Would bitless bridle make ned lunge?

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As above, could using a Dr. Cook bitless bridle make my boy lunge? He has been ridden in it since May last year, before that he never lunged. He has since had two episodes of this behaviour one is now!Thoughts and opinions please!
 
What do you mean by lunge? Push his head downwards? Dr Cooks bridles are designed to be work on pressure and release. If we ride with a conventional contact the horse's head is under constant pressure. Could it be that your horse is trying to free up the feeling of the bridle hugging/squeezing his head?
 
Tinypony said:
What do you mean by lunge? Push his head downwards? Dr Cooks bridles are designed to be work on pressure and release. If we ride with a conventional contact the horse's head is under constant pressure. Could it be that your horse is trying to free up the feeling of the bridle hugging/squeezing his head?
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He throw his head up into the air and goes back onto his hocks, wondered if it might help if I put him back into a bridle.
 
If he's rearing and you've checked all the physical things ten it could be that he feels pressured, do you have a contact on it all the time the same as a bit or do you ride on a loose rein? As tinypony said they're designed to be used on a looser rein, if you have a hold on it all the time he'll be confused as nothing he does is getting him any release from the pressure, he'll feel unable to go forwards so up tends to be the only direction left.

Why did you go to the bitless? If you don't mind me asking? Did he have any issues with a bit? I;m not criticising or judging, I ride with and without bits, its all down to what suits the individual, just curious.
 
maggiesmum said:
If he's rearing and you've checked all the physical things ten it could be that he feels pressured, do you have a contact on it all the time the same as a bit or do you ride on a loose rein? As tinypony said they're designed to be used on a looser rein, if you have a hold on it all the time he'll be confused as nothing he does is getting him any release from the pressure, he'll feel unable to go forwards so up tends to be the only direction left.

Why did you go to the bitless? If you don't mind me asking? Did he have any issues with a bit? I;m not criticising or judging, I ride with and without bits, its all down to what suits the individual, just curious.
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I used the bitless bridle after he had a RTA and had 15 staples in his mouth he went so well in it I decided it not to change it!
 
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