Oh my, the Radnor Hunt! There’s something utterly delightful about a group of horses thundering across open grass, their riders dressed in colorful silks, while charging toward jumps at full speed.

They are used to steer a horse, but some think placing a hunk of metal in their mouths and tugging on it is cruel. A few riders have found another way. By Sarah Maslin Nir As Brendan Wise gallops his ...