calling all bitless bridle people :)

Spotted Mustang · 06-09-2008, 12:53 PM

I have never used the Dr. Cook's Bitless Bridle or Nurtural Bitless Bridle, but I have used an Indian Bosal/Indian Hackamore and I liked it quite a bit.

A friend of mine uses it to help train all of her younger horses and it seems to work very well. I certainly have no problem riding with it.

http://bit-free.com/

SKB · 06-09-2008, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Spotted Mustang

I have never used the Dr. Cook's Bitless Bridle or Nurtural Bitless Bridle, but I have used an Indian Bosal/Indian Hackamore and I liked it quite a bit.

A friend of mine uses it to help train all of her younger horses and it seems to work very well. I certainly have no problem riding with it.

http://bit-free.com/

Aren't these different from a "bittless bridle" (meaning Dr. Cooks/ Nutural)? I was under the impression that bosal/hackamore are set up or used differently?!

I have ordered the Nutural...after a long and stressful decsion making process

I have heard pros and sorta cons with both. I did a lot of research on line and asking around. I believe they both have 30 day money back guarantees... so in my mind, you just can't go wrong. You don't like one, send it back and you can try the other

Mine should be here tomorrow... I can barely contain my excitement!!! Wow, I am such a ****

Dancers Mom · 06-09-2008, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SKB

Aren't these different from a "bittless bridle" (meaning Dr. Cooks/ Nutural)? I was under the impression that bosal/hackamore are set up or used differently?!

I have ordered the Nutural...after a long and stressful decsion making process

I have heard pros and sorta cons with both. I did a lot of research on line and asking around. I believe they both have 30 day money back guarantees... so in my mind, you just can't go wrong. You don't like one, send it back and you can try the other

Mine should be here tomorrow... I can barely contain my excitement!!! Wow, I am such a ****

I to took a long time to make the decision to purchase one, partly because my instructor, she was not sure my horse would do well with it. She has done great. The whoa is what took the longest but it works, you have to use more leg ques at first and if you are cantering you may have to pull in a tight circle to slow. For turns I would pull my arms out a little farther at first so she could not only feel it but see it. We also used it in the round been on a surcingle with side reins almost daily for about 10 days. We did this so she would understand where the pressure is. It worked very well. I have had the bit on her twice in the last 6 weeks, she was way more sensitive to it. I also did not want to take her on the trail with it until this past saturday, she did great. I made the choice not to put her in a bit for the first couple weeks so she could figure it out. There were times when she looked a little confused but she got through it. I plan on purchasing the Dr. Cook's at some point, but right now I went with the Nurtural it was a little cheaper. The only difference was the part under the chin which on the Nurtural has a Circle X piece that the rein attachment is on and the other does not, the reins are looser but I think the same principle applies. Don't give up to early.

Spotted Mustang · 06-10-2008, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SKB

Aren't these different from a "bittless bridle" (meaning Dr. Cooks/ Nutural)? I was under the impression that bosal/hackamore are set up or used differently?!

I have ordered the Nutural...after a long and stressful decsion making process

I have heard pros and sorta cons with both. I did a lot of research on line and asking around. I believe they both have 30 day money back guarantees... so in my mind, you just can't go wrong. You don't like one, send it back and you can try the other

Mine should be here tomorrow... I can barely contain my excitement!!! Wow, I am such a ****

Yes, its a bit different from the Dr. Cook's or the Nutural, but it is not like a normal hackamore, most of which tend to use direct leverage through shanks, or a normal bosal, which is stiff. This one is made of soft nylon rope and much like the other two bitless bridles you mentioned, guide the horse by putting pressure on the opposite side and "pushing" the horse's head where you want to go.

Check out the website. It shows some pictures and explain pretty well. I really liked the one I used.

Dancers Mom · 06-14-2008, 05:49 PM

They call this the Patent Circle Y. I connect the reins where I guess the shank would be but I think it causes the reins to be uneven. This is the Nurtural Bridle. I want to know how the Dr. Cooks in connected. Does it have anything connecting the reins this way or are they just crossed and
through the ring?

Redfishy · 06-15-2008, 03:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Dancers Mom

They call this the Patent Circle Y. I connect the reins where I guess the shank would be but I think it causes the reins to be uneven. This is the Nurtural Bridle. I want to know how the Dr. Cooks in connected. Does it have anything connecting the reins this way or are they just crossed and
through the ring?

Neither of my Dr C's have anything like that. They just loop under the chin

Dancers Mom · 06-15-2008, 07:59 AM

I was thinking about cutting it off. I can never get the reins to stay even. Just to double check, your bridle has nothing holding the riens to crisscross,they are basically free right? No metal loop or bar? If I cut this off does it look like it would be like the Dr. Cooks?

06-09-2008, 12:53 PM	#11
Spotted Mustang Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: TX Posts: 383	I have never used the Dr. Cook's Bitless Bridle or Nurtural Bitless Bridle, but I have used an Indian Bosal/Indian Hackamore and I liked it quite a bit. A friend of mine uses it to help train all of her younger horses and it seems to work very well. I certainly have no problem riding with it. http://bit-free.com/ __________________ If all I did was teach you to think like a horse and truly understand their psychology, you'd have the keys to be able to do whatever you want with horses, and to win their hearts. ~ Pat Parelli

06-14-2008, 05:49 PM	#15
Dancers Mom Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: La Mesa, CA Posts: 1,001 Images: 35	Does your Bitless have this underneath? They call this the Patent Circle Y. I connect the reins where I guess the shank would be but I think it causes the reins to be uneven. This is the Nurtural Bridle. I want to know how the Dr. Cooks in connected. Does it have anything connecting the reins this way or are they just crossed and through the ring?

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06-15-2008, 07:59 AM	#17
Dancers Mom Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: La Mesa, CA Posts: 1,001 Images: 35	I was thinking about cutting it off. I can never get the reins to stay even. Just to double check, your bridle has nothing holding the riens to crisscross,they are basically free right? No metal loop or bar? If I cut this off does it look like it would be like the Dr. Cooks?