I make a round rope cross over conversion kit for the
Dr Cook bridles that will fix your problem. I had the smae issues. You can check
it out on my web site under bridle
I
use a Dr. Cook bitless bridle and love it. More important, my horse
loves it. But it's not for every horse. Originally, I purchased
the bridle for my husband's mare. She blew right through it! Put
the S hackamore on her, and she was just fine. My Arab gelding goes very
well in the bitless and will put his head down and shove his nose into it.
I have very good control; he respects the bridle and has NEVER blown, or
attempted to blow through it. The one down side is I have the biothane
one. To me, it just doesn't release as quickly as I'd like and I suspect
it doesn't release totally. My horse will open his mouth as in a
stretch, but I suspect it's to loosen the cross pieces. The other thing
I don't like is you have to keep an eye on the cheek pieces that cross under
the jaw. They twist easily. If I had to do over, I would have
purchased the nylon.
Esther and Chagalle, who is happy with his bitless
"Life is a canvas, throw a lot of paint on it" Danny Kaye
(January 18, 1913 – March 3, 1987)
From: "Dunn, Meghan"
<meghan.dunn@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"
<ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12:20:23
PM Subject: [RC] bitless
bridle
I just recently purchased
a Dr. Cooks bitless bridle. Is anyone currently using one or have used one?
What are your thoughts on the bridle? I currently use a S-Hackamore but I do
not like how the chain rusts and you cant adjust it after it
rusts.
