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Bridles, Bits and Bitlessness

Posted on November 21, 2025 by thegrailquest

Bitless equals a crazy happy My topic today is more about modern than medieval horsemanship, though I will get to medieval in time, too. What provoked me to write it was a social media post criticizing the stereotypes that riding … Continue reading →

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Medieval Curb and Hinged Bits

Posted on November 26, 2024 by thegrailquest

During the third in the sequence of the Cheiron seminars on historical methods in horse training and horsemanship, we turn to the issue of the medieval bits. Medieval curb and hinged bits are notorious for looking rather severe, but were … Continue reading →

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