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Nurtural Horse is proud to be the 'spark' that ignited the Bitless Revolution!
(We realize that the time was right thanks to many before us who paved the way,
and are pleased that we took the bold step to coin the phrase and publicize the concept.)
We believe that the success people are enjoying in the unique design of our
Nurtural No-Bit BridlesTM has taken the bitless bridle movement to a new level.
Upcoming Interviews:
Wed. June 11th, 2008
Listen to a past interview with Kathryn Raaker of Lets Just Talk
Reports and comments from past interviews
Wed Jan 23rd; Thurs Jan 24;
Link to the
Ultimate Customer Comments
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Talking with horses through an animal communicator!
Read the Press Release sent to radio stations
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NEW!!!
Interview with Joy Turner
June
11th 3:PM to 4 PM Eastern Time
RADIO STATION KKNW-AM 1550, Seattle,
Washington.
Simulcast at
www.1150kknw.com
Zoe Brooks joins animal communicator
Joy Turner to
talk about how our bitless bridles makes people
and horses happier, and also ask
horses 'what they think of bits vs. bitless'.
Follow up
interview from Zoe's previous interview in January.
Yep! We're going to talk with the animals! We'll get it "straight from the horse's mouth!"
Talking with Horses! Meet the horses that will share their feelings
with Joy !
Mina, a 29 year
old mare from the UK who was ridden in a bit until this summer
Dell,
"The Horse with Hope", a nine year old dressage prospect with an injured
tongue
Zeus,
the off the track thoroughbred featured in student riding videos
“Being able to understand animals has been with me my whole life. I was born with the two most important qualities to be able to effectively and completely communicate with all species. First, a deep, abiding love for all life and animals in particular; and, second, the belief in animals’ equality with humans. Communicating with all species is a natural ability I was born with, and my parents, instead of teaching me out of it, had the grace to allow it to be and encourage me.
It is through this deep, abiding love, respect and honor that animals have come to trust me to accurately and completely deliver to their humans any message they choose to communicate. They trust that no matter what is said, I will deliver the message exactly as it was given to me; without translation, using the exact words and thoughts, even the exact tone and inflexion if they want me to, so that their humans hear all the nuances of what they have to say.
Throughout my life, animals have always been the primary focus of my life. And I came to realize my life’s work as well as my greatest dream and true passion was to help animals be accepted in their true roles in our lives and the world in general. So about 12 years ago, I began offering my services to animals professionally. Over the years I have honed my abilities with the help of all the animals I have communed with and can now speak with all levels of Beings – personality, mental, emotional and Soul – as well as teach others to do the same.
I have discovered that no matter how wonderful a relationship we have with those animals who grace our lives, it can always get better.
I invite you to experience communication at this level and learn how communicating telepathically and empathically can enhance your relationships with all those great and wonderful Beings who share your life.”
Joy hosts the radio talk show, "Talk With Your Animals," on KKNW 1150AM Wednesdays 12-1 PM Pacific time which re-broadcasts on www.animalradio.com. She has hosted the television show Talk With Your Animals, writes columns for IG Times and Modern Dog Magazines, wrote the column, "The Communicator," for allpets.com magazine,and is the author of the book series, "The Spiritual Principles of Consciousness and Manifestation." (Book I - Living Happily in 3D - is available for order in your local book stores.) She offers private and group communication and energetic sessions, seminars, animal communication playshops, healing energy playshops and does benefits for numerous animal groups. She has been interviewed for magazine, newspaper, and radio shows internationally.
Joy lives on 10 acres outside Seattle, Washington with her dogs - Braveheart and Amira, cats - Mercury and Venus, horses - Dream Weaver, Ala, Deleite and Diego and canaries - Sing and Song.
Meet the horses who will 'talk' with Joy Turner about their feelings of bit vs bitless:
Mina - a 29 year old mare in the UK. Her rider, Caitriona began riding Mina bitless to prepare for her upcoming ride across India to raise awareness and funds for abused animals.
Here is an update from October:
Just keeping you up to date, I rode Mina bareback and bitless Yesterday and she went beautifully, "on the bit" the whole time. I find it's much easier to give subtle aids with this bridle and my downward transitions are much better as she isn't able to lock her jaw.
Background:
I share Mina with three other girls who do one or two days a week. We
think that Mina is an ex-racehorse, Her owner bought her from the riding
school she was working in 26 years ago in south London. Mina actually came
over from Ireland with no history but she bucked off anybody who put their
leg on her while riding.
Her owner
said that Mina was obviously used to jumping and galloping when she got
her and that along with her previous hatred of feeling the riders leg led
us to conclude that she must have been a racehorse. When Mina moved to the
yard she is in now her
owner actually rode her the 15kms along
highways from south London to the north London/ Hertfordshire yard we're
at now. Her daughter Mali is also at the yard but has a much calmer
temperament despite being a chestnut mare!
In October 2008 Caitriona O’Leary and her Mewari stallion, Chandra, will be raising money for TOLFA by riding the old nomadic trail from Udaipur to Pushkar ka Mela: the biggest camel fair in the world. The ride will see them cover some 400kms over desert roads and dusty tracks. Economic growth has not hit the remoter areas of Rajasthan and many farmers injure their animals through ignorance and a lack of access to medicines. Petrol and break fluid are used as wound ointments and red chili power to treat eye problems. The ride aims to raise enough money for the Tree of Life for animals to run education camps in villages which will have far reaching long term benefits. Read more at http://www.givemeaning.com/project/pushkar2008
Deborah
Adams is a Grand Prix dressage rider who has competed, trained, and judged
for over thirty-five years.
One of her current horses is "Adaleah" nicknamed "Dell" who she rescued from
a field last year. "Dell" is a nine year old Thoroughbred mare. After
starting her basic dressage training it was apparent that temperamentally
there was something very wrong in that the horse was explosive to the point
of being dangerous. With all of her experience Deb could not determine what
the problem was until she discovered that Dell's tongue was scarred so
deeply across it's surface that it must have almost been severed when the
injury occured. What abuse the horse suffered we do not know.
Not wanting to give up on Dell, Deborah researched bitless bridles and found The Nurtural Horse bridle website. She immediately ordered the bridle, restarted Dell's training with it, and reports that there has not been one incidence of violent behavior on the horse's part. She is calm, looks forward to working, and has achieved a high level of performance in the Nurtural Bridle.
Here's what Deb Adams had to say after the interview...
Now that was great today on the
radio show!!! I thought you spoke so eloquently about your passion for the
Bridle...and explained how it works very understandably...the physic aspect
was most enjoyable and we all need to feel the love and affirmation that we
are doing right by our animal charges..
I will start the "Dell Diaries" straight away..
And I need to order a Bridle for my colt... Thanks for all You do....DEB
Zeus, Off-the-Track Thoroughbred gelding near Toronto Ontario Canada.
Comments from Stephanie Smith, written 2006:
I am also riding a Thoroughbred gelding named Zeus who loves to jump. He had been off for a year when I started riding him and I didn’t hesitate to ride him in the Nurtural bridle. Zeus too, responded positively and even though we have a lot of work to do until he is at his full potential, we both enjoy jumping fences over three feet.
Zeus rides very much on his forehand so it is important I really ride him onto his haunches when we approach the higher fences. When I rode in a regular bridle with a bit, I remember being asked to sit the horse back on their haunches when approaching a fence and finding only that my horse tossed his head and fussed. When I ask Zeus to collect I feel him responsively come back onto his haunches and he does not break stride.
All of the experiences I have had with the Nurtural bridle have been positive ones and I have never experienced a poor response to it. Now riding in a regular bridle feels strange and not as controlled as when I ride in the Nurtural bridle. Take my word for it when I say that this bridle is a real problem solver for those horses with the over sensitive mouths or just fear of the bit.
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Watch for a recording of this fascinating interview posted soon
... and a recording to follow. A huge Thank-You to Joy and to all the
horses who communicated their thoughts and feelings.
Link to the
Ultimate Customer Comments
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PDF file: Talking with horses through an animal communicator!
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______________________________________________________________________Thursday, January 24, 2008; 8:05 AM ET
TOPIC: Is Horse Abuse Being Ignored?
RADIO STATION: WCCC-FM 106.9; 23,000 Watts - Rock
CITY, STATE: Hartford, CT
SIMULCAST ON INTERNET: (x) Yes Website Address: www.wccc.com
LENGTH OF INTERVIEW: 20 Minutes - Live (approx)
NAME OF HOST: Sebastian
"Sebastian In The Morning" is a locally produced morning show featuring general interest talk, rock music with local news, sports, traffic and weather. The show includes entertainment and rock music news as well as interviews with lifestyle and music personalities.
Sebastian, an iconic Connecticut radio veteran on the air at The Rock. The guy you hate to love, and love to hate, covering the spectrum of morning talk topics from sports to sex and everything in between.
We are The Rock 106.9 WCCC. We call ourselves the Rock because that is what we do. We play a wide variety of songs for a wide variety of rock fans. We play songs our listeners have told us "rock". Some are old some are new. Some are hits some are not.
Note from Zoe:
Well that was certainly fun folks! Hope you tuned in! We had a great time talking about horses, how you bond with them and how much happier they are when they switch to a Nurtural bitless bridle.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
2:PM to 2:30 PM Eastern Time
RADIO STATION: WZNZ-AM 1460 Jacksonville, FL Simulcast at www.1460.us
The "Down to Business Andy Johnson" radio show is syndicated in several N.E. Florida radio markets. Use the show! Let it be your soapbox. Let it serve as a bulletin board. Let the show be your chance to help sell other folks on the way that you see things. This show is Florida's best, most timely, most heated, most fun, most constructive, most prescient, & most efficacious... political & public policy live radio call-in talk show.
Why not tune in, call in and be part of the show!
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Listen to a past interview
Kathryn Raaker of
Lets Just Talk features guests
discussing the latest issues and topics from around the world. Always
entertaining and informative for you and your family.
January 5, 2008
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? Natural Horsemanship Expert, Zoe Brooks, Reveals Five Tips To Stop You From Hurting Your Cherished Animal. Listen to the MP3 files ...
Note from Zoe: I would like to clarify that I do not consider myself a Natural Horsemanship Expert - not in the broad and typical use of those words. My expertise is limited to one 'next phase' of natural horsemanship: completing your training, riding or driving using the pressure-and-release of our Nurtural bitless bridle. But I am a naturally-born expert horse lover!
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Overview of Topic / Information sent to radio stations
Please enjoy reading the press release that we issued, with assistance of a professional publicity company, listen to the recordings of past shows or join us live for future interviews.
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They Shoot Horses Don’t They?
Natural Horsemanship Expert
Reveals
Five Tips To Stop You Hurting Your Cherished Animal
Topic Overview
Fifteen hundred years ago, Atilla The Hun devised a method of putting a piece of metal into a horse’s mouth so his army could ride and control them. This practice of using metal bits is still the standard today. Atilla was not renowned for his kindness to people, and his invention of the horse’s bit is perhaps just as cruel.
It might have taken 1500 years, but the equestrian world is beginning to recognize that using a traditional metal bit is painful for a horse. ‘Bitless, Treeless and Barefoot’ is the new trend in horsemanship and its popularity is growing rapidly. One of the chief exponents of this method is Zoe Brooks, designer of the Nurtural No-Bit Bridle, who here gives five key tips designed to stop people hurting their horses.
1. A horse’s mouth is very sensitive so a metal bit can be an instrument of torture. “A bitless bridle cradles the horse’s head, allowing the rider to apply gentle, consistent pressure to guide the horse,” says Zoe.
2. Heavy hands hurt. “Many riders think they need to tug sharply on the reins, but this causes pain, can cause health issues and lead to behavioral issues as well.”3. Try being ‘tree-free.’ “A treeless saddle is more flexible and comfortable for both horse and rider. And remember, saddle size counts – don’t just buy the first one you see, or the cheapest.”
4. Not all horses need shoes. “It depends on where and how you ride, but your horse may well not need shoes. Many experts believe that an unshod hoof pumps blood better and thus leads to a healthier horse.”
5. Reward your horse. “Bond with your horse and hang out with it in the round pen. Teaching your horse to obey through fear doesn’t get you anywhere. Simply petting your horse is a great way to reward it.”Perhaps Atilla’s – dare we say it – reign over the horse is finally over and a thoroughly modern, caring method is taking over. As Zoe rightfully points out; “What horse owner wouldn’t want to find a more nurturing and gentle way to work with the horse they love?”
About Zoe Brooks
Zoe is the co-founder of Nurtural Horse. She was born and raised in Northern Ontario and has been a devoted horse lover from birth. She designed and patented the Nurtural No-Bit Bridle after seeking a better way to ride her own horse, Hazel, when she and her husband bought a 500 acre farm. When not on the farm Zoe is a quality management consultant for medical labs. She pioneered the concept of “Performance-Driven Quality Control,” and is the author of a textbook by the same name, Zoe is on faculty at The University of Medicine and Dentistry in Newark, NJ. teaching a post graduate course in Clinical Laboratory Data Analysis. Her quality control work has taken her across the US, Canada, Korea, Australia
, China, England, Finland & Bermuda. If you happen to be interested in the quality of medical laboratory results, Zoe's other website can be found at www.zoebrooksquality.com/harmonizeNurtural Horse - Nurturing Horses and Horse Lovers since 2005