Double bridles exert less nasal and rein pressure than snaffles, a study involving top competition horses has found. Studies comparing the noseband pressure and rein forces exerted by the two types of ...

Horses can show conflict behaviours in both double bridles and snaffles during dressage tests – as new research backs up the need to give riders choice. In a study published in Animals, researchers ...

The type of bridle worn by a horse in dressage competitions is not the only factor affecting their stress levels, a new study has revealed. Scientists from Aberystwyth University and the University of ...

Horses competing in the dressage event must wear a double bridle, which means that the horse actually has two separate bits in its mouth, a Snaffle and a Curb, and the rider has to hold onto two sets ...