Re: RC: Re: going bitless...but drifting off topic

[Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@mindspring.com>]

I ride my horse in a rope halter side pull. He also does his dressage work
in the same thing and the instructor is trule amazed that it could be done.
She did tell me that if I ever wanted to show him, I would have to use a
bit.

Truman

"Linda B. Merims" wrote:

> >...I would
> >only caution that the primary concern be with helping the horse to move
> >freely, unimpeded by the rider or any mechanical "aids".
>
> Actually, this brings up an interesting question:  Are hackamores
> permitted in dressage?  I think they should seriously consider them.
> It seems to give exactly what they are looking for.
>
> Linda B. Merims
> lbm@ici.net
> Massachusetts, USA
>