A ten-minute video of 3-day eventer Matthias Schwarz working in the ring on Alpine, owned by Elena Flyer. Alpine is being ridden in The Bitless Bridle.

In October, 2008, at the Certified Horsemanship Association's International Conference, Dr. Cook conducted a unique experiment.  It demonstrated that the performance of four horses immediately and significantly improved, within four minutes, when their jointed snaffle bridle was replaced with a crossunder bitless bridle. Four riding school horses that were being ridden in a crossunder bitless bridle for the very first time, completed two four-minute exercise tests, first in a snaffle bridle, then in the BitlessBridle. The entire experiment (in better quality video) is available on DVD.  Contact our Customer Service department for more information (866.235.0938)

Reference: Cook, W.R and Mills, D.S "Preliminary study of Jointed Snaffle Bridle vs. Crossunder Bitless Bridle: A quantified comparison of behaviour in 4 horses." Equine Veterinary Journal. In Press, November 2009

Two video clips of an eventing competition at Moraven Park, where Sarah took tenth place overall.  Clips of the cross-country and showjumping competitions are shown.

Riders of various levels using the Bitless Bridle at Hidden Farm in upstate New York.  For more information about Hidden Farms, contact Susan at (607) 625-5145.

Four short videos showing Amy Rooney on Velvet, barrel racing in a Bitless Bridle.

Jennifer does a couple of dressage routines on Pacemaker.  Bitless, of course...

Icelandic horses "tölting" in The Bitless Bridle. The Tölt is a gait that is often described as being unique to the Icelandic Horse. The footfalls are the same as a racking gait, but the Icelandic horse is bred for more freedom and liquidity of movement.  At top speed the gait  is known as the skeiğ, "flying pace," or flugskeiğ; it is a smooth and highly valued gait, ridden in short bursts at great speed.

Both youngsters had never seen cows, and it was only their 11th time under saddle ever.

The Bitless Bridle being used in a "Raider's Of the Lost Ark" spoof.  This is a link to a low-resolution rough cut of the scene.

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Cathie Hatrick Anderson training her horse, Ruger.  Flags, plastic swimming pools, dogs, guns - does anything bother this horse?  Ruger is wearing the ultimate in equine style, a Bitless Bridle by Dr. Cook. 

Cathie takes Ruger out for some Cowboy Mounted Shooting, in The Bitless Bridle, of course.