Nurtural Coach Program

I don’t remember exactly how I came to look for a bit less bridle. I have always been interested in trying out new products. I started out making my own unique rope halters and selling them in my area. They were a great hit even before natural horsemanship started gaining popularity. I tried many things such as going barefoot, treeless saddles, riding in halters and even bareback but there are always new and exciting things out there.

I had first heard of this type of bitless bridle over two years ago and finally acquired one in march of 2007. From that moment on there was no going back. Young horses I worked with automatically had brakes and turning as if they had been born and raised in this bridle. My old mare whom I rescued no longer wheezed when a bit was placed in her mouth and coughed when you asked her to stop. Because of this bridle she can be ridden almost every day. It has been a big influence on my riding students as well as my friends and myself. Anyone who rides my horses rides in this bridle and I encourage everyone else that I know to ride in it too. With less hands and more seat it gives every horse a break. Once the owners get over the skepticism of a bitless bridle of course they come to the light and realize change is a good thing.

I am a certified equine massage therapist and student of the online equine science from the university of Guelph. I work with horses and people every day helping to bring an understanding of how humans and horses can work together in harmony. Future endeavors include traveling to Oklahoma to complete a course in horseshoeing and completing her online courses. I am a leader and member of the local 4H association and member of the Essex county carriage driving club. I am always around to help others with anything horse related, English, western or driving and would be glad to help you with trying out Nurtural bridle at your facility.

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NEW! Susan Annan - Wellandport, ON

Phone: 905-386-7434 Email Susan: susan_annan@yahoo.ca

H.A.T.S - Horse Alternative Therapeutic Services

I adopted a 15 year old Standardbred mare for our program. She came with a western bridle. When ridden she pulled and drooled. I tried many different bits, even a rubber one - and not much improvement. I had purchased a bitless bridle at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, so we tried it. She was like a different horse! No more pulling, no more drooling, even easier to control - no more fighting her.

I teach therapeutic riding in Pelham. We have 4 horses. As our riders are handicapped and somewhat nervous they tend to pull on the reins. The Nurtural Bitless Bridle seems to work best for horse and rider.

We have switched 3 of 4 horses to bitless.

The volunteers especially appreciate not having to warm bits up and cleaning them!

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Tanya Ament, Bethany, Ontario E-mail Tanya
Paradise Ranch Morgans
Tanya is considered one of the best driver/trainers in Canada winning numerous national and international driving Championships. She has trained and taken 3 of her special Morgan’s to the elusive title of “Canadian National Grand Champion”! Tanya’s objective at her clinics is to show you her “Alternative Way To Enjoy Your Horse”. Teaching you and your horse how to drive safely and have fun doing it!
Link here to read about Driving in Paradise and Tanya's experiences with bitless driving

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Kurt Hick, Port Elgin, Ontario E-mail Kurt for more information
Coach of the bitless Pas de Deux at the 2006 Royal Winter Fair

... "a bit about me":

I have horse experience for almost 30 years.

Started training with Franz and Bonnie Romach (website dressage Ltd.) when I was ten years old.

Got my youth German riding medal in Bronze 1979, Youth riding medal in Silver 1980

Riding Medal Bronze adults 1982,in Silver 1985 as well as Trainer license level 3

Trained since 1980 with Hans Dahmen Grand Prix state proven Riding instructor FN-Germany.

Showed in Dressage, Jumping, Eventing as well as Harness Driving

My goals:

train the principles of Riding (7-point Training-schedule)

do it with understanding horse and rider

do it without harming a horse.

offer:

clinics in balance between rider and horse

clinics 7point training schedule FN Germany

clinics in bitless riding

starting and retraining horses under saddle and harness

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Gerry Guy, Worthington, (Sudbury) Ontario E-mail Gerry for more information
Trainer/organizer for the Nurtural Training DVD.

Gerry Guy of Nurtural Horse is a naturally talented horse trainer who particularly enjoys the challenges of first rides of difficult horses. Gerry uses his own natural training methods to listen to each horse and calm them into quickly accepting the Nurtural No-Bit BRIDLE^TM, saddle, and rider.

Gerry offers training of young or difficult horses at our facility or yours, and also conducts clinics on nurtural training for bitless first rides.

See more examples in the Nurtural Training DVD, where Gerry plays the lead role.

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USA

Klara Van der Waal New Gloucester, Maine E-mail: wilsonbrookfarmllc@maine.rr.com
Wilson Brook Farm 41 Gabriel Woods Road

Born and raised in Holland, Klara’s first word was “paard”, the Dutch word for horse. She began riding lessons at age nine from a dressage veteran, Jan van der Sluijs.

All school vacations were spent as a working student cleaning stalls, grooming and tacking horses for lessons, and riding horses while learning as much as she could.

Klara continued as a working student at dressage and therapeutic riding stables throughout her young life. She participated for several years coaching disabled children on horseback.

Later, working in different parts of Europe as a tour guide, Klara sought out the barns and rode English. After moving to the United States in 1993, she began to study western in conjunction with natural horsemanship techniques.

Klara Vanderwaal offers lessons to all ages, welcoming beginners and advanced riders. Her philosophy is grounded in safe and intelligent horsemanship, focused on establishing a successful partnership between the horse and rider. Lessons are flexible and tailored to each student. Klara firmly believes that each horse and rider team is unique in their needs and learning styles, requiring a individualized approach. Half and full horse leasing is available for intermediate and advanced riders ages 16 and older.

Read more at http://www.wilsonbrookfarm.com/
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United Kingdom

Wendy Wainwright Northampton, Northants E-mail: info@bitlesshorse.co.uk

I have been using bitless bridles on and off for over 15 years, back then there was very little choice in what you could use and mostly I rode with reins attached to a noseband, effective but not very sophisticated. It was my present horse Ember who would under no circumstances wear a bit that inspired me to learn as much as possible about bitless bridles and teach others about them. I find the Nurtural No-bit Bridle™ a versatile and widely accepted bridle by horses. It’s gentle cross over action helps promote effective communication. I am also the founder of the Bitless Horse Association designed to support bitless bridle users and promote the use of bitless bridles in every discipline.

Bitless Horse is a bitless bridle advice and hire service. Clients can either hire bridles directly or I can visit them and go through the fitting and introduction of the bridle. I also run Bitless Discovery Days for the full bitless experience. I am available for instruction, my approach to this is different to other trainers, my methods work on the basis that everything is interconnected so peak performance cannot be reached if there are problems in other areas, with great emphasis placed on the relationship between horse and rider. Bitless bridles are an essential part of this process.
Please contact me if you wish to view the Nurtural No-Bit BridleTM

Visit Wendy at her wesite: www.bitlesshorse.com

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How to become a Nurtural Coach:

Do you:

__ Believe that the Nurtural No-Bit BRIDLE^TM causes less pain and fewer problems?

__ Enjoy using a Nurtural No-Bit BRIDLE^TM for your own personal use?

__ Use Nurtural No-Bit BRIDLE^TM in your training programs, camps or schools?

Would you like to:

__ Write a brief entertaining story of your experiences and success stories with the Nurtural No-Bit BRIDLE^TM for our web site?

__ Write up a brief description of yourself, your facilities, and the training programs camps or schools that you offer, including opportunities for others to learn equestrian skills using a Nurtural No-Bit BRIDLE^TM for our web site?

__ Allow occasional guests to visit your facilities to see the Nurtural No-Bit BRIDLE^TM in action?

__ Cross link our web sites?

__ Submit short write-ups (maybe quarterly), telling folks about your nurtural experiences

Here's what we can do:

__ Post your descriptions and stories at our web site

__ Cross link our web sites

__ Enrol you in an exclusive bulletin board for Nurtural Coaches

__ Provide you with order forms to purchase Nurtural Horse products at a discounted price

How can you make it happen?

__ Send Zoe an e-mail

Let's chat a little! I'll send you an enrolment form. It's that simple!

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