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 ...

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 ...

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 ...