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Dear FEI,

Please allow competitors the option of riding without a noseband on their bridle.

Sincerely,
Horse-Centric Riders.
#DitchTheNoseband


Dear Equestrians,

Do you ride noseband-free already? Do you wish you could compete without the noseband requirement?

While the FEI makes concessions for 6 types of nosebands (see page 22 of the Stewards Manual 2015 Annexes), there is currently no rule allowing competitors to ride without a noseband.

I've already ditched the noseband on all of my bridles, it's been nearly 7 years since I removed the last noseband from my daily tack. Have you done the same? If you haven't already, are you ready to ditch the noseband?

Ways to support #DitchTheNoseband


  1. Let the FEI know it's time to #DitchTheNoseband and allow competitors to choose what's right for their horses when competing!
  2. Share an image of your noseband-free horse with Writing of Riding through the form below and we'll add you to our #DitchTheNoseband gallery!
  3. Share this page with your equestrian friends!
  4. Comment with a few words of why you'd like the option to compete without a noseband!

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8 Comments

  1. I compete at lower level dressage. When I went to purchase a nice bridle for my horse, they all had flashes or cranks. I ended up cutting off the tab that holds the flash. The way the bridle is designed you can’t remove the noseband (it’s all in one piece on the crown.) But it’s okay, it looks tidy and doesn’t bother my horse. In any event, at training level, with a loose noseband, we’ve placed first or second in all 11 of our outings.

    1. Absolutely. I am still amazed that so many people still adhere to this archaic piece of gear to ‘control’ their horse. Sad really.

  2. I’m new to horses so nose bands are something I’ve always seen & used. After following Erica at my next lesson I asked my instructor if my girl needs one & she said “no horse needs one”. “They are there to hide the symptom of the problem of a horse opening their mouth.” So she took it off there & then & off we went!

  3. I ride my Mongolian stallion with a no noseband cotton bridle and French link bit. He is totally fine with it and we have never used any double bridle or military curb bits even we perform some military working equitation. The only acceptable noseband is a cavesson noseband with 2 fingers able to fit in the nasal plate, and all others belongs to the garbage.

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