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So where does a neck rope actually fit in?It's the question I get asked more than any other, and the honest answer is: n...
18/08/2026

So where does a neck rope actually fit in?

It's the question I get asked more than any other, and the honest answer is: not where most people think.

A neck rope isn't the step from bridled to bridleless. It's one stepping stone on a long path, and plenty of riders bring one in alongside the bridle for months before anything comes off at all. Some never go further than that — and that is a perfectly good place to be. 🐴

Becki Ensell and JJ are three weeks into an online bridleless course, and what I love about her videos is that she shows the wobbly bits too, not just the good days. Worth a watch if you're anywhere near the start of this:

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No saddle, no bridle, just connection ... ( and a Ponies and Pups Neck Rope 😉)I think this is the bit people miss when t...
18/08/2026

No saddle, no bridle, just connection ... ( and a Ponies and Pups Neck Rope 😉)

I think this is the bit people miss when they talk about riding bridleless. It looks like a story about equipment coming off. It isn't. It's about there being enough between the two of you that somewhere along the way the equipment stopped being the thing holding it together.

You can't buy that bit. It's just time. 🩷🐴

📸 The Imperfect Equestrian & JJ

There is something missing 😉 This photo is awesome!No bridle, no bitless, nothing at all — just Becki, JJ, and a Ponies ...
11/08/2026

There is something missing 😉 This photo is awesome!

No bridle, no bitless, nothing at all — just Becki, JJ, and a Ponies and Pups neck rope 🥰(shameless plug alert ha!)

What you can't see in this photo is the part that took the time. Months on the ground. Seat and leg quietly doing the work long before anything came off. The neck rope didn't get them here — it came along once everything underneath was already solid. 🐴

She's The Imperfect Equestrian , and honestly that handle is my favourite thing about her. Nobody doing this well is doing it perfectly.

Thank you for letting me share these 🩷

10/05/2026

He's still got it. My old boy. First ride for a looooong time

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