Hilary with Llisso Caviar Gordon and Percy
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This website is the work of Hilary Vernon who has over the last 20 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 TOBB; she is also a qualified Riding Instructor, Saddle fitter, equestrian author and a keen Rider and Carriage Driver.
Hilary has spent 32 years in the Saddlery Trade having started the original Bit Bank and began designing bits for TOBB; she is also a qualified Riding Instructor, Saddle fitter, equestrian author and a keen Rider and Carriage Driver.
Time patience and repetition are the best training methods
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
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
It has always been very important to me to give the correct information
I have chosen very carefully the people I have trained mostly close friends with what I consider to be complementary skill sets and people who want to give a good all round service to genuinely help a Horse and Rider in their Bitting choices and to make sure
Their Horse is well maintained
Their tack is correct
Their training and riding is encouraged to flourish
I have chosen not to go down the route of training anyone who wants to pay and then to find that the wrong people are out on the road selling bits for the sake of a sale and giving poor information
I have chosen very carefully the people I have trained mostly close friends with what I consider to be complementary skill sets and people who want to give a good all round service to genuinely help a Horse and Rider in their Bitting choices and to make sure
Their Horse is well maintained
Their tack is correct
Their training and riding is encouraged to flourish
I have chosen not to go down the route of training anyone who wants to pay and then to find that the wrong people are out on the road selling bits for the sake of a sale and giving poor information
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
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
Lucy Evans
Level 2 Bitting Consultant
Eastern Equine Therapy
Based in Lincolnshire and Portugal
07890 135218
Services
"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
Level 2 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
Mark Robinson
Level 3 Bitting Consultant
Based in Ireland
07824 534443 markrobinsonuuj@yahoo.co.uk
Based in Hillsborough, Co. Down, Mark is a BHS Performance Coach (BHSI), Pony Club and UKCC accredited coach. He is a Dressage Ireland judge as well as being an assessor for BHS and Pony Club. He produces horses for dressage and eventing. Mark has always had a keen interest in improving horse welfare, comfort and performance through the correct use of tack and equipment, especially correct Bitting. Mark selected Informed Designs bits to use on his own horses because of the research and knowledge that Hilary has carefully used in bit her designs. Being so impressed with the improvements seen in his own horses Mark decided to seek training with Hilary and Informed Designs so that he could provide a Bitting consultation service in Ireland. Mark uses the knowledge gained from many years of riding, competing and coaching when advising on bit fitting to help develop clear communication between horse and rider.
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
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
Lucy Evans
Level 2 Bitting Consultant
Eastern Equine Therapy
Based in Lincolnshire and Portugal
07890 135218
Services
"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
Level 2 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
Mark Robinson
Level 3 Bitting Consultant
Based in Ireland
07824 534443 markrobinsonuuj@yahoo.co.uk
Based in Hillsborough, Co. Down, Mark is a BHS Performance Coach (BHSI), Pony Club and UKCC accredited coach. He is a Dressage Ireland judge as well as being an assessor for BHS and Pony Club. He produces horses for dressage and eventing. Mark has always had a keen interest in improving horse welfare, comfort and performance through the correct use of tack and equipment, especially correct Bitting. Mark selected Informed Designs bits to use on his own horses because of the research and knowledge that Hilary has carefully used in bit her designs. Being so impressed with the improvements seen in his own horses Mark decided to seek training with Hilary and Informed Designs so that he could provide a Bitting consultation service in Ireland. Mark uses the knowledge gained from many years of riding, competing and coaching when advising on bit fitting to help develop clear communication between horse and rider.
Retailers
The only retailer authorised to stock my bits
Horse Bit Bank The Horse Bit Bank 01609 777145 sales@horsebitbank.com www.horsebitbank.com
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 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
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 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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