Who has a Dr Cook Bitless Bridle?

[Drummers mum]

I was just interested to see how many of us on NR have a Dr Cook Bitless Bridle, you could also put when you got it then we can see who got theirs first!!

If you have another type of Bitless, please add your name and what type of Bridle you use too, then we can see how many are bitless altogether.

I will edit and gradually make a list of everyone, so me first:

Tazzle 22 2000
Showjumper Jan 2005
No_Angel Jan 2005
Yann Jan/Feb 2005
Drummers Mum Feb 2005
Hackedoff Feb 2005
B & Rs Mum March 2005
KarinUS April 2005
Miriam Vernon April 2005

Had and returned similar
Waikato Valuta 2002

Hackamore/German Hackamore
No_Angel
Bay Mare

No Bit
Showjumper
Yann

Rope Hackamore
Michelle C

Scrawbrig
Shakari

Bosal
K&K

Dually
Bay Mare

LodgeRopes uses
Rope halters (Parelli style)
Rope Hackamores (parelli style)
Coiled noseband rope halters(1/2 bosal)
Leather braided bosals
and 3 custom designs that may or may not ever reach the market

[Waikato Valuta]

I did buy a dr cook style Bitless bridle, but ended up returning it because it didn't work.

Got it some time in 2002, I think.

[hackedoff]

Archer and I went bitless end of Feb 2005 (thanks to DM and Yann!) This is a great pic of my boy's head but I did adjust the bridle down a hole after seeing it!

[No_Angel]

Ive got one. Got mine middle of january 05.

Amber is also bitless, but we use a hackamore.
Murphy is sometimes ridden in a German hackamore.

[B&R's Mum]

I got my Dr Cook at the beginning of March 2005

[Drummers mum]

He he, this is fun! Off for a ride now so any more updates will be edited later!

[Showjumper]

I started riding Dolly in a No Bit Bridle in Summer 2004 then bought the Dr Cook earlier this year :)

[KarinUS]

:D My Bitless Bridle should be arriving April 7, 2005- TODAY! :eek:
I even skipped out of work to be home for the UPS man (and the first ride hopefully this afternoon...) :D

[KarinUS]

Got it. Test rides went well. See here (http://www.newrider.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51581)

[miriam vernon]

Thanks to DM I got my Dr Cook April 2005 and think its fabbo!!

[Yann]

Moi! Dr Cook a couple of months ago after some cunning persuasion by Sheila, Nobit since April 2003 before that. Haven't used either exclusively though, just mostly for hacking out.

[Drummers mum]

Well, we got eight so far and a couple of other bridles too! :D

Any more of you out there?

[michelle c]

hi drummers mum, i ride my pony in a rope hackemore or just string round her neck!!!! :D feb 2004

[tazzle22]

well Taz has had a dr cooks since 2000 , a black and white synthetic. Twas thinner than the present ones and I hated the reins that went with it (except for the snaps which I thought were great idea)..... so I used my fave plaited reins with it ... or a rope set.....


Now Taz has a newer beta one and I think it is much, much better.

Can do the neck rope bit a litle ..... although not been doing it long so needing lots work in it !

[shakari]

Podge has just aquired a scrawgig, brig lig snig whatever the hell you call it!!! :D

[miriam vernon]

Thought you guys might like to see Ted in his Dr Cook and Torsion.

[K&K]

I have a bosal, I bought it in March 2005 :D

[LodgeRopes]

hi all,

Thought we would add our bitless gear to the list. We dont have a Dr cooks but ride bitless most of the time. We tried and didnt like the cooks bridle because our horses didnt. It seems they objected to the slow release of pressure and with our softer horses, they received mixed cues. As we didnt want to spoil our work by retraining the pintos, we just sold the bridle.
we use the following:
Rope halters (Parelli style)
Rope Hackamores (parelli style)
Coiled noseband rope halters(1/2 bosal)
Leather braided bosals
and 3 custom designs that may or may not ever reach the market

It easy for us as we have made rope riding gear for years, but this type of info being shared in forums is invaluable. No one wants to waste hard earned cash on something one knows very little about. Personal experiences are the best source of this type of info.
Have fun & Ride safe
Rob & Sharon
LodgeRopes

[Yann]

This thread wasn't about other bitless gear, it was about Dr Cook bridles;)

[tazzle22]

If you have another type of Bitless, please add your name and what type of Bridle you use too, then we can see how many are bitless altogether.


sorry Yann but DM did say this in her post ..... :)

[Bay Mare]

On our RA's recommendation I put Saff bitless for a couple of months in November 2004, she was in an English Hackamore though I rode her in a Dually with reins a couple of times :)

[Drummers mum]

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sorry Yann but DM did say this in her post ..... :)

I didn't want to leave other bitless people out, I like to be fair and I felt mean just saying Dr Cook!!

It looks like you were the first bitless Tazzle!

Mine is still rubbing under Drummers chin, its the seam where the buckle is attached, on the bigger nose band there is an extra protection flap but this one doesn't have it! I have a protection thingy from Sheila ordered though!