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FWIW ... I've been using the bitless bridle for two years now and just love 
it.  I don't snug the noseband as tight as they say to.  Before I tried the 
bitless bridle, my horse always leaned heavily into the bit -- he's very 
light on the bitless.    I also have a 20-year old Arabian who I don't ride 
much anymore.  I took him out a few weeks ago for a spin and put the bitless 
bridle on him -- he'd never had it on him before and acted like he'd worn it 
forever.

Just goes to prove what we already know -- one size doesn't fit 
all..........

Karen

Karen Williams
Spotsylvania, VA
www.mattariver.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Catherine Pritchett" <danugna@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 12:28 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] Bits - for those of you who love your horse, read.


> I don't think the problems with the bitless bridle are a matter of severity 
> but rather a matter of the horse becoming so confused by the conflicting 
> pressures exerted by this briddle, especially when asking for a turn, that 
> the horses simply panic.  I can ride my horse with a string and no bit or 
> with a double bridle with out incident, but the bitless bridle had him so 
> confused that for the first time ever, he became uncontrollable.  When I 
> got off, he just looked at me with that look of "what the hell was 
> that????"
>
> It may simply be a matter of retraining a horse in how to react to 
> pressure, but I don't really see why you would bother.
>
> Cathy



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