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Zoe leading Hazel, the mare that inspired the Nurtural Bridle I would like to thank the many wonderful people who have
taken time to share their stories and photos. The people and horses come from a wide variety of ages and expertise.

Every story shares two common themes, the horses are happier, and the people are happier. Please enjoy the real life experiences and hear more every week at our FaceBook page.
I hope you will join!

... Zoe Brooks, designer, with Hazel - the mare who inspired the Nurtural Bitless Bridle™

Thanks you Nurture for giving my horse back.

My horse Ledgie hated every bit I tried. She would fight me every time I tried to put one in her mouth. When I did finally did get her to take a bit she would shake her head and chew on it. I have spent a lot of money tiring all types of bits, still nothing would work for her. There had to be something better.

After much reading and looking at bitless bridles, I decided on Nurtural. I received my Impressive Western bridle Tuesday. I followed the directions and fitted it to her. It was great not fighting her to open her mouth. Ledge is a big horse, 16 hands high and 1100 lbs.

My friends were saying I would never be able to control her but I believe in the bridle. I climbed on and away we went. I couldn't believe it was the same horse, she was not fighting the bit. Ledge was calm on the trail, everybody couldn't believe it was my horse, she followed every command I would ask her to do, a pleasure to ride. Your bridle completely changed my horse from a handful to a horse that is calmer, handles easy and stands still. Thanks you Nurture for giving my horse back. Mike Clarkson, Georgetown, Ohio

This bridle is the best thing I have every spent money on!

Love it, love it (double love)!

Used the bridle for the first time on Saturday. With some trepidation. DJ seemed to understand it immediately. Rode again yesterday. I am so impressed with it - - he turns, he stops, he seems more relaxed, I don't think this is my imagination. This is going to change my whole perspective on riding.

Thank you, thank you!

Mary

I think that the bitless bridle has made me a better rider.

I think that the bitless bridle has made me a better rider. I have to keep my hands lower; turn from the middle to direct the horse; ask for the back up in a gentler way. My use of the aids has improved so much that during a recent lesson, Lindsay my coach removed the bridle all together. Georgia and I managed very nice circles at the walk and at the trot with no bridle at all!

... I went to take a picture of Georgia in the field after the ride. She saw me there, and immediately walked over for a nuzzle. It might have been coincidence, but I actually think she came over because she felt closer to me because of the bitless bridle.

Teresa Corrigan, London, Ontario ... Read the full article of Goegia the Halflinger on our News Page

Strong mare goes better in it the Nurtural than the German silver snaffle ...

"... I have three horses and at present I am renting a 25 acre farm where they reside in a beautiful natural environment with pasture, forest and trails in the heart of Langley, B.C.

I have started both of my young horses myself and even though the older mare Angel is quite strong, I use a nurtural bridle on her and I swear she goes better in it than the german silver snaffle bit I used to use on my TB Five Sails (who I switched over to bitless when he was about 16).

The younger of the two VFTH Mascots, Mischief hates a bit and goes so well in the Nurtural bridle that I have become absolutely sold on it. I used a different bitless bridle that Five Sails used years ago (I didn’t know of any other options at the time) however Mischief loves the nurtural bridle and really quite frankly does not like this other one I have."

Yvonne Allen of Voice For The Horse

Check out all the great stuff at http://www.voiceforthehorse.com/ and the plans for Equine Awareness Day in May, 2011

International Show Jumper goes Nurtural!

Here’s what Kaylen Spooner said:
“I schooled Cristallo in his bitless bridle before the Nations Cup yesterday and the USA won. Today (Sept 12, 2010) we schooled bitless, and he was second in the CN international $1,000,000 class.
He is so much happier. It is amazing because he is such a strong horse, we were always trying stronger and stronger bits. When I school him bitless he relaxes and enjoys our work. Then when Richard uses the bit in the show ring he is much more responsive.
Thank you Zoe”

Note from Zoe: More and more competetive riders are finding that their horses do better when they train bitless. So while you are waiting for those rules to change - you and your horse can improve your relationship and perfromance by going Nurtural!

I ride Endurance in my Nurtural!

Check out my blog on endurance training... I've shared the Nurtural website with my readers.
Training For Endurance Riding
Endurance Riding - Join me in my journey towards the Tevis Cup! enduranceriding.me

JayaMae Gregory

I'm going to show them that I can race a Standarbred with a Nurtural bitless bridle

Standardbred Racing

If you want to see a racing Standardbred on a Nurtural bitless bridle for the first time :

http://www.youtube.com.../watch?v=E0Cn84JYKzQ

and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjxVD9sv7P4&feature=related

Nadia James

I could feel the difference right away.

Sherri; I want you to know that I did recieve my bitless bridle today.

I also want you to know I am extremely happy with the Quality of the Beta Bridal. This line will out live any of my horses. Plus it is easy to clean with soap and water. The construction is OUTSTANDING. I am now in the process of outfitting all my horses in the Beta line.

The horses just love them and it only took 20 min for them to learn to ride with no bit. I am already seeing a difference in our relationship. They are no longer a slave but rather a partner. I have one mare that has been impossible. She resented being told what to do. She was a keg of dinomite on her best days. I put the bitless on her and I could feel the difference right away. Not only was she listening but she responded to every thing I asked without the usual attitude. She is my favorite horse and I literally came off her back with tears of joy.

Thank you for this from the bottom of my heart. I am now clearing my tack room of all headstalls and bits and Only your bitless will hang in my tack room from this day forward. I will be ordering another one Friday without hesitation.

Thank You, Sandy

Happy horses! Happy Kids! at Broken Arrow Ranch

Happy horses at Broken Arrow Ranch Happy kids in Nurtural Bitless bridles Hello Zoe!
How are you? We are doing great. Summer is flying by so fast.
How is Nurtural Horse doing? Have you all been busy showing off your product? I hope people are loving your bridles.
As you can see here, all these equines are happy working in their Nurtural bridles. As the youth that ride here use these bridles, they are learning to empathize with their mounts. I love it! I'm sure that as they realize they don't need bits in the mouths of their horses and ponies, they'll grow up to be adults and choose the same for their own horses. They won't have to waste $$ on all kinds of bits!!

Blessings!
Cheryl Van Herk Happy kids in Nurtural Bitless bridles

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Yes you can collect!

Collected canter in a Nurtural Bitless Bridle I purchased a Nurtural Bitless bridle a few months ago from Robin at Skymark, here in Vineland, Ontario. I just wanted you to know how pleased I am with this purchase and to include some pictures of me and my horse Red (AKA Devilish Prospect).

Red is a OTTB who was retrained as a hunter horse and basic dressage. He was two years of the track when I purchased him last August. He had impulsion issues -no whoa- and was very stiff and bracy. He was a very tense individual. We had trouble getting any sort of relaxation from him and he was constantly chomping and fighting the bit. I finally stopped my dressage lessons in frustration and rode in a rope halter for almost two months to break the downward spiral that we were in.

But I wanted the finesse of dressage! It is hard to fine-tune in a rope halter! Someone at my barn had a Nurtural Bitless bridle that was working quite well for her horse and suggested I try one out. So I did.

Collected, hunter horse with Review Nutural Bitless Bridle Reviews It took him a while to get the feel of it, not so much for whoa/go/turn, but to ROUND up. And yes, for all those skeptics out there whom I've talked with, you can round up a horse and be 'on the bit' with no bit! Now, Red does need to properly develop the muscle along the topline of his neck, but he is now very easy to round up, working that hind end and carrying himself in a frame when asked. He no longer is pre-occupied with his mouth and can concentrate on what I am asking of him, giving me things I did not know he knew.
His lower lip actually flops just a little as we go along in a working trot...a far cry from the 'tight mouth' that he used to be.

And foam! Yes, we get the 'lipstick' foam we all look for as a sign of acceptance and relaxation.

I tried him in a bit twice since beginning to ride bitless, and both rides were a bracy disaster, full of every evasion in the book. Today, in these pictures, you can see how happy he is working bitless.

"This has made a world of difference for my horse! If only we can convince the Dressage community to allow bitless bridles in their shows, because Red and I would love to show them how it is done!" ...
Angela Vuyk, Campden, Ontario

UPDATE August 2009:
Just thought I'd give you an update on me and my horse Red. I was so pleased when I saw our pictures on the website!

We had a little in-house dressage show at our barn earlier this summer that was judged by a Certified OEF Coach 2 who routinely judges all over Ontario. As it was just a 'schooling' show, we were able to compete in our bitless bridle. For our first time ever showing, we scored a 63% and a 61% for Training Level Tests 1 and 2! Over and over the judge commented on how she could not believe we did this with no bit..... ... Not bad for a horse who, when he was in a bit, was bracey, inflexible and tense.

Thanks again for your wonderful product, ... Angela Vuyk

Fast and furious cross country course, Dublin, Ireland

Got my lovely Dales Pony Jack a red Nurtural Bitless bridle, must be nearly 3 years ago now. I was only just starting him and he has never had a bit in his mouth. We have progressed along great in your bridle and on Sunday took him off to the McKen Run which can get fairly fast and furious. It is a cross country course that goes on for over 2 hours and twenty horses all out together. Even a donkey would have gotten excited. He was so good.

I was asked twice if I would have any brakes in the bridle and Jack showed them just how good and responsive he was.

We were out for two and a half hours flying over the north County Dublin countryside in the sunshine. By the end of the day when we were all coming home we got some lovely comments about how good he was in his bitless bridle. So just to say thank you. ... Liz and Jack

Baby aka Simply Noble in her new bridle

standard Breed Horse in Nutural Bitless Bridle I ordered the Impressive bridle form you last Monday and received it in the mail on Friday. Wow what a beautiful bridle! I am so happy with the quality of the leather and the way it is made. So I just could not wait to try it out on my mare Baby.

Baby is an off the track Standardbred. I've ridden her in lots of bits but most recently in just a simple French linked loose ring snaffle. No training issues or problems. I am a professional horse trainer and barefoot trimmer so for me going bitless was not really about the common issues that people seem to have with their horses and bits. Baby is as soft as they come.

I decided to try your bridle all because of a good friend of mine named Rodger Pyle. He has been riding his horses in the Nurtural for about two years I think. I know he also managed to convert another horse trainer by sending her one of your bridles to try and she became a huge fan. I still didn't pay much attention until this spring when he invited me to ride his mare. She's no beginners horse and I sure was a bit worried about getting up on this fiery appy with no bit in her mouth but I went ahead and rode her. I rode her a number of times over this spring and early summer and more and more was impressed with the Nurtural's feel.

Well I got to wondering just how it would be to take my mare out of the bit. She's soft already and I wondered if I could get her more soft even.

Like I said the bridle came on Friday and I went out and put it on her on Saturday during a work break. I did just as your video showed. Put it on adjusted it and showed her real quick how it worked then got up on her... bareback. Wow was I amazed. She was responding even lighter and faster than in the bit. Didn't think it was possible.

Well today I took her out on the trails in this bridle and was pleased to find that I really could not tell the difference between the bitless and my old bit. Had a good hard run and no trouble with slowing her back down. No problems getting her to lift her head during grazing breaks no trouble steering stopping etc. The bitless feels exactly like the snaffle in my hands and to me, I am extremely kinesthetic, feel is very important.

Thanks for such a great product and amazing customer service. ...Cherie

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