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    • Bridlework >
      • Relaxer Drop Noseband
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Covid 19
My wholesalers are trying very hard to keep things going for their retailers and are more or less back to full time work now with most of their staff
We are experiencing some problems with postage parcels get posted within 24hrs of ordering and some arrive the next day and some are taking longer and as no one is being asked to sign they are hard to trace But  I am happy to issue a refund if I cannot get you your bit to you within in a reasonable time  Hilary xx
Hilary with Gordon and Llisso 
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This website is the work of Hilary Vernon who has over the last 19 years worked as a full time Bitting Clinician travelling over the U.K and parts of Europe lecturing and demonstrating the art of Bits and Bitting 
Hilary has spent 32 years in the Saddlery Trade having started the original Bit Bank and began designing bits for TBB; she is also a qualified Riding Instructor, a Saddle fitter, an equestrian author and a keen Rider and Carriage Driver.​
Time patience and repetition are the best training methods 
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​Hilary  has her own Informed Designs bitting range and carries other selected bit ranges that she has tried and tested over the years or has had a design input into such as Rotary Happy Mouth Myler and Bomber 

A Horse is just a natural creature
it is never going to respond well to being bundled into restrictive equipment 

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Your Horses tack should enhance movement not restrict 
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Your tack should be supple and soft against your horses skin 

Recommended Retailers

Bitting Consultants authorised to stock my bits and trained to give Bitting advice
​Me obviously !
email: hilaryinformedbittingvernon@gmail.com 
Based in Oxfordshire 

mobile: 07775 851051 if you are in my phone I will call you back if not email is better 
I am still traveling to all my existing customers in all the counties I go to and am taking on selected new clients in

other areas 

​Mary Wastie
Higher Advanced Level Bitting Consultant 
Based in Scotland 

07800 558636 Facebook: Horse Bitting Consultants www.horsebittingconsultants.co.uk
Mary covers Scotland and the Borders and some of Northern England and runs Bitting Days Bitting Clinics and Lectures on Bits and
Bitting
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Laura Wright
Advanced Level Bitting Consultant 
Based in Berkshire 

07747 830976 Facebook LAW Bitting Solutions email lawequine@hotmail.co.uk
Laura and I met years ago when we did the first session on one of her lovely Dressage Ponies
Laura has an established client base with all her other Equine work and being a Bitting Consultant was a natural progression for her to offer more to her clients


Leisa Calder 
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Bitting Consultant 
Based in Hampshire

​07742 412905 Bit by Bit   ​infoatbitbybit@gmail.com  facebook      https://www.facebook.com/Bit-by-Bit-100151161360267/
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first met Hilary Vernon when she came to do a clinic at a livery yard I was running & it was a bit of a ‘lightbulb moment’.We spend a fortune on saddle fit & physios,but rarely consider the physiology of the horses mouth,how it connects to the rest of the body & how much it influences their way of going,yet it is one of the major routes of communication from rider to horse.I was delighted when Hilary offered to train me to fit her bits & give me the opportunity to make many more horses comfortable in their mouths & improve that line of communication.
Leisa is based in a couple of areas at the moment and can cover Staffordshire and surrounding counties just ask her she has done a lot of traveling lately on her bitting quests 


Lucy Evans
Level 2 Bitting Consultant
Eastern Equine Therapy

Based in Lincolnshire and Portugal 
07890 135218
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"Lucy is a certified equine therapist based in Lincolnshire, but also covers Norfolk and Portugal on a regular basis.  She uses a range of soft-tissue modalities and also uses thermography and red light therapy in her treatments.  Lucy attended one of my Bitting workshops which opened her eyes to the complexities of head and mouth conformation and bits, and hasn't looked back.  Following training with me, she now also offers bitting consultations and sales, which are complemented by her experience and knowledge of the physical therapies."
Lucy has a wide customer base and covers surrounding areas to Lincolnshire including Norfolk and parts of Suffolk 

Nickatie Morgan 
Bitting Consultant 
Based in Herefordshire 

www.nickatie.com   07866474041
Nickatie become an Equine Muscle Release Therapist graduating in 2004. Since then she has done other courses to complement the soft tissue and facial release work that she does. Her clients ranging from local owners with one horse to high level competition riders as well as breeding studs producing some fantastic dressage and event prospects. In 2019 Nickatie met Hilary and was so impressed by the changes with her own horse in her bits she decided to pursue things further and asked Hilary to train her and Hilary agreed !
Nickatie has a wonderful client base in a wide range of areas Wales, Shropshire, Cheshire, Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire and is prepared to travel 

Lucy Russel
Bitting Consultant 
Based in New Zealand 
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Areas with qualified Bitting Consultants soon to be on the road

Cheshire Lancs Derbyshire and North Wales  and surrounding counties
Northants and surrounding counties 
France  
Greece  
Portugal 
Ireland 

It is very important to me to get the right levels of expertise with any new consultant so I do a lot of training and preparation work to make sure I get the right people 
Retailers authorised to stock my bits
Horse Bit Bank ​The Horse Bit Bank 01609 777145 sales@horsebitbank.com​ www.horsebitbank.com
We do not bit to hurt but to handle.
Brands Carried
In order to assure that we have enough variety to bit a broad spectrum of Horses and Ponies we have always carried  a variety of brands 
I only made my own bits because I could not find all the mouthpieces and all the cheeks that I needed to do a good job 
But we also carry 
Bomber Bits 
Happy Mouth Bits 
Rotary Bits 
Myler Bits 
and my own 
Informed Designs 

Bridle Work and Saddle Checks 

We have always for years automatically in the course of a consultation checked Bridle work  [bridle fit, head pressure points and noseband tension] and  Saddle [discussing saddle fit and balance] Girth fit and suitability and give recommendations for all if needed We do not however try to persuade you to change your tack if it is not warranted or where a couple of tweeks could make a difference 
A Bitting talk at the start of the day with cake !
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Shopping 
Please think carefully before buying anything, some of my products are hand made and occasionally it takes a little while to restock
​I am always happy to refund if this happens but do try to communicate well by email  if you have not received goods quite as quickly as I would like it does not happen often but it does happen 
However if you buy a bit from me on line and then decide to send it back there will be a restocking fee of £10 

©Hilary Vernon Informed Designs and Informed Bitting   
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