 The New LightRider Euro Noseband includes the raised noseband, chinstrap and leading strap. Announcing a NEW Bitless Noseband! The LightRider Bitless Noseband is our most popular bitless and now comes in a raised noseband style called the Euro Bitless Noseband. Made of english leather and beautifully crafted with stainless steel hardware, this noseband will turn your bridle into a very classy bitless. On sale for the introductory price of $55. Black only in cob and full sizes withbrown and warmblood sizes coming soon. Let us know if you would like to be notified when they arrive. Click here for more info and to buy.  The New LightRider Dressage Bridle Is ideal for dressage, shows, pony club, jumping, dark coloured horses or just because you like a great looking bridle! Made from quality english leather with a white padded and raised patent leather (shiny) browband/noseband, and a shaped, white padded headpiece. Stainless hardware for no rust. Removeable browband to change size or add your own. The LightRider Dressage bridle features a second cheekpiece buckle to allow for replacement options, or for a bit to be used for competitions or to assist your transition to bitless. $155 – Available in black full and cob size, with warmblood size coming soon. Click here for more info and to buy. In case you are wondering where you can compete at dressage in a bitless bridle, there are now two online competition options. www.interdressage.com welcomes bitless riders alongside bitted, whileE-Dressage has bitless classes. There is also a Western Dressage Association of America that allows Western bitless bridles in theirequipment guide. Various other organisations will also allow bitless bridles in their dressage events and some of these such as the Netherlands (KNHS) are listed along with others on the Bitless Resources page here. If you have any suggestions for adding to this growing list please contact Cynthia using the form on this page.  New Diamante Browband
Highlight your horse’s head with this beautiful diamante browband. Ideal for shows, dressage and for those who love bling! Made from quality English leather with a patent leather overlay under the silver diamantes. Fits the LightRider English, Euro and Dressage leather bridles. $49 in black cob and full sizes with warmblood coming soon. Click here for more info and to buy.
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 LightRider Bitless bridle improvements include a new noseband to cheekpiece attachment and new chinstrap keepers shown here on the Western bridle.
A new shipment of stock has just arrived so we now have most of theLightRider Bitless Nosebands, English Bitless Bridles, Euro Bitless Bridlesand Stockhorse Bitless bridles people were waiting for. Cynthia Cooper, designer of the LightRider Bitless Bridle is always making improvements to the bridles. The new stock now has better chinstrap keepers made from the same soft, flexible material as the chinstrap, and the buckle has returned as the favourite form of adjustment. All new bridles coming into stock now have an updated noseband to cheekpiece attachment the same as the Bitless Noseband design which has proven to be stronger. The cheek pieces also have additional keepers to hold any excess length tidy when the higher holes are used, except for biothane bridles as the biothane material sits flatter. If anyone needs keepers for cheekpieces or chinstraps please contact us and we will send some free of charge. On the Photo/Video page I have included some new videos showing how soft vertical flexion and a responsive relaxed horse can lead to true collection via self carriage.
The first one features Instructor Suzanne Bellette with her colourful Paint gelding, Tombay who developed some unusual front end soreness that seemed to involve the bit. Suzanne added the LightRider Bitless Noseband to her bridle and found it worked brilliantly with no more recurring front end soreness and a happier bitless horse. In the second video, another NSW Instructor, Shelly Broomham shows the start of training her horse to high level dressage bitless, treeless and barefoot. Although she is riding bitless she still applies Classical principals to his training. Finally.... I've had the help to film the first lot of videos for fitting the LightRider bitless bridles. I'm sure they will help those who understand things better by seeing them in action. You can see these on the Fitting Instructions page.
The black leather samples of the LightRider English, Stockhorse and Bitless Noseband have arrived and look stunning. They are nicely padded and with neatly stitched noseband and browband, they will shine in the competition arena.
I will have photos up soon, and hope to have at least the Bitless Nosebands available around the end of March - just waiting on the brown leather sample swatches to arrive before I place an order. If you'd like to be notified of when they are in stock please sign using the form at the bottom of this page. |
 At Equitana AuthorHi, I'm Cynthia Cooper - inventor of the LightRider Bitless Bridle. Subscribe here for LightRider Tips and special offers.
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