Testimonials

Michelle from Victoria

Hi,

I thought you might like to see a couple of photos of Max working in his nobit bridle. I bought Max as a young three year old. I had some tenseness issues with him under saddle, and I took him over to Carlos for some training. Carlos introduced me to bitless riding, and to your bridle in particular. Max took to it like a duck to water, and all the mouth sensitivity issues and tenseness under saddle disappeared as soon as we removed the bit.

Max loves the bridle, and works really nicely in it. My goal is to do bitless dressage with Max, and he is coming along nicely, starting some lateral work and progressing really nicely. I actually tried him back in a bit a little while ago, as I wanted to take Max to a dressage comp. He hated it, all his tenseness came back, and he even began to refuse to allow me to bridle him.

After a few weeks I made the decision to abandon bits for good, and brought out the nobit bridle. It was quite amazing - Max looked at it, looked at me, and LOWERED HIS HEAD for me to bridle him. He knew it was the nobit and was happy to help me put it on!!!!! He couldn't make it any plainer than that. Off we went for a lovely soft ride, and everyone was happy.

I won't ever use bits again - don't want to, and don't need to. I love the look of my English leather bridle, and the fact that it looks really nice on my horse as well. Its a fantastic product!

You're very welcome to put this, and the photos on your website.

Cheers
Michelle

Email from Karen

I have to say thank you for my no bit bridle. I ride a young, green arab who is very sensitive in the mouth and despite riding in the gentlest bit possible he was really reluctant to go forward in a rounded outline with a bit in his mouth. I tried everything, different bits, new saddle, special saddle pads, teeth, schooling, time off etc, etc, etc! 2hrs in the nobit bridle and he is rounded, relaxed, going forward in a way I didn't believe was possible but remains responsive and in control. Thank you so much - I will definitely be introducing my other horses to the nobit bridle!

Gratefully, Karen

Raylene from Tasmania

I can't believe how many people have taken advantage of Rydair pads - Deanne, Amanda and Rebecca are all over the moon with their respective Rydair pads. Thank you for stocking such a great product. I've certainly not regretted my transition from traditional kersey types to a Rydair and now wince when I see horses with riders, gel pads, sweat out etc all piled on top of each other instead of a single Rydair.

My NoBit Bridles contine to survive my very perfunctionary care regime and all the boys have responded superbly to the cross under. I stupidly did a clinic with Lite Rider chin strap and nearly had Mac, my big waler, break my nose tossing his head against the pressure. He was stressed, I was in tears and it was all very confronting so imagine how good I felt when my exuberant but obedient best mate returned the minute I put on the NoBit. I've since started my 2 yo clydie dining table, er, colt in a NoBit. At the moment he fits the full but I reckon once he grows up (lord I'm not sure he can go any further out!) it'll be a custom or WB fit for him. I started him on the ground, under saddle and in harness so, apart from being terrified I'd get it wrong and ruin a young horse, I was so very glad that NoBit bridle made "learning" so easy for he and I - the whole of head yield pressure was so easy for him to assimilate, understand and comply with. He's a fair chunk of a horse so it was good to have a direct but non invasive bridle on him..............

Cheers,Raylene

Email from Chiara

Just wanted to give you a quick update on how I went with the new Nobit bridles over the weekend. I picked them up at Equitana a few weeks ago but have not had a chance to ride because the weather has been atrocious.

But finally, this Sunday gone by, we went down and tried them out. After much umming and ahhing and thinking about whether we should try them after a ride or just go for it, I decided to have a quick go. First my daughter tried hers out as her pony was already exhausted and it was hot (and to be honest I was really nervous). She used it slowly while I held onto his lead rop and he did nothing, she asking him to stop, he did quicker than usual, she asked him to back up, and he did where he normally brings his head up and opens his mouth, he got the turns easily and was really happy with it. 

She decided to go without me holding and it was like he always used one. She rode him around the yard and he was great.

The I tried mine on, he was really relaxed when I put it on and just stood there even while the rings were floating around near his face while I was getting my reins ready. Normally he would have jumped at that.

I hooked up the reins and led him around a bit in a small yard, he found righ hard turning a little tricky to start but after 5 minutes, was great. We then decided to be brave and just go for a ride.

And we did and it was fantastic. Not once did their mouths open wide, their heads pull forward or stretch up, not once did they bolt or much up, in fact I found them calmer and they had not been ridden in one month.

We even had a bike incident where it snuck up behind us and normally they would have hit the roof and jump but they did a little startle and then just stood there; I am convinced it was because there were bit less.

Thank you so much for the help you have given me and also the gentle persuasion to try them out. I will tell everyone about these and hope that others will try it out too. The horses so deserve to enjoy their rides without having their mouths jammed at.

Thank you,
Chiara, Lauren, Phoenix and Bobby

Email from John

Here we are day Five, 5kms out from the end of the first leg, 365kms gone, 35kms to go Shahzada 2010.

Email from Tegan in VIC

I would just like to say i LOVE LOVE LOVE my no bit bridles! I have two and one i use on a little 12.2 pony who is an angel anyway, bitted or bitless. So it was no surprise she took to it perfectly. 

My second one i use on a 15hh quarter horse cross welsh cob. he was gelded late so has a huge neck and has a lot of strength (and he knows it). I decided to get one that would fit him. He is so so perfect with it. He has stopped pulling and his dressage is 100% better. He used to be a western horse so had a long shank bit. I think this has put him off bits for life. I dont blame him really! I only used a thick french linked snaffle on him and worked with him and his pulling issues. But put the NoBit on him and BOOM different horse! 

I am competing at a combined traning day in September that is the first comp to allow bitless bridles in dressage :) Anyway sorry for the rambling. I would just like to say a huge thank you for your bridles.

Heidi and Spotty

I would like to thank you for making it so easy to use a bridle without a bit! My horse and I have ridden in a nobit for over 2 years now, go everywhere in it, and have discovered it has been the best piece of horse equipment I have ever owned. "Spotty" was always a dream to ride, but from the first day we went bitless he has not looked back.

Since 2006, Spotty and I have hunted with the Penola Hunt Club. In 2007, a rule was introduced allowing bitless bridles to be used, with permission from the Master. So Spotty and I ride all year in his nobit, and jump during the winter in it too. I sometimes use the bit again for the first stage of the hunt, when he can get very "excited" – but when I put it on he sure lets me know by shaking his head around and up and down!

The photo shows spotty in full flight at our games day last year. Everyone asks me how he goes in it, and why I don’t use a bit. I have found him to be happier in the nobit, taking no re-training to use it for the first time. I was a little hesitant to put a noseband on again, after riding for many years without nosebands. I find he likes the noseband more than the bit, and a good rub seems to be all that is required to convince him.

Kind Regards, Heidi and Spotty.