At 20:49:08 on 15.05.10, NMH wrote:
Have you seen latest BHS advice on insurance & riding bitless. Their insurance will cover it but with some proviso. They comment bit/bitless is not a simple & obvious choice, which is something.

At 20:22:44 on 16.05.10, plodalong wrote:
yes i saw this but the seib who will cover riders who ride bitless are the underwriters for bhs .very odd, the nfu will insure riders who choose not to put bits in their horses mouths and the good horsemanship society will do liability insurance for those of us who use natural hackamores or dually halters.

At 20:39:49 on 16.05.10, plodalong wrote:
Blindhorsedancer,i ride my boy in either a natural rope hackamore or a dr cooks bitless bridle.Thank you for explaining about the tying down of the tongue in raceing circles in America,.If you have read all the thread you will know that i tried Bo in all types of bits, he just didnt like them,he was telling me and i wasnt listening. I listen now and i regret every ride we did with a bit of iron in his mouth. I hope i never need to put one in again.This is our choice im not saying bitless is for everyone but i do think everyone should try riding their horse without a bit and see the difference for themselves.