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More riders are turning to Google and AI tools like ChatGPT to ask whether their horse’s bit is dressage legal, but the answers being generated are not always coming from official rule books. In many cases, AI is pulling information from Facebook comments, forum discussions and personal opinions, leading to riders being falsely alarmed that their bit is illegal when it may not be. We explore why this is happening, and why official regulations should always outweigh AI-generated summaries.
Designed to stabilise the contact and improve steering, the full cheek bit is a go to for young horses and those needing clearer direction.
"A Pelham is only as strong as its mouthpiece"
Pelham bits are designed for horses that feel strong, inconsistent, or unstable in the contact, where a change in mouthpiece alone is not enough.