usdf approved dressage bits
â¢ Horses: 3. The USEF keeps the official rule book for USDF Dressage shows. They've opened things up to ANY noseband, include figure 8 or gackle nose bands. You just can't use a noseband with spikes on the inside (OUCH! didn't know they made those...). Bits have gotten very liberal as well.
The FEI also does not allow the Dr. Bristol. Both Dressage and Eventing disciplines allow the Dr Bristol in our U.S. national competitions My suggestion is that for USEF National Eventing Competitions we accept the same bits that USEF National Dressage competitions do in the interest of keeping it simple.