BITS & BRIDLES
BITS & BRIDLES
Each day I make a practice of studying something relevant to my work for at least an hour. I do this to keep my ability to focus and study FIT (because our distractible device driven world this is at risk ) but also because it feeds my curiosity (and that is a little know practice that is important for mental health!).
This week I finished studying this very cool course put together by The Bit Fitter on Bitting and Bridle Fitting - Essentials for Horse Owners https://thebitfitter.com/bitting-and-bridle-foundations/
I already knew a lot about this but I learnt something really relevant and interesting on each slide.
Considering I rate 80% of most horse carry a decent level of worry about the bit, I cannot recommend this course enough.
Not only that - bridles!! It is so easy to accident have a bridle that doesn't fit well and this again is just unnecessary discomfort you can immediately remove from the horse's worry cup purely by getting something as simple as a new browband!!
The course is 4 hours of study (clear slides, great audio and videos), so it is great exercise for your focus that you SHOULD invest in for your horse knowledge.
You will never look at a bit in a horse's mouth or bridle fit the same ever again!
Such simple important stuff and it is about the cost of riding lesson!
I really rate Anna, she is a great equine dentist and passionate dedicated horse lover. Her is the podcast Kat and I did with her, I think it is one of longest recordings because we could have spoken to Anna for hours and hours!
https://podcasters.spotify.com/.../59-Teeth--Bits-and...
Also featured in this photo is a bit I got from Anna, this is a great bit she had made that ticks a lot of the boxes many horses with common problems.
I cannot rate this course high enough for coaches and trainers. It gives great instruction of how to check for mouth woundsand a great list of tests you can do to help people work out if there bit is appropriate or not....and when to call a bit fitter and dentist!
