Horse Tack & Saddles

“It’s a new world … It’s a new day!”

That’s the theme song that played as these young riders showed how well school horses can behave in a Nurtural bitless bridle. Maybe it truly is a new day – when people realize all they can do with horses … by removing the bit!
These girls are students from the River Ridge Riding Stables in Milton Ontario. Laura Colgan, the coach and owner, made the dramatic move of changing all her school horses to bitless bridles after one of her students started using a Nurtural Bridle from last year’s Royal.

Three times a day, from Sunday Nov 5th to the end of the Fair on Nov 12th, these young riders and horses put on amazing shows in the Spirit of the Horse Ring at Toronto’s Royal Winter Fair!
Laura directed them through all the basic moves that you want a horse to do: walk, trot, canter, turn circles, perform figure 8’s, do transitions, halt, back up — and even go over a 3 foot jump!

These are school kids, most with only 1-2 years riding lessons. These are school horses who had only ever been to one show. Zeus is a 7 year off off-the-track thoroughbred who has only been at River Ridge since July. Polar is a five year old pony, who is much happier in a Nurtural bitless bridle. Even 5-6 year old beginner riders took part in the show – to demonstrate that they could stop the horses in a bitless bridle.

See more about this video and Nurtural No-Bit Bridles at http://www.nurturalhorse.com/Royal_Fair_Bitless.html

Watch for more video coming soon of kids learning to ride in Nurtural Bitless Bridles.

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Natasha is a semi-pro barrel racer in Alberta Canada. Scooter is a hot blooded paint who would never stop in a halter, hackamore or snaffle bit. She skeptically brought him to the Nurtural Bitless Challenge at the 2009 Calgary Stampede.

These challenges take place in 30 minutes. The first 10 minutes shows what this horse and rider can do in their regular bit and bridle. Then we switch them for the first time ever to a Nurtural Bitless Bridle. They have up to 5 minutes to practice, then must repeat everything they did in the bit. The audience scores bitted and bitless. You be the judge!
For more information, contact www.nurturalhorse.com

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The Extreme Mustang Makeover Western Stampede was held in Fort Worth, TX September 18-20, 2009. 100 approved horse trainers had 100 days to train 100 wild mustangs.

Kara Bump from Shepherd Texas trained her mustang Poseiden using a bit. On the day of the competition, she saw the Nurtural Bitless Bridle for the first time and decided to give it a try.
There are 4 parts to this video:
1.In the practice ring, just hours before the contest, Kara rode Poseiden first in the bit so we could see how he behaved.
2.Then for the first time ever, she rode in the Nurtural Bitless Bridle. Watch how Poseiden adapts to the unique pressure-and-release signals of the Nurtural Bitless Bridle.
3.There was a possibility that his earlier issues were caused by a tight saddle, so Kara brought him back into the ring with a more comfortable saddle, riding again in the bit, to prove to herself whether the difference was caused by the Nurtural Bitless Bridle or the saddle. The young mustang was not at all happy to be back in the bit.
4.She chose to compete in the Nurtural Bitless Bridle. Poseiden was happy!

Kara was so impressed, she signed up to be a sales agent for the Nurtural Bitless Bridle. Contact Kara at horsepowwer18@aol.com Ph: (281) 761-1213

Learn more about the at Extreme Mustang Makeover at http://www.extrememustangmakeover.com/

See more videos of more mustangs, other first time users, show-jumping, dressage and more about the Nurtural Bitless Bridle at www.nurturalhorse.com

To become a sales rep or dealer in the USA, contact TACK OBSESSION
US Distributor for Nurtural Bitless Bridles (480) 294-1833 www.TackObsession.com e-mail what@tackobsession.com

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Zoe Brooks and Gerry Guy, Canadian inventors of the Nurtural Bitless Bridle first directed the rider through a series of exercises using their usual bit. This involved keeping a straight line and stopping calmly at walk, trot, canter; then backing up; going through poles; and around a barrel pattern. The audience scored (A) how well they completed each task and (B) how calm and responsive the horse was (their relationship.)

After only 5 minutes practice, they repeated the same exercises bitless in the Nurtural Bitless Bridle. The audience scored them again.

What do you think? You can discuss and score this Nurtural Bitless Clinic at http://nurtural-you.org

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Here is a new video of how to properly fit the Nurtural Bitless Bridle. Remember to leave room for comfort everywhere!

1. Undo one side reinstrap and slip the bridle on like a halter.
2. Adjust the bridle so the noseband rests on the hard part of the horse’s nose.
a. Do the noseband up leaving lots of room for comfort
b. The noseband usually sits 4 fingers below the cheekbone.
c. The noseband is not tight and does not restrict breathing.
3. Do up the reinstrap, leaving lots of room for comfort.
4. Remove the keepers from the Circle-X, if you have not already.
5. The reinstrap rings should meet under the chin. Pull them through the Circle-X to shorten or lengthen.
6. The Circle-X should be about 1.5 inches from the noseband.
7. The reinstrap must cross the fattest part of the horses cheek
8. Do up the keepers on the Circle-X and you are ready to go!

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