Just thought I'd drop you a quick line and some pics to show how well the kids are going in the bitless bridle and barefoot.

The arab mare loves it and is whipping and taking the drag in all the hunts with no head shaking at all - she has a history of being beaten about the head causing a fracture, causing trigeminal neuritis (pinched nerve) and is almost unrideable with a conventional bridle due to the pressure.  As you can see she is perfectly happy now - and has never worn shoes either!
All 19 of our horses are barefoot and going beautifully in all disciplines.

Regards, Joylene
Anawa Performance Horses
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Here we are taking the drag for the Northern Hunt Club. We don't do a live hunt but rather our hounds are trained to follow an aniseed trail.  The 'drag' is impregnated with aniseed and someone rides ahead of the hunt to set the trail. The mare is my purebred arabian Picadilly Royala.