BlueSocks
Well-Known Member
I'll be starting my youngster soon, and want to initially get her going bitless. I'd like to be able to eventually ride her either bitless or bitted (as I'm planning to compete and obviously some rules only allow bitted). My question is does anyone know what insurance issues there could be if you had an accident out long reigning / hacking out bitless?
I think there's quite a shift change at the moment with horse owners towards bitless and I wonder if we will start seeing insurance issues come up? I remember reading about someone who was leading their horse in from the field up a road, head collar only, there was an accident and the person was found liable due to not being bitted and therefore classed as not being in full control of a horse on a public highway. Can't remember the full details but it got me thinking.
Thoughts / experiences?
It worries me that not having a bitted horse when training / riding in a public place could result in being classed as not in full control of them.
I think there's quite a shift change at the moment with horse owners towards bitless and I wonder if we will start seeing insurance issues come up? I remember reading about someone who was leading their horse in from the field up a road, head collar only, there was an accident and the person was found liable due to not being bitted and therefore classed as not being in full control of a horse on a public highway. Can't remember the full details but it got me thinking.
Thoughts / experiences?
It worries me that not having a bitted horse when training / riding in a public place could result in being classed as not in full control of them.