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Bitless Bridle Comparison: The Nurtural

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The Nurtural is a cross-under bridle design, with several improvements over ‘flaws’ of standard cross-under bridles with the use of rubber grips on the noseband, a solid crown piece and a patented circle-x.

With the Nurtural bridle, the hand cues are sent through the reins into the nose piece. As the cue becomes stronger, that signal funnels through the cross-under straps. If the cue is excessive, the horse will then feel the pressure across its poll.

The Circle-X feature and solid crownpiece nearly removes all risk of the rein straps becoming uneven, a major plus when it comes to equal pressure and control. The textured rubber on the underside of the noseband prevents the noseband from slipping out of place.

This is a feature especially appreciated as pressure remained equal across the nose, helping to ‘anchor’ the noseband in place- we never experienced a problem with it riding up the nose when properly adjusted. Because the cross-under straps cannot become uneven during riding, the bridle is especially safe and control is enhanced.

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The horses and riders responded well to this bridle. Hot horses were controlled and relaxed quickly in this bridle. The Nurtural proved to be able to handle the tasks of controlling horses through varied jumping and schooling exercises.

Almost all the horses settled in the bridle right away, others took only a session or two.

While dressage work can be accomplished in the Nurtural, we generally preferred side pull style bridles for this particular discipline. Otherwise, this bridle was highly effective, never compromising safety or control.

It is ideal for western and english disciplines alike.

Individual rider stories to come. Please see the Great Bitless Bridle Experiment for more stories using the Nurtural Bitless Bridle!

Conclusion:

The Nurtural bridle is ideal for those who want to school without a bit or are avid trail riders. The design is extremely durable, and the hardware is top-notch. The bridle probably has the best control of the designs we have tested thus far, in the case of run-away or resistant horses.

Many riders will appreciate the variety of colour and material options available- truly an all-around bridle.

The Nurtural Bitless Bridle retails between: $80-219 Canadian.