Bitless Bridle recommendation please ..

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As lots of you know Motor is my 28 year old horse and I am very fortunate enough to be able to ride him out regularly
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He has had problems with his teeth and had a slab fracture and the offending broken bit removed last year.
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I then rode him out in a head collar, as I did not want to put a bit in his mouth. He went really well, however when the Winter came, he became more fizzy again and I reverted back to his Bridle.

I would prefer to ride him without his bit and therefore would like some recommendations.

As he is a Welsh D x Hackney he naturally holds his head high and really tucks his head in ..... he looks stunning
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but this could be a consideration, when thinking of a bitless Bridle.

Thank you in advance
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I'd try a nurtural as well as a hackamore if he was mine.

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Thank you
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.... Excuse my ignorance, however are you saying either or, or a combination of the two?
 
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Check out http://www.bitlessbridle.co.uk/

I ride my mare in one after trying several different bits without success. Worked wonders.

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Thank you .... I have looked at the Dr Cook, but wondered whether this would have too much Poll action and therefore make him tuck his head in even more, which is not what he wants
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The Dr Cook's doesn't really work on poll pressure, its more of a whole head hug. Daisy wore one for a long time and didn't tuck her head in like she would if she had a pelham in.

I'm listing one on ebay this evening if you're interested?
 
If he is comes behind the bit when ridden that may be because of the discomfort of the bit. Did he carry his head like that when ridden in the headcollar?
 
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The Dr Cook's doesn't really work on poll pressure, its more of a whole head hug. Daisy wore one for a long time and didn't tuck her head in like she would if she had a pelham in.

I'm listing one on ebay this evening if you're interested?

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Thank you I have PM'd you
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If he is comes behind the bit when ridden that may be because of the discomfort of the bit. Did he carry his head like that when ridden in the headcollar?

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No he tends to plod along having a nose at everything, unlike when he has his bit in and he is in 'working mode' ... and Motor and Plod are an oxymoron
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I think he has discomfort with the bit now, however he has always tucked his head in, during the 18 years I have ridden him .... but who knows, he may have been uncomfortable for the last 18 years
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I also have an oldy (24) who has to be ridden in a bitless bridle due to having a warty tumour thing on her face and mouth. I attached my reins to the schooling rings on a Monty Roberts Dually headcollar. I also put a sheepskin protector thing on the bit that goes across her nose. I find it works very well and I think she prefers it. It does require careful riding though.
 
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The Dr Cook's doesn't really work on poll pressure, its more of a whole head hug. Daisy wore one for a long time and didn't tuck her head in like she would if she had a pelham in.

I'm listing one on ebay this evening if you're interested?

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I agree with this I took FB out of a Pelham three years ago because of teeth issues and he has been in a Dr Cook ever since. If anything, to begin with, they might poke their nose up against the (slight compared to a hackamore) pressure on the nasal bone when halting until they get used to the head hug action. Soon stops though

I also ride my broken last year five year old in one. Excellent steering and brakes on both of them
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Some horse may never be comfortable with a bit in their mouth for different reasons and who can blame them? I tried many different bits on my mare to no avail. In the end I gave the bitless a go and she was instantly happier.
 
Bubbaloonie - I just attached the reins to his head collar, but did not have a brow band and he was brilliant in the Summer ….. Now when I ride him with a bit, he pulls his head down before I mount, which he did not do in the head collar, as if so say he does not want me to take hold!

ChicoMio - looks like the pressure is more on the nasal bone then ?

Bitlessbill - thank you , I do not do any schooling with Mots nowadays, we are just Happy Hackers
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Completely recommend the Dr Cook. I drive one of my mares in one, and all her mouthing issues have gone and she responds so well and carries herself well now. (She had the corner of her mouth badly ripped and not treated before I bought her)
 
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