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I am looking for a cheapish bitless bridle for trail riding. Any recommendations? My mare seems to be the calmest being ridden out on trail with a halter but I would like to get an actual bitless bridle. I would like to keep it under $100 but it doesn't have to be. |
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Have you had a vet/dentist come and check her teeth? Id say start there if this is a new issue. What bit have you been using that she seems to not like?
As for bitless bridles - id say a S or Flower hackamore or a decent bosal. I dont know of actual "bitless bridles" to recommend but ive used the 3 ive recommended and like them a lot |
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Hayzed Pastures said:
Have you had a vet/dentist come and check her teeth? Id say start there if this is a new issue. What bit have you been using that she seems to not like?
As for bitless bridles - id say a S or Flower hackamore or a decent bosal. I dont know of actual "bitless bridles" to recommend but ive used the 3 ive recommended and like them a lot
I know it has nothing to do with her teeth. She was raised as a performance horse and has anxiety(from being stalled and over ridden). She is very calm being ridden in a ring with a bit, she just likes to be ridden bitless on trail rides. Thank you, I will look those up! |
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I have a flower hack I like a lot! Very gentle but more stopping power than a halter. If you want to keep the halter action though, there are side pulls that do the same thing but are more bridle-looking :) |
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FirstLightFarms said:
I have a flower hack I like a lot! Very gentle but more stopping power than a halter. If you want to keep the halter action though, there are side pulls that do the same thing but are more bridle-looking :)
Thank you! I am open to anything, I will look around for one. It sounds like a flower hackamore is my best option! |
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I have good luck using a little s hack on a couple of my mares, although I do vetwrap the rope noseband to make it softer and wider. |
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Ironclad Roan Estate said:
I have good luck using a little s hack on a couple of my mares, although I do vetwrap the rope noseband to make it softer and wider.
Thank you for the suggestion! I will look into it. |
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I ordered a flower hack, thank you everyone for helping! |
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Hope the flower hackamore works out for you! Just to add, in case you wanna change it up ever or if someone else is looking for options here- Two Horse Tack makes some nice cheap (~$50) sidepulls. You'll get pretty close to the halter action with one, and they seem pretty popular with the trail crowd - you can get biothane (easy washing) and bright colors for safety. Milestone Equestrian also just came out with great sidepulls. Between 100-150 but still a great price point for what you get. She's done a lot of research on making them anatomical, relieving poll pressure, etc. The main thing I'd advise against with bitless bridles are the crossunder ones, like a Dr. Cook - they're notorious for not releasing pressure, so the horse ends up with a vice grip on its face that doesn't release when you do. Nothing wrong with a flower or little S hack, either! Happy trails! |
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Gray said:
Hope the flower hackamore works out for you! Just to add, in case you wanna change it up ever or if someone else is looking for options here- Two Horse Tack makes some nice cheap (~$50) sidepulls. You'll get pretty close to the halter action with one, and they seem pretty popular with the trail crowd - you can get biothane (easy washing) and bright colors for safety. Milestone Equestrian also just came out with great sidepulls. Between 100-150 but still a great price point for what you get. She's done a lot of research on making them anatomical, relieving poll pressure, etc. The main thing I'd advise against with bitless bridles are the crossunder ones, like a Dr. Cook - they're notorious for not releasing pressure, so the horse ends up with a vice grip on its face that doesn't release when you do. Nothing wrong with a flower or little S hack, either! Happy trails!
Thank you for the suggestions! My mare seems to do very well in the flower hcack but if anything changes I will look into those. I almost purchased a Dr. Cook sidepull, I am glad I didn't! |
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