Developing Katrina for Dressage in a Nurtural Bitless Bridle 2009-1

See the amazing difference when this Canadian horse goes from bit to the Nurtural bitless
!
When Susan started training Katrina in 2008, the horse had trouble moving forward.
Susan first tried the Nurtural Bitless Bridle in one of the first Nurtural Bitless Challenges at the 2008 Calgary Stampede. When she began training Katrina bitless, she found it took about half the time to get her to go forward into the bridle than with a bit.
This demonstration took place at the 2009 Calgary Stampede.
There is another video posted of Susan riding Katrina in the Canadian breed demo at The Masters at Spruce Meadows. We will continue to follow Susan and Katrinas progress.
Enjoy!

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[KiwiGal77]

Beautiful horse!! But yet agan this is not an example of a horse who doesn't like the bit - this is an example of a rider with unsteady and unelastic hands causing constant jerking on the horses mouth (especially evident in the horse at walk when he gets caught everytime he bobs), that is what the horse is objecting to. To make it worse, the hose is in a strong curb bit, the description says she was having problems getting the horse to move forward, so why put a strong bit like a curb on??

[NurturalHorse]

@KiwiGal77 That may be fair criticism of the rider, or not. However, this is an example of reality - Susan is a well respected coach. I have seen lots of coaches and riders do far worse.

Without the bit, this horse does better for this rider. As we see 99% of the time.

If we have failed in thousands of years to train riders to use bits properly, let's give them a tool they can easily use! Zoe

[KiwiGal77]

@NurturalHorse Yes I agree. There are many many top Grand Prix dressage and jumping riders who shouldn't be allowed to have bits in their horses mouth! It's a real shame that riders feel the need to control their horses and force their horses into a frame by use of the bit, but although a bitless is a much better solution for the horse (and therefore should be used), I tink what really needs to change is the training. Promote classical dressage and end this horrible rollkur era!

[NurturalHorse]

@KiwiGal77 Great comment! I am doing a presentation at the MD Horse World Expo later this month. May I quote you?

[Parkstar2010]

her hands are unsteady and way too wide (1:14-1:18) and shes yanking on the horse to stay still when she speaks in the mic. She also doesnt appear to be using her seat to ride, but she uses her hands.

[andtrrrot]

The Weymouth bit she's riding in is illegal for dressage competition.

[KiwiGal77]

@NurturalHorse Yes you may. I am no bitless advocate, but definately an advocate for horse welfare and don't like to see horses mouths being yanked around any more than you do! (don't like to see horses noses beind yanked around either actually lol)

[KiwiGal77]

Bitless bridles like this are so much for forgiving than a bit, which is why the horses seem so much happier in them if they have a rider with poor hands (which is most riders these days unfortuantely), and I don't blame them!! It would suck constantly getting jerked in the mouth. I think people should have to earn a bit, only once they have shown in a bitless that they can have a constant, soft and elastic contact and do not use the reins for balance, and ALWAYS start in a simple soft snaffle