British Dressage (BD) CEO Jason Brautigam would ... their oral conformation makes it difficult to wear a double bridle. Horses with a long tibia, making it difficult to get the hind limb under ...

His bridle has to fit over his ears and around ... the ride—all should be laundered almost daily. Shoeing the dressage horse is an art. My horse’s hooves must be manicured every five to ...

For equestrians and horse lovers ... positioned further back, keeps the bridle secure. But recently, the US Equestrian Dressage Department stirred things up with a new rule on crownpiece padding.

Tester Antonia Brown BHSI, who produces and sells horses for dressage and eventing, says: “This is a very smart looking, albeit plain bridle which fits our usual full-sized horses very well.

“Part of the achievement of international dressage is to do things correctly and well with your horse. The perception that putting a double bridle on is some barbaric way of overcontrolling a ...

At present, the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) demands that Olympic dressage riders use bitted bridles that go between the horses’ teeth. The same rule is enforced at a national level ...

"Every dressage horse at the Olympic level must compete with a double bridle which means there are two metal bits in its mouth. One of which is a lever that tightens a metal chain under the chin ...