Bitless Dressage with Country Flair ... a 'Wonder-ful' tale

[MsCountrylady]

@egasserdsterling On the other site, this is great thing, that broken horse can be ridden again with full control and can have fun. This is perfect! I also have a Dr.Cook bridle and Mrs. Diana Thompson´s bitless bridle and TB mare, I am 13th owner in her 12 years life :-( She has not good relationship with a bit and is much happier with bitless bridle :-)

[MsCountrylady]

@egasserdsterling I also would say, that the horse wants to go forward and down with his nose, he wants to relax and he would be much nicer in relaxed movement than is in the video. And probably would have much more fun, because almost all horses like music and understand it some kind. This is one of minuses of german ridding - it is hard for the riders to relax their body = and so the horse´s body.

[NurturalHorse]

Thanks for the comments. This horse has a complex history with physical and phsclological issues.

We are always looknig for better vides! I had one (72% in Intermediate test) and I foolishy taped over it!

The point of our videos is that people and horses do BETTER. It does not make either instantly perfect. No piece of equipment can do that! But we are very happy to make them better.

[Itancan33]

. . . Franklin Levinson and the amazing Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling, to educate yourselves on what a beautiful relationship can look like between horse and rider and help you produce more constructive videos. I am no great rider but for the last two years I have been striving to become a better rider for my horse and to understand better what physical balance and control is required of me. It's sad to see such a potentially positive communication tool being used in such an inconsiderate manner.

[Itancan33]

. . . this particular horse is behind the vertical, a very sore and unhappy place for a horse to be and worse still he's being held there by the hard and unforgiving hands of the rider. All riders I've seen in your videos so far are fixing their hands low and in trot the majority are severely yanking on the horses heads, to me it looks like that's because they lack core stability themselves. I urge you to study true dressage by Nuno Oliveira and natural horsemanship by the likes of Franklin

[Itancan33]

Firstly, thank you Nurtural Horse for uploading these videos. I have just purchased a nurtural for my own horse, who is currently happy ridden in a rope halter or a peewee bit, just to see what he thinks of it. I am however, somewhat concerned by the content of the videos in which you hope to promote your bridle. 'Dressage' is not what I have seen in any of them . . . Dressage by definition is exercises that allow the horse to fully express his NATURAL gaits, as in the wild . . .

[TheSumsum1234]

Jaaa ... nicht mal sehen, dass das Pferd lahmt, aber hauptsache gebisslos, schlecht!

[hyperfocus2011]

ya i see lame...

[myprophet1]

well...I don't see any lameness, I see a horse that wants to GO!! He is also new to bitless and is feeling it out and having fun. For an older "professional" guy his attitude is very nice already and will improve in the right hands.

[NurturalHorse]

Thank you! That's what I saw when I was watching him - a happy horse that was getting better and so glad to be cared for and back in front of a small crowd dancing to the music! I am gald you saw it too!  Zoe

[NurturalHorse]

Hi. You may be right. He's not my horse and he is recovering from a very long term injury. I think that is different than a horse 'going lame'. He did not seem in any discomfort. Thanks for your concern. Zoe

[Heartland4ver]

Hi. Well then you should probably tell the owner that he is lame if he/she cannot relize that he is lame. Maybe he needs paddock rest for a few months, I dont know, but what I do know is he is lame.

I think the bitless idea is great for horses that go better without a bit.

Thanks for the video :)

[Heartland4ver]

Maybe he shouldn't he ridden till his tendon is fully healed.

[Thetwovets]

This horse is not sound.

[Delaucroix]

this is an old jumper and is stiff and sore behind clearly... he would probably love to be trail ridden on a loose rein, bit or no bit and no longer asked to use his hind end so much..

[milliesos]

he dosnt look to happy