NEWS: HORSE RELATED
News: Horse Related - 2011
- May 28, 29: News from All About Horses, Lindsay Ontario
- Voice for the Horse plans Equine Awareness Day
- Topline Georgia the Haflinger and Her New Bitless Bridle
- Can a Bitless Bridle Improve Your Horse’s Health?
- Bitless Bridles Catching on Fast (Farm Show Magaizine Article)
- Bitless Bridles - Flash in the Pan or Paradigm Shift?
- Fox Valley Oliver, the famous Breyer Shire, goes Nurtural
May 28, 29: News from All About Horses, Lindsay Ontario
I have so much to share with you after the ‘All About Horses’ Show in Lindsay - I’ll need to start with just highlights! We did 2 Nurtural Challenges – with riders & horses that have never been bitless. We show first how they perform in their bit, then put them into a Nurtural Bridle. They get 1 -2 minutes to practice, and repeat everything they did in the bit. The immediate improvement in each horse was so dramatic! Video to follow.
Terry Grant from the Mantracker TV show is going to try a Nurtural Bitless Bridle! Did you know he rides a different horse in each show? And apparently some of them can be quite interesting!
Cody Sturgess is an international eventer with Olympic aspirations. He went from being very skeptical to heading home to try a Nurtural!
I met a really cool lady who invented a light that can attach inside your cooler lid or lots of other nifty places like a tack box, and it automatically turns on when you lift the lid.
Several people will be trying Nurtural Challenges of their own very shortly with hopefully even more video to share. We had many great conversations with so many fascinating horse people.
It was the kind of weekend that makes you believe that the paradigm shift is well underway!
See more details and discussions on FaceBook ...
Voice for the Horse plans Equine Awareness Day
What is Equine Awareness Day? During the month of May, we are asking participants from around the world to to share in a celebration and awareness day for horses. May 1st will start the month with a day dedicated to holding horses everywhere in our hearts, saying a silent prayer for all those who suffer at human hands and holding them in the light of love. For the rest of the month we would ask that you dedicate one day (any day you can) of the month to share what you do with horses.
Yvonne Allen, creator of Voice For The Horse says "On May 7th, 2011 ~ on my Equine Awareness Day we will be filming Tiffany Desrosiers singing acapella, our National Anthem in my field with the VFTH Mascots and a few others standing in the background (this is yet to be announced).
Voice For The Horse (VFTH) is a website packed with information and inspiration created to recognize and celebrate the historic connection between horse and human and facilitate a healthy horse/human relationship. It is a platform for change; a platform for the movement of quality information; a way to find those new young faces who will become the supporters of our industry tomorrow; essentially, a 'Voice For The Horse'.
If you are a horse lover, you will find lots to love about Voice For The Horse!
Topline Georgia the Haflinger and Her New Bitless Bridle
This article, which will appear in the Haflinger quarterly newsletter called "The Chatter"
In the Fall of 2008 I became the owner of Topline Georgia the Haflinger. The first challenge was to find a coach willing to take us on. Most said they were not interested, after all we were that bad combination: a green rider and a green horse!
Lindsay Hayes owner of Hayes Horsemanship, was just starting her own coaching and training business having graduated from Meridith Manor International Equestrian Center in the States. She began teaching me to ride on her lesson horses, the plan being that in the Spring 2009 she would begin to train Georgia. I was nervous because she said that she was not sure if this would work, if a new rider could learn to ride on a green horse. I thought it would be okay because Georgia has the Haflinger solid, sensible temperament.
Sure enough, Lindsay told me early in the Fall of 2009 when I tried riding Georgia "You are lucky to have a young horse with whom you can practice and learn." As a matter of fact, I was able to take Georgia to a Hayes Horsemanship School Show at Briarquest Farm only two months after I started to ride her in October 2009! Lindsay has said "I do not believe in bomb proof horses, but Georgia is close."
I ride Georgia six days a week in the Western Discipline, using mostly seat and leg aids to direct her. Recently at the Can Am I purchased a Nurtural Horse Bitless Bridle. I noticed that Georgia was happier right from the tacking up. I liked how easy it is to put the bridle on. She did not resist or express displeasure at all even walking to the arena. At first she had to learn the cues of the bridle. But over time, if you ask me, her moves have come to feel ballet-like when going bitless. For me the pivots, side passes, backing up, circles are smooth, well executed, and easy feeling.
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!
They say this bitless bridle makes for a better relationship of horse and person. They say with the bitless bridle the horse stays calmer and listens better. I think this is all true.
Just a little story: The first day I rode with the bitless bridle, I had my camera, because the folks at Nurtural Horse will look at your photos and make suggestions about bridle fitting. 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
Can a Bitless Bridle Improve Your Horse’s Health?
published in Pennysylvania Equestrian, April 2011
Can a bridle improve your horse’s health?
The people at Nurtural Bitless Bridle say it can.
“There are over forty recognized diseases and ailments caused by regular bitting of a horse’s mouth,” said Zoe Brooks, Director of Nurtural Horse. “In addition to injuries caused by the bit, most bridle nose bands are designed to keep the horse’s mouth shut. An overly tightened nose band can lead to asphyxiation because the delicate nasal passages are held in an unnatural position and the nostrils cannot flair properly.”
In contrast, the noseband of the Nurtural Bitless Bridle sits high up on the nose, so it does not restrict breathing. Every strap of the Nurtural stays loose unless you are pulling on a rein. The patented Circle-XTM prevents the noseband from becoming tight.
“The physical problems of bits and tight bridles are outweighed many times by behavioral problems,” Brooks continued. “When horses use a Nurtural Bitless Bridle, you see immediate relaxation and improvement in their performance.”
The Nurtural Bitless is a unique design different from any other bridle. It provides more points of communication and more consistent communication, so the horse quickly and clearly understands what you want. The Nurtural’s patented Cirlce-X under the jaw keeps every strap in the perfect position to give a consistent signal whenever you pull on a rein. The textured noseband holds its position and improves control when slowing and stopping. Short reinstraps improve steering control. Put together, it communicates more clearly and lets people do more with their horses than they can with other bridles.
Nurtural Bitless Bridles are becoming more available in tack shops. In addition, the company provides fast economical shipping and excellent customer service through their online and EBay stores. Visit the website at www.nurturalhorse.com or phone 1-877-877-5845.
Farm Show Magazine Article Proves Its Own Headline
Bitless Bridles are indeed catching on fast!
Our phones started ringing as soon as this article hit the stands. That's not how it was 5 years ago. Bitless bridles have gained a new and significant acceptance in the horse world.
The many articles and blogs and posts and videos over the past 5+ years have proven that most horses perform better and are happier in a Nurtural Bitless Bridle.
Why Nurtural? Read the Farm Show Article
Bitless Bridles - Flash in the Pan or Paradigm Shift?
That was the title of a popular one hour lecture presented in 2011 by Zoe Brooks at Horse World Expo in Maryland and Pennsylvania, and at CanAm in Ontario.
Over half the audience were considering buying their first bitless bridle. More and more people every day are joining the shift to bitless, and anyone who has done their research agrees that the Nurtural is better.
This comment from Jeanette in Texas is common among bitless enthusiasts:
"I switched to bitless when I started riding after many years of not riding, and discovered that there was such a thing as a bitless bridle. I will never put a bit in horse's mouth again, and I try to convert every rider that I meet! There are so many people who are concerned about doing the best for their horses that I find it hard to believe that we won't eventually change the world."
Lecture Handout Part 1... Part 2...
River Meadow Stallions Go Nurtural
Feb 24 to 27th: Horse World Expo in Pensylvania.
River Meadow Stallions of Pennsylvania chose the Nurtural bitless because it gives such clear and consistent signals. Oliver and the other stallions love them.
Check our Facebook page for more photos and video of Fox Valley Oliver, the famous Breyer Shire, using the Nurtural for the first time.
More good news! You can compete bitless in dressage at all the upcoming shows at River Meadow Stallions! No need to go online or move to The Netherlands. Right in Pennsylvania. Go Bitless!
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