being nuts. I rode him the rest of the 50 that day in the bitless bridle and even though I still didn't have allot of "whoa" it was much better (I didn't have "any" whoa with the snaffle cause he was so freaked out) He calmed down, was easy to turn, and I had allot more control. After awhile he figured out how to stop when I asked him and we got along allot much better. The 2nd day we started out in it and he did great. Still pulled on me some but less than he ever did with a bit. I would read up on it and ride in it at home at first ,cause it IS different, but I only have good things to say about the "bitless bridle". The adjustment on the horse is very important so be sure to follow the instructions. The picture in Running Bear has the noseband too high. Once the horse gets used to it you can loosen the noseband so he can eat easier. Good luck. ~Tracy~ ===== Heidi-aerc#M20935 /\_/\~ http://www.synjinarts.com ~~/~~ \\~~~~ (Wildlife/Western & Equine / O> ) \~~~~~ Art) / __/ \~~~~~~ (_@_/ | \~~~~ | \~~~~~~ | \~~~~ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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