Justin Dunn and Our Sidepull Bridle at Mustang Magic Makeover

 Justin Dunn and Cinnamon Girl

photo by Ory Photography

wearing the Buckaroo bitless sidepull 

Buckaroo Leather is honored and excited to have horse trainer Justin Dunn and his horse Cinnamon Girl use our sidepull bitless bridle to compete at the Mustang Magic Makeover.

Mustang Magic will return to the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo in Fort Worth, Texas on January 24-26 2013.

The Mustang Heritage Foundation, in cooperation with the BLM, created this Extreme Mustang Makeover event in order to recognize and highlight the value of Mustangs through a national training competition. This event gives the public a unique opportunity to see the results of wild horses becoming trained mounts. The purpose of the Extreme Mustang Makeover is to showcase the beauty, versatility and trainability of the rugged horses that roam freely on public lands throughout the West, where they are protected by the BLM under Federal law.

 Cinnamon Girl and the Buckaroo Bitless Sidepull

by Ory Photography 

This Extreme Mustang Makeover competition will feature 20 wild Mustangs and trainers, like Justin, from across the country to compete for a purse of $10,000.  Competitions like Handling & Conditioning, Compulsory Maneuvers, Trail and Reining Pattern classes and a Freestyle Finals performance. 

And the most exciting part is at the end of the competition all competing Mustangs will be up for adoption by the public through competitive bids on Saturday, January 26th.

Buckaroo Leather looks forward to working with Justin in the future and we wish him good luck in this Mustang competition.

Follow Justin and the competition by visiting the Extreme Mustang Makeover website here.

Justin Heading up to the elk camp, with a pack horse and two saddle horses.

Justin and many other horse trainers like him use the bitless bridle in competition and every day riding. Justin has many years of experience using the sidepull and has been very successful in training and communicating with horses, especially the American Mustang.

Click here to listen to an informative interview with Justin and learn more about him by visiting his website.  

http://dunnshighcountry.com

Originally the sidepull bridle was designed as a training headstall and to give some relief from the bit when needed. Many riders are using them now in everyday riding, once they, and their horse, have been trained, evaluated and or advised by a professional trainer, like Justin.

Buckaroo Leather offers many styles of the bitless bridles. All our leather horse tack is hand crafted here in the U.S. Buckaroo Leather loves to do custom orders too!

Buckaroo Pro SidePull-Stainless 

 

 
SidePull Bitless Bridle Set

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Bitless Bridles....to Bit or not to Bit

Bitless riding is a very popular riding style in both Western and English disciplines. There are many horse trainers who train with bitless bridles. It is a highly debated topic..to bit or not to bit??

Below is an excerpt from natural horse trainer Farah DeJohnette on the benefits of using bitless bridles on bitted horses.


Bitless for Bitted horses

This week, I wanted to talk about Bitless Bridles for Bitted horses. As someone who competes and trains, I do have to train horses to ride in a bit because some shows do not allow Bitless Bridles as legal tack. Also, some of my clients prefer to use bits and that is their choice so I work to educate their horses to the bitted bridle while schooling in my Bitless Bridle. I will start a young horse in the Bitless Bridle and allow them to carry the bit with no reins attached while learning to take direction from my body language and position on the ground or mounted.

I have had a good bit of success taking even the most heavy and un-supple horses back to light and soft in a Bitless Bridle. What happens then when they go back to the bit? They are much more responsive and soft in it.

Now this is also just plain good horsemanship as I frequently remind my students. How the horse rides in the bridle (Bitted or Bitless), is how he is riding in his body and mind. What is on my horses head has little or no relevance to me unless the equipment is very wrong for the horse or the horse has injuries or mouth problems out of the ordinary. This is why I find using the Liberty rein so easy. Because I have learned to focus on my communication and my horses mind and body more then his head control.

Read more here

 This is great picture of Farah DeJohnette 

Playing with a Bridless Piaffe 

The exercises I use are centered around Liberty and my Liberty rein because they allow the horse the freedom to show me where they want to carry their posture. They are trained from where they tell me to start. 

See Natural Outline Liberty rein exercises at the FDHorsemanship Virtual Clinic     
  

Buckaroo Leather is proud to manufacture several styles of the Bitless Bridle. All are handcrafted in the USA from Hermann Oak Leather in the good ole’ USA.

Django sporting a Bitless Bridle with Leopard spots!!!

                     

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Bridleless Rein Tack Collar.....Relief from the Bit!!

The Buckaroo Bridleless Rein Tack Collar allows you to train your horse to ride without a bridle.

Buckaroo Leather has been working on this popular quality leather horse training tool with input from our customers.......

The Collar has become very popular for relief from the bit!

If you have ever had a horse that is uncomfortable in a bit, carries his head too high, or fights with his bridle, than the buckaroo Bridleless Rein Tack Collar is a great choice.


Horses do require extensive training before the Buckaroo Bridleless Rein Tack Collar should be used alone. To use this collar it takes not only skill but total trust and a strong bond of communication between horse and rider

Buckaroo Bridleless Rein Tack Collar

This collar is made from premium quality Hermann Oak Harness leather for a smooth, rich, "broke in" feel. The rein upper hand part is 5/8" wide and bottom neck part is 1 1/4" wide with just the correct weight. It is adjustable to fit most any horse.

Choice of Plain working leather or a leather collar with engraved antique silver conchas.

The collar has studs on the inside that kindly encourage your horse to neck rein, turn and stop. The studs are not severe at all....this training tool is as good or as bad as the person using it!!!

The studs are made out of soft blunt copper, that are about 1/8" in diameter. There are 3 lengths available.......

Short 1/4 in
Standard 3/8 in
Long 1/2 in



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Review of the Buckaroo Leather Side Pull Western Bridle

Buckaroo Leather is proud to have an unsolicited review of our Buckaroo Professional Side Pull Western Bridle.


The review is on the website-Horse Tack Review


The Horse Tack Review website is not just for reviews on both Western horse tack and English, but you can find helpful articles on horse grooming, barns and stables, horse care, horse training, news and events, and Western and English articles.

You can also read reviews for horse gear and barns and stables.



Buckaroo Leather is excited to have this review and would invite all our Buckaroo Leather customers to leave a review, if you do leave a review, post it on the Buckaroo Leather Facebook fan page and we will send you a set of Buckaroo Cowboy Leather Coasters!




Remember Ride American!!!!


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An Indian Hackamore-a Unique Piece of Horse Tack for Bitless Riding

The Indian Hackamore is a unique piece of Horse Equipment. Its popularity is growing in the bitless riding world and with natural horsemanship.

Indian Hackamore RW318

This very unique bosal is called an “Indian Hackamore”. It is gentler than a bosal. The nose is flat instead of round. The chin portion widens and narrows to fit most any size head. The action is most like riding with a halter but with more communication and control. The ends that connect to the reins are crossed so when you pull on say the right rein the pressure goes under the jaw and around to the opposite side to bring their head around to the right. There is a breaking in period for the area under the chin to soften up and shape to your horses head. This unique diamond braid Butter nylon with rawhide nose in Brown accents is softer than all rawhide and is already broken in. Great For Bitless Riding!!


The Indian Bosal is a unique piece of equipment found in a tack room. It is a simple and often unknown solution to the many problems that bits may cause. It is a simple design, consisting only of yacht rope or rawhide much like today’s rope halters. The Indian Bosal may be attached to any type of headstall, either Western or English in style. Much like the rope halter and The Bitless Bridle, the Indian Bosal works through pressure. The ropes of the Indian Bosal criss-cross under the horse’s jaw. Your direct rein tells your horse which way to go as it would with either a snaffle bit or side-pull.

The Indian Bosal has many advantages to its use in training. The Indian Bosal can be used on young horses or old horses, despite their level of training. They work best on a horse that knows how to respond properly to pressure. If the horse has received adequate ground training in a rope halter, he should respond well to the Indian Bosal. The bosal also aids in neck reining training as the feel the pressure on the same side as they feel the rein. The horse will learn and correspond to the pressures.

The Indian Bosal will aid in curing many of the problems associated with bits and mechanical hackamores. These devices cause problems such as head shaking, bit chewing, resisting the bit and more. Many horses that will not accept the bit will often toss and throw their heads, making a dangerous situation for both horse and rider. The use of the bosal will help solve many of these problems.

The Indian Bosal is a great tool for a horse that just doesn’t like a bit and resists having a bridle put on. It will be a welcome relief to the horse when you go to put on his bridle and there is not bit going in his mouth. This makes for a happier situation for both horse and rider and will get you in the saddle sooner. The horse will not shake his head and try to get the pressure off of his nose as the rope is fairly thin and is not heavy. The horse will also be more attentive to your desires instead of playing with a bit or trying to avoid your cues.

There is little history to be found about the Indian Bosal, but as its name suggests Native Americans once used it in riding their horses. The versions found today are probably somewhat different but the concept the same. They were introduced to the cowboy’s by Native American cowpunchers that braided them out of rawhide.

If used properly, the Indian Bosal is a great alternative to bits and great for natural horsemanship.



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Western Horseman the safest most durable Quality
American made leather horse tack.......Buckaroo John Brand
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