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 ...

Have you ever ridden a horse in a bitless bridle and would you consider doing so if you don’t already? Few things cause more division and controversy than the subject of riding in a bitless bridle, ...

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Keen observers at Del Mar this week will notice something different about Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf contender Full Count Felicia. The Kevin Attard-trained mare works out in a hackamore bridle, ...

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 ...

A Utah man is suing the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission over its rule that prohibits bitless bridles in races. Edward Buck, inventor of the bitless Spirit Bridle, has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District ...

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 ...