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SPECIAL OFFER: Buy a LightRider Bitless Bridle or Bitless Noseband and receive $20 off the BITLESS RIDING BASICS DVD.
Email me before you order to get the discount code, so the DVD can be shipped with your bridle.
This top quality marine poly rope bridle has stainless steel fittings and noseband padding (antigall material) to offer extra comfort.
The LightRider Performer is suited for situations where the horse wears the bridle for longer periods, as in endurance riding, or when rein contact is maintained in dressage, eventing or jumping. Also suitable for tying solid like a regular rope halter (with a lead rope - or the reins when the clips are removed).
Comes with black 10mm poly braid rope reins to match the size, and black contrasting browband, noseband and chinstrap. See more info on the reins here. Pony=2m reins, Cob=2.6m (100") reins, Full=3m (118") reins, W'Blood/Draft=3.6m (142") reins. (add a note to your order if you want different length reins).
Features:
Unique Chinstrap: The purpose of the soft webbing chin strap is to help the noseband stay in place when pressure is applied to the reins - this keeps the noseband from twisting around. When rein pressure is applied the chinstrap becomes snug but does not over-tighten due to the type of webbing used, so most of the pressure is on the top of the nose.
Sizes: Pony to warmblood/draft, with coloured headstalls: Black, Purple or Blue with contrasting black browband, noseband and reins.
Check the size chart here to ensure the right size for your horse.
For more information on bitless riding and fitting instructions for LightRider bitless bridles, visit www.lightriderbridle.com
Take advantage of the FREE email photo consultation to check the bridle fit and sizing for your horse within the 30 day return period (from date of receiving). When emailing photos, please reduce the size to less than 200kb.
Posted by Izzy, Squeaking Point on 14th May 2011
I recently bought this bridle having tried a cross under bridle.My horse took to it straight away. He turns much easier and stops easily with this. He leans on a bit and is hard in the mouth. He is much happier in this bridle. It is a lovely product , extremely well made and excellent value for money.Cynthia is very helpful and knows her products very well. It makes life so easy not having to have a rope halter on too.
Posted by Jo Wilson on 8th Apr 2011
I received my bridle and I couldnt be happier with it...I have had it on 2 horses a quarter horse that I had started in a halter and a very highly strung american saddlebred and both responded very well. Wouldn't it be a wonderful world if eventually all horses were being ridden bitless. Thank you for your great invention.
Posted by Shiela Marshall on 16th Sep 2010
So far I really, really like it a lot especially the dual purpose of using it as halter also. Have done heaps of research on bitless bridles and so many are fraught with hidden dangers in the inexperienced hands. Yours was the first I felt both the horse & rider could learn to use together with out causing serious injury or harm.
Posted by Eslin W. New Zealand on 19th Aug 2010
It fits well & he went really well in it. Much more control than the halter I was riding in. Its really great quality and I am very pleased with it !!!.
Posted by Nicole C. QLD. on 12th Jul 2010
The bridle arrived - I am sure impressed with the quality and the design :-)
Both of them just felt so relaxed, I can't tell you how nice it was to ride without hearing my mare chew and chew her bit.
When I initially got on, both of them tried to evade it as though it was a halter. After a couple of tries they took to it like they'd been ridden in it for life. I then headed out into the forestry for an hour on each.
My mare was so light and responsive in it and has totally accepted it. My gelding was ultra fresh and just wanted to run. He knew he had freedom from the horrid bit from the word go and really enjoyed himself. I love being able to unclip the reins and let them go :-) I just love it!!!
Posted by Judy W. Queensland. on 12th Jul 2010
I just wanted share a photo of my beautiful Arabian mare Solange in her new Bitless halter/bridle. Doesn’t she look lovely and so relaxed?(she's modelling the blue Performer on the product info page).
She is very sensitive and had started to develop some bad behaviours like opening her mouth, throwing her head and more recently threatening to buck when I asked her to stop.
I had been advised to use a nose band on her to stop her evading the bit but wanted to find a gentler alternative to tying her mouth together.
I first saw your bridle at Equitana and loved the simplicity of it but sadly it took me a year to finally buy one.
The good news is that after a few short rides I can see a huge improvement! She is listening to my leg and seat aids more and the best part is her brakes are much better as she is not tensing when I ask her to slow and stop.
We still have more work to do but we are finally making progress rather than getting worse and I feel much more in control. I have ridden in a rope halter before as I liked the freedom it gave her, but I found it didn’t give me the communication I needed and also had a tendency to mark her soft nose.
Your bridle combines the communication that I need, the lightness of a halter and the comfort of padding as it has never left a mark on her - even after an hour long ride. So thank you Cynthia – you have definitely helped us!!!
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