The Introduction to Bridleless Riding Course
Your step by step guide to bridleless riding, without having to guess your way through it. So you can start building the kind of partnership that makes a bridle optional.
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Most riders learn bridleless riding by taking the bridle off and hoping for the best.
It usually goes one of two ways...
It half works, then falls apart
You get lucky in the school on a calm day, feel brilliant, then something unexpected happens and you've done no prep and you've got nothing left to steer or stop with. Confidence, gone for you and your horse.
Or you never try at all
You've seen it done, it looks incredible, but with no clear steps and no one to tell you if your horse is actually ready, it stays on the "one day" list.
That framework is exactly what this course gives you.
I've been doing this for over 20 years
I first rode my mare Arielle bridleless well over 20 years ago, back when people told me it was irresponsible and dangerous. What they didn't see was the months of groundwork and repetition behind it, teaching her to listen to my body long before the bridle ever came off.
This year I was honoured to be the Relationship Judge at the British Bridleless Competition, the person with the final say on whether each horse and rider combination was safe enough to go fully bridleless. That's the same eye I'm bringing to this course, so you're not left guessing whether your horse is ready.
The goal isn't to ride without a bridle.
The goal is to build the kind of partnership that makes a bridle optional."
The Four Stages of Bridleless Riding
Each stage builds on the last, with video lessons for every task so you always know exactly what to work on next.
Preparation For Bridleless Riding
Can your horse go, stop and turn from your body alone?
Rhythm & Relaxation
Can you both stay confident and connected in movement?
Patterns
Do you and your horse have basic patterns established?
Refinement (Seat Connection)
Can you ride mostly from your seat, with the rope or stick as backup only?
90 days of support while you work through it
Weekly Video Coaching
Send me your own footage and get my eyes on you and your horse. Each week I record detailed 'Hot Seat' feedback for every video submitted, so you learn from other riders' sessions as well as your own.
Weekly Live Q&A
Bring your questions, stuck points and "is this normal" moments to a live call with me every week.
Private Community
A Facebook community of like-minded riders working through the same stages, share your wins and challenges together as you all progress through the course.
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Introduction To Liberty
My full Introduction to Liberty course, yours free when you join the Bridleless Riding Course beta. Working with your horse at liberty develops the same confidence and connection we are looking for with bridleless.
Successful liberty and bridleless are the perfect combination to create that connection with your horse.
One investment, lifetime access
No subscription, no monthly fee that keeps ticking over whether you use it or not. Pay once, keep the course and every future update, for good.
Founding Member Price, only available until Friday 17th July
- Lifetime course access
- 90 days of live support
- Free Liberty course (before 13th July)
- 14 day money back guarantee
BETA enrolment closes 17th July
Questions I'd be asking too
Couldn't I just work this out myself?
You could, and plenty of riders try. It usually means months of trial and error, a lot of guesswork about whether your horse is actually ready, and no one telling you when to stop pushing. As the Relationship Judge at the British Bridleless Competition, checking whether a horse and rider were genuinely safe to go bridleless was literally my job. This course gives you that same structure and that same judgement call, at every stage, instead of finding out the hard way.
It feels like more than a monthly membership, why should I choose this instead?
A membership keeps charging you every month, whether you're using it or not, and you're often working through generic content that isn't built around this one goal. This is a single payment for a course built specifically to take you from bridle on to bridle optional, with 90 days of live coaching included so you're not left to interpret it alone, and you keep it for good afterwards. No ongoing fee, no losing access if you stop paying.
What if my horse isn't ready, or has a tricky history?
Stage 1 is designed to show you exactly that, honestly. Maddie, pictured here, was a genuinely challenging horse, and she's proof that some of the safest bridleless combinations I've seen were horses with a difficult past, prepared properly. The framework meets your horse where they are.
I'm not the most experienced rider, is this still for me?
If you can already ride confidently in walk, trot and canter with a bridle, you have everything you need to start. This isn't about rebuilding confidence, it's about adding a new skill to what you can already do.
When do the bonus and enrolment actually close?
The free Introduction to Liberty course is only included if you join before 13th July. BETA enrolment itself closes on 17th July, after that the course won't be open to join.
The goal isn't to ride without a bridle
It's to build the kind of partnership that makes a bridle optional. Let's build it properly, one stage at a time.
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