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We find it takes a lot of groundwork helps precision and horses love it ! It also helps the bond between horse and rider. We find a lot of people just jump on and expect results straight away. Groundwork in our humble opinion is a key element. We're delighted to read the posts and there are a...

We are a bitless club in Ireland and have a following in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. Our club patron is Carlos Tabernaberri We believe a bitless horse is a happy horse www.diamondslane.co.uk www.whisperingacres.com Keep up the good work !! :)

Love all your post makes interesting reading !

That was a terrible post too much sherry last nite I think lol

Love the chariot jingle joys ! No when I said brave I didn't mean to actually rude bitless took bravery a lot of horses we ride in fact ride better bitless. No I meant brave to be different and break from tradition lol Keep it up folks !!

Thanks for your warm welcome ! Great to see like minded people on here brave enough to be different Pics are great, all the horses look happy !! :)

Hello all, Just wanted to see if there was any bitless or barefoot riders on the forum :)

Hi showjumping filly, Thanks for your reply. I agree a hackamore in the wrong hands can be torturous to a horse, but there are crossovers, sidepulls etc. which are more humane. A strong bit in a childs hands can be a tool of torture as well. I've seen children compete using the bit with a...

Hi Natz88 I know certain comps allow hackamores but there are no set tack rules to define bitless. That was the point I was trying to make. In my humble opinion you should be free to compete anywhere with whatever tack the horse feels comfortable in and the horse is under control for example...

Yes agreed certain clubs/competitions you can ride bitless but the rules and regulations are varied from venue to venue leading to confusion. There are stories of the pony club for example banning bitless in one area and children riding sucessfully in other areas/competition :confused...

Why is bitless dressage, Working hunter, showjumping etc. not permitted by the powers that be ? No prizes would just like to here some views :confused:

We are proud to annouce the lauch of our new bitless club in Ireland. The first event in our calander will commence Sunday 4th March We are delighted to have our new club patron Carlos Tabernaberri visiting Ireland shortly all the way from Australia Further details...

We are pround to annouce the launch of our new bitless riding club in Ireland. First event in our years calander is Sunday 4th March We are delighted to have our patron Carlos Tabernaberri visiting shortly all the way from Australia. Further details at: www.diamondslane.co.uk...