Hey I'm happy to hear that you're into bitless riding, too. You won't believe how many people try to convince me that it's not "possible" to ride icelandic horses bitless because of thei strong will etc. I've seen so much ill riding in the icelandic world, many riders actually do believe in the old myth that a horse can only learn to tölt if you pull its head up through hard contact to the bit...it's horrible! And it made me sad to read that vet checks during competitions showed that as for horses ridden by junior riders, 35 pct of them had injuries in the mouth That's more than a third of all horses!! Many of them were injured because they'd bitten themselves due to too tight nosebands. Again - it's a question of riders afraid of losing control over the horse. They just don't get that pressure causes the horse to go against the pressure, it's a vicious circle. Pure animals!