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 ...

The organisers of the first “world bitless horse day” hope to raise awareness and “give all riders the opportunity to think about going bitless”. The World Bitless Association (WBA), which was formed ...