Previous studies evaluating the behavioral responses of horses to different types of bridles found that horses perform at least as well, if not better, with a bitless bridle than a jointed snaffle. To ...

From team chasing and showjumping to hacking and schooling, the use of bitless bridles is increasing. However, if you’ve only ever ridden horse in a bit, it can feel daunting to go without. We speak ...

British Dressage (BD) has responded to a rider’s calls for bitless bridles to be allowed in competition. The rider, Tam Russell, contacted BD after being disappointed to find she could not ride her ...

A Government minister has backed a campaign to save horses from pain by allowing top-level riders to compete using bridles without the traditional metal bit. Norman Lamb, the Liberal Democrat minister ...

I decided to try riding my horse in a hackamore for the very first time and wanted to share how the experience went! It's ...

Eagle-eyed observers at the recently-concluded Sandy Ridge Quarter Horse meet in Lexington, Ky., may have noticed something different when they looked at 3-year-old Dirti Dianne. The Clint Crawford ...