This should be more viewed and liked! It is very important that your horse is comfortable at all times !

I see a lot of horses used in dressage that are pulled into such a tight collection that the 3rd and 4th vertebrae are so distorted.

Seeing the actual skull was the proof. I don't think anyone who rides ever WANTS to hurt their horse and will be just as shocked as I am at the pain caused by the nosebands. This needs to become known so relief will become the norm!! I have been watching the different videos and was really impressed by the ones on lameness, or subtle lameness.

I need to tell my barn all this stuff and to watch this channel so our horses are safe, comfortable, and riding safely!

WOW! Thank you for that important lesson. All stables and privet stables should have a monthly "what's new to understand about a horse"!

Many people are saying that all bits are abusive and all horses will prefer a bitless bridle but that's not necessarily true. It really depends on the individual horse's preference! My instructor has 5 horses and 2 are in bitless bridles, two wear simple snaffle bits, and one goes well in both. Remember nothing is black-and-white...

Our poor babies are being subjected to horrible pain and cruelty. We must spread the word. We must stop doing this to our beloved horses. Every tail swish, every mouth reflex, every eye wrinkle, it's the horse communicating "I AM IN PAIN PLEASE STOP HURTING ME." WILL YOU LISTEN TO YOUR HORSE? I am stopping riding until I have studied and learned more. I may never ride again. My horses come first, not me and my wants.

If every rider just minded their own bussines, and actually listened to their horse. It really doesnt matter what you use on your horse, bit, bitless, tackless. Everything is okay as long as the horse and the rider is comfortable.

That's neat When I first saw that kind of bridle, I thought is was just more stylish. I didn't think it had that many differences compared to a typical bridle

this seems good, and bitless is good too

I’ve always hated how bits can cause horses pain and discomfort. I didn’t know there was more parts of the bridle that are just as bad. I do my work experience at a horse riding school in the UK and I ride there. The horses I ride are often uncomfortable with their bits and I can tell this when I ride them. I feel bad for them. There’s one horse who hates having his bridle on because it hurts him and I watched my supervisor struggle with him to put it on. I wish I could help these horses but sadly it’s not my place to tell my boss what they can and can’t do with their horses. It affects my riding, as I know whenever I pull I’m causing my horse pain. One horse I ride a lot has session after session so when I ride him I know someone else will ride him after me and I know he’ll be in even more pain.

I found this article about the bridle and another one I viewed on the horse's hooves to be very interesting and informative. More people who own horses should have access to your education on U TUBE. I'll do my best to spread the word about how excellent you are in educating equestrians!! We need to be completely tuned in to the needs ad language of our horses when they are trying to tell us they are hurting or uncomfortable!

I ride one of my horses in both a hackamore and a bitted bridle, and the hackamore is sooo much stronger, I only need it when jumping big or showing. Bitless isn't always kinder or softer, it depends on your setup and your horse. I've always wanted to try a micklem, think I'll pick one up.

I use the Micklem it is the only bridle my mare goes well in!

I agree with everything he said here, with the exception of the bit. He can create the same in a halter, and get rid of the bit altogether. I just don't like bits, period!

I have a Micklem bridle--only now it is used with a little s hackamore bit, My horse is very happy with it as a hackamore, and it fits him perfectly. He has worn it for nearly 3 years now.

I like how their message is "let's make driving comfortable for the animal" instead of the eco activist "we want to ban horse riding"

I don't think the 3-ring snaffle is the most popular bit in the world. I'm glad it isn't though.

This needs much more views

That was wonderful. Thank you!!

GREAT alternative for those who don't want to switch to hackamores all together

Thank you so much for this channel!

Love your mission statement ❤️

That was so informative and well researched!!

great video its a must see !!!!

thanks for this!

As some with a lot of ENT and dental problems I can really identify with horses and try to avoid those pain triggers

Splendid!!🤍🐴🤍

Thank you.

thank you for sharing

These videos help me so much, thank you!! Especially this one, which does help me understand about the horses pain. I usually prefer a hackamore over any type of bit, though. I love dr cooks bitless bridle, not only because it is a hackamore, but because it also does not put too much pressure on the face.

What have i done to my boy all this time..

You've just got yourself a new subscriber, your videos are very informative and helpful

My fave horse there uses those low nose band things and i feel so bad for him. Obviusly my stable wouldve changed it if they knew. I wish i could tell them but im still quite young so theyll say that im inexperienced and that im wrong.

Very informative vedio, all points covered if are watched closed then we shall never face problem in regards to restless horses.

so beautiful love this video

Thank you do much for this video. In a very roundabout way I saw my gear as possibly causing discomfort and rode without anything or just a neck strap. My horses were calmer and we to work together better. However this was only on my farm not sure if the equalise industry especially at Olympic standard with change

I'm convinced. Now to convince my lease horse's owner to get this

I use a micklem multi bridle and my horse loves it! I ride him bitless with it

fear and pain > resignation > acceptance > trust and confidence. Good to see this headgear development. Read Xenophon on horsemanship (of about 2,500 years ago). There is a notion of psychology in there. But, to control the stallion - apparently they did not ride mares - the bridle is a "rasp": a stiff bar with pointy shapes on them, very crude and painful.

How can “Natural Horsemanship” followers justify the use of a rope halter? The constant discomfort and pain can only be imagined. I refuse to subject my horse to a rope halter, one of the few at my barn. I also use a Micklem bridle and wholeheartedly endorse their use. Great video.

What about bitless bridles? Can you do a video about them please? Which are the best and which are bad?

💙💙🐴🐴thank you for making this video and spreading awareness

I dunno why i cried on this video

Why is there no throat latch on the ergonomic bridle?

On my god I need to buy this.

That shows you that bitless can be just as painful as a bit, many bitless bridles put pressure on the sensitive nose area... This makes me wonder if many of the behavioural problems we see at my barn are in fact due to ill-fitting tack, it is a PATH certified therapy barn and they are always low on funds, tack is mostly whatever gets donated so the fit is often not ideal, if it is even taken into consideration... I will buy my lesson horse her own tack if I have to, I have fallen in love with that opinionated mare, haha, and I cannot stand the thought of her being uncomfortable like thAt- she is very reluctant to be forward, and everyone just attributes that to her being a "mare"- but it might very well be that she is in pain from an ill fitting saddle, I am checking next week! More videos like this should exist, it is vital information that all too often is not even taken into consideration...

Largely because of the way uk riders ride with tight reigns and also they dont need bits ( previously owner of twelve horses) if you can ride well you can do it with a head collar.

My horse hates the extra strap on the cavesson. She doesn't mind the cavesson as much, she just absolutely hates the low strap. She seems a lot more comfortable with the Micklem bridle though, and I must say, it looks quite good on her.

If I would ride in a bit I would definitely use this bridle

I’d love to see him incorporate suggestions on bits into the video.

I just don’t use a noseband and all that stuff. If you have soft hands the horse doesn’t open it’s mouth because there is no pain that they need to escape on. People rather should work on soft hands and if they’re still learning they should ride bitless rather than stopping the horse from escaping pain. We need to fight the source not the symptom like a dropped noseband does.

I don’t know how to react to this

I prefer to ride in a rope halter and loose reins. My hot headed thoroughbred listens just fine. She's been taught to respond to the slightest preassure so discomfort and pain is simply not needed

i like the micklem bridle design. i still dont want a bridle with a noseband and maybe ill ride bitless if my horse is responsive enough.

What do you think of bitless bridles??

Question: is the Mikelem bridle allowed in recognized competitions? USCTA/AHSA/FEI etc... I know they have their standards...but (since I’m no longer competing) I’m not up on their rules. Are they keeping up with the important advances in humane equine science and training? The horse world has a real love of tradition, but I hope that it can also embrace the humane revolution

My bridle is a bit looser

I ride w a halter😊

When you don’t have a correctly fitted bridle or bit These people should see a professional bridle fitter. But it actually doesn’t hurt them. The horse will tell you if it does. If your horse doesn’t lie the bit, go bit less or find a bit that is comfortable with your horse, if your horse is uncomfortable with a bridle, see a bridle fitter or go with a neck rope. But if equestrians minded their own business and listened to their horse, they could go with a bit or without, tackles or not. Please do what’s comfortable for your horse and make the correct decision Please keep in consideration that you should be able to fit four fingers in between the throat lash and two fingers in between the nose band. DO NOT do things up too tight. Thanks for reading :) ( I may be wrong it’s just my 6 years of riding what I’ve learnt as well as owning 9 horses over the years. Please no hate on this comment )

I thought she said it can cause nummnahs i was like what? But its numbness

riding bite less is so great. tho i had a baby bite on my horse riding western and would pull only with my index on the reigns to make my horse come to stop from gallop. Only ONE FREAKING INDEX... no pressure needed. So yeah english mount is beautiful to look at but i HATE the fact that so many riders pull so hard on the reins and don't seem to notice their horses head and mouth demanding FREAK HUMAN LET GO A BIT you're hurting me

love the videos - really don't enjoy the background music which is just distracting ... sorry - wish we could turn it off

Amazing

We all should just ride without bits.

Would a hacamore be better ( sorry if I spelled that wrong)

First we teach our horses to be soft in the face and flex both ways with very little pressure before the snaffle bit is put in the mouth and some ride fine without the bit.

You better have good hands if you use a hackamore

I think these bridles and great they are just soooo expensive!!!😭

just go without bit. if you are so experienced as a rider, why cant you not control your horse without a bit?

So u want us to ride bridleless?

Personally, I think all horses and riders should be trained to work together using no bit at all.

Whats the point of the bit in the horses mouth if it just pulls from the reins to the noseband. Bits are invading and mean. Basically the bit is usless in that briddle because it has no pull. Taket the bit off and call it the bitless.

I think it says a lot, when an expert who explains everything in detail simply says "It's just cruel" and leaves it at that.

The more you learn, the more ignorance begins to disgust you.

I always say " If those equestrians actually love there horses then dont torture them like that" They always try to hide the fact ( that they are torturing them with those nasty bridles) That's utterly disappointing, dont call your self a true horse lover if your just going to stand there and do nothing about it!

A good bridle for the horses head, but my horse hates it. So no Micklem for us :)

What you are saying is that English style is more abusive to the horse, than western style based on how they use their brittle

*Or Use A French Link Bit! Use a Bit Than IS GENTLE ON YOUR BELOVED HORSE!*

A truly different mindset would be bitless. With proper training a bit is unnecessary. If these people were really concerned about the horse's pain, they would not remain stuck in the old ways of bits and bridles.

I appreciate the idea of trying to make a bridle that is more comfortable to the horse, but I still think the bit should be removed all together if the goal is to eliminate pain. Having a bit in the horses mouth causes discomfort no matter how it is attached to the bridle.

I don't want to have the bit argument, but go look at top western riders, horses and traditions, the Vaqeuro's specifically, one of the goals in western to get your horse to be a finished bridle horse, which is the highest level of riding in western, and using a spade bit, you can go read up everywhere that these bits are ONLY for extremely experienced horsemen and women otherwise its a kerb bit, its the highest level of honor and respect, they start out with a snaffle or bosal, then double rein and then "straight up in the bit" where its the spade bit or half breed, you only ride with seat and legs and miniscule amounts of neck reining, not even direct pulling in the mouth ever, finished bridle horses can be ridden bridless and without a neck rope, only seat and voice, even with a bit, your reins are loose and low with split reins , and when you get to a half breed or spade, you ride with rein chains and hand braided rawhide romal reins and you balance the bit with the rein chains and weights until perfection, just go look up "Vaqeuro" or "bridle horse" or simply go look at dreamy Huss reining where his bridle broke and he kept on going like it was nothing and we usually ride with minimal tack,its the bridle without a browband or chinstrap around the back of the head or some people call it a throat latch or lash except for a leather chinstrap or chain or Kerb chain or leather strap(same thing) a chinstrap is needed on any leverage bit otherwise the bit is useless almost and its the same thing as the strap on the underside of the jaw on a bitless bridle, works on the one nerve but NEVER should be tight, two fingers , no wither straps or martingales or funny stuff, bridle or bosal , saddle, breastplate or a pulling collar(different things for different purposes, go look it up) , and back cinch for roping so the saddle doesn't pull into the withers, heres a good accurate article too for Vaqeuro tradition All of these things have been used for thousands of years and in western you will never ever be hard on the horse, but the main goal is not the shove a bit in the mouth, you can go bitless, bitted or hackamore like a bosal, your goal is to be soft never hurting the horse, and have fun, still even a halter in very bad hands can way more damage then an extremely experienced rider with a spade and romal reins, keep those hands soft. www.tomtra.com/archives/3060?__cf_chl_managed_tk__=36ed331ae26b316de42a4ad99ca01022ed47a30c-1622996983-0-AReD8mQqgl0RnTpcZK9nJ1qbMgQO_ix7GHEiHid9V63kZ5aCaIoD3LaSLwu6CDQv2ntk_iqi0s6c_CqDYPGlatVeR1T3rYWxKwQXULcJg0GlEOlZ9hxjY4wlL1oeb1z7FdQ4N8yHg9eB1p43z3i7eQYxqP-q1pSFOWuEC0nuzxE7iO86wjToy84yeBr1jFNCrjVhBzh4gT4cHv-sRfUUfRpoAGvzIboENyEopTTvlspq3siEAwBYcCBQJZcAG0khxpWvLCTbav8Im_4ALKhJOCd_fbBmgA6-OovVNsb47i-uSXldC6K3czEoqif-2sU7Rnjc2T-nqpsivXDVgWzlGBqN45Pq6sbATATjjC85Qko6Z3RRF9oZlq1jAkXrUUnefpas3Js1xpgAhXQs9VGo8Sgr7Ub0xKIzoEb0mNDRqtsqxrtFx3Z0EUMT-dj1PKQ4Hq0ACRWP8h4oVZBTBAObBAlTOhaXxOEKwSDaROjKbGlHdJU6WvwDLCUU4K7J0tdOjqyLrMYNlfL0V6pGm_mXI-iif1viHYqTYO0hmbWMgxgp1c-pSYVMfEF0VRASlNiEYUYTVx60Hgxe42KJAbndIdIg8H1_yEtmQInCseEn7qnci7FrdTpdJDrR_srQ49qrkA

There a even better solution stop riding in bits!!

Ditch the bit

I've always thot those dropped nosebands looked painful & unnecessary. If you have to tie your horse's mouth shut like that, you're doing something v-e-r-y wrong...

Made me sad to see people riding the horses when the horse was very clearly in discomfort

U don't need to use a bit to control yr horse. They still pull on the mouth & cause pain. Try pulling on yr mouth for half hour & see how much pain it causes!! Bitless is the best & only way to go for my horse & always will be

I mean.. the bridle seems good but if you really care for your horse and don't want it to be in pain of discomfort then don't even f-ing use a bit. It's painful for them and saying "Horses like them" or "they're good if you use them right" is a big lie. Horses HATE bits and they're nothing but pain and torture.

Still a bit.

"To a man with a hammer every problem looks like a nail"...interesting that bridle makers often say that most problems are caused by bridle fit, saddlemakers say saddle fit, trainers training issues etc. Also, if a bridle is adjusted properly all this talk about impacting nerves is a complete non-issue. To exert enough pressure on any nerve to cause problems any bridle is going to have to be delusionally tight, and worrying about them is falling for marketing sales pitches.

Why would you try to create a better bridle when you can ride bitless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you wanted a more comfortable bridle, I would REMOVE THE BIT

*I agree, with a caveat, please please just get Rid Of The Stupid Painful-And-Extremely-Cruel BIT!* *Absolutely Redesign A BETTER Head-Stall! With OUT The Pain Inducing Bit!*

You just made the argument against bits and you are still forcing the horse's mouth closed with your dropped chin strap. If the horse "accepted" the bit, you wouldn't have to strap it closed. I do like your point of broad head/poll band behind the ears and narrowing down the sides. Noseband fit is good point. But other than that, there is no good argument for using bits. NONE.

Just... go bitless?

Horses are not sports equipment, but sentient beings, get off them! Sports and running are good for them, they need it, but not to carry a person on their back! People say they love horses and yet they use them and cause them pain and discomfort, otherwise they wouldn't be able to control them! Stop riding! Stop exploiting horses! Thank You in the name of horses!

Better yet, go bit less!!

A bit is for the rider, not the horse. Why not use a rope halter? ANY metal in a horse's mouth is bad in my book. Bits are only for pain compliance...smh

So simple .. humans created a bridle ... then listen to this crap.... my horse has never had a bridle. .

Hmmmmm. If your trying to help and protect horses. Then why do you still have a bit? No one, I mean NO one needs a bit to control a horse. Everyone just needs training on how to work with these 1400 pound animals.