Where to Learn
Mia Rodley
Founder and Approved Instructor Positive, progressive, and thorough, Mia emphasizes the importance of relationship and true relaxation and connection within training.
Mia specializes in liberty, the art of communicating with horses in total freedom, and carries those key principles of connection and communication to under saddle.
Having taught hundreds of successful partnerships to ride Bridleless safely, including 15 of the competitors at the first competition, Mia has a proven system of training to help every horse and rider; from happy hackers up to top level competition.
Learn with Mia via her extensive online video library, The Heart of Horsemanship Academy, or head to her website to book a lesson or join a clinic!
www.theheartofhorsemanship.co.uk
Tracey Duncan
True bridleless riding is about far more than taking off the bridle—it's about building a partnership that is led from the heart and founded on trust, communication, balance, and feel.
Tracey Duncan, founder of The Horse Medicine Way, combines the science of learning theory with energy work, inner shadow work, kind classical in-hand work that can be bitted or bitless, and ridden training to help horse and human develop a deeper, softer connection. Through blending these diverse yet complementary approaches, she helps horses and humans discover a shared language rooted in understanding, compassion, and authenticity, creating a soul-level relationship with both horse and self.
From this place, true partnership can emerge—one where communication becomes subtle, masterful, and effortless, and where two souls move together in harmony. Whether you're just beginning your journey or are ready to remove the bridle altogether, Tracey will guide you and your horse on the pathway to greater freedom, connection, and trust.
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Approved Instructor and Committee Member
Approved Instructor, Relationship Judge and Committee MemberLyla was the first ever 'Relationship Judge' in the Dressage section of the first British Bridleless Competition in 2026 and is an active part of the British Bridleless Committee who helped set it up.
This meant she had the final say if the combinations were ready to go bridleless as well as judging them on confidence, connection and rapport.
Lyla believes that success with horses comes from understanding and connection.
Lyla specialises in providing a unique blend of horsemanship principles alongside sensitively applied traditional ground and ridden techniques for riders of any discipline to achieve transformational results with their horses.
The first horse she trained to go bridleless was her gorgeous mare Arielle (pictured) well over 20 years ago.
Lyla LOVES the feeling of freedom it gives her and her horse. The subtle communication, the feeling of trust developed is priceless and something she strives to achieve with all of her horses now.
Lyla has since trained multiple horses to this level and helped riders do the same.
Because just whipping the bridle off and seeing if it will work is not a strategy and in truth goes against what true bridleless riding is all about.
It’s about more than just surviving the experience, bridleless riding with softness and dignity is about creating true confidence and connection with your horse.