Advanced Bridle Fitter Course
EvoEquine Advanced Bridle Fitter Course
Want to improve your knowledge on bridle fitting and start up a new career in the Equine sector? EvoEquine has an approved Advanced Bridle Fitters Course supported by Lantra and Uk Rural Skills (UKRS).
We are not only market leaders in supplying and manufacturing custom tack to ensure the horse is as comfortable as possible in his bridle, we are now offering inspiring educational courses to help support you in your new journey. With EvoEquines founder being a fully qualified cert ed teacher and verifier with vast years of educational teaching you can experience learning in a supportive environment that mets a wide range of learning styles.
On this course you will cover theory units at home to study and learn around your other commitments. The course workbook is in-depth and covers each unit in detail. You can work through one unit at a time making notes as you go along. We would expect this first stage of your course to take about 6 weeks if studied around a full time job but you have a year if required. If you have a week off a week would be adequate to complete the theory side and end of unit assignment.
This offers flexibility around your learning and work. At the end of the workbook you will complete an assignment. This is done to monitor your understanding and any additional support that maybe required prior to the practical training day.
This process ensures you get the most out of your training so you are fully prepared in the bridle fitter role. The assignment is not a pass or a fail. When your tutor marks it for you they will advise you if you need to add more content to pass.
Once the assignment has been marked by your allocated tutor you will be offered a range of dates to choose from to book your hands on practical day within the UK. This day is very exciting and involves a teacher lead class workshop and hands on fitting and feeling bridles and bit placements. This is where your prior learning is applied and enhanced even further into practice.
The therapy will include a teacher lead power point for you to complete and ask questions as required.
You can ask your tutor as many questions as you require as our aim is to support you every step of the way. During the course you will cover the below:
Theory sessions Will be covering:
- The Horse’s Head – a Veterinarian’s Perspective
- Successful Lorinery Selection
- Bridle Materials / Quality and Safety
- Measuring and Fitting Bridles and Bits
- Customer Relations and Record Keeping
- Anatomical bridles
- Padding and the bennifits
- Nose bands and there uses
- Other factors that effect the horses way of going
- Head shaking and its possible triggers from a bridle fit
- Bit-less bridles
- Leather tanning methods
- How to Market your new career
- Becoming a Bridle fitter in the industry
On your practical day (to be confirmed) you will have work stations covering every aspect of bridle fitting and Exploring bit fitting and assessing actions / placment. You will learn how practicley too:
These include:
- Bridles and Fitting Nosebands – looking at and discussing specialist bridles, fitting a selection of nosebands and the influence of the noseband on the horse and its anatomy
- Introduction too Bit Fitting and Action –An awareness of the importance of bitting and its effect when fitting a bridle.
- Double Bridle Fitting – to include observation of the mouth, component parts, correct fitting, showing incorrect sizing, correct fitting of and reasons for the curb chain and lipstrap, customer needs and opinions.
- Measuring – will cover measuring for a bespoke bridle and to achieve the correct fit.
- Testing and using a wide range of headpieces and their individual benefits to the horse.
- Trouble shooting
If you are a learner with access needs or you are not able to attend the practical day in person you can now complete the course from a distance. We have recorded each and every section of the practical day course by a tutor to ensure you have access to the same learning and content as if you were there. We are very excited to now be able to offer our learners this opportunity and flexibility including our international learners.
Following your training day you will be required to produce two case studies on horses of your choice and submit to your tutor for marking. If required your tutor will help guide you to complete the case study if additional study is required. This is built into your course payment and no additional payment is required. On successful completion of the elements you will then receive the recognised certification for insurance and to start your new career.
You can choose to have your study recognised by one or two recognised body's. This is completely up to you but once we have registered you we cannot amend this. EvoEquines aim is to provide you with a fun, supported learning environment. Your personal tutor is there to guide you as required every-step of the way. All tutors are industry experts and experienced. They have been specially selected for their passion and approachability.
Following the completion of your course you can join our Bridle fitter register to assess clients looking for fitters in your area. This can be as an independt fitter or as an Evoequine approved fitter. This will give you access to a reduced purchase price and the abilty to charge £50-60 per fitting.
Course Pre Requisite Qualifications: To enrole on this course we require you to have completed the Introduction to Bit and Bridle fitting course we run. This course is delivered purely online. You can enrol on both courses at the same time but the Introduction course must be completed prior to your assignment on the EvoEquine Advanced Bit and Bridle Fitters Course.
Once you have made the payment for the course you will receive a welcome email from your tutor within 48 hours during Monday-Friday.
There are two options to complete this course:
Option One:
A) You can complete the beginning of the course via the New Advanced Learning Platform we have created. On this platform all your learning resources are pre uploaded and assessable by you for 12 months. Once you have worked through the learning materials you will complete your end of unit assignment. Your personal tutor will mark this within an appropriately 2-3 week period and feedback to you. If you need to add anything to top up your assignment you will be given the opportunity todo so. Following the Completion of the assignment you will be offered a range of dates for you to attend an in person workshop training day. During this day you will be able to ask the teacher as many questions as you need and have the opportunity to fit bridles too a range of horses in a small group setting. Following the training day there are two case studies for you to complete to complete the course. These are recorded and sent to your tutor to mark for you.
Option Two.
B) You can complete the whole via distance learning and access the course in full via the New Advanced Learning Platform we have created. On this platform all your learning resources including voice over power points and recordings of everything we would deliver on the "in person training day" so you do not miss out. The learning resources are pre uploaded and assessable by you for 12 months. Once you have worked through the learning materials you will complete your end of unit assignment. Your personal tutor will mark this within a 2-3 week period and feedback to you. If you need to add anything to top up your assignment you will be given the opportunity todo so.
Following the completion of your assignment there are four case studies for you to complete to complete the course. These are recorded and sent to your tutor to mark for you.
It is completely up you how you chose to complete your course and learning. We would always encourage you where possible to attend a days personal training but we also understand this is not always a viable option for some learners todo so with distance and other commitments. The distance learning option is packed full of content and you still have access to your own personal tutor for support along the way.
*Practical day area: The delivery of the practical day will be in a five mile radius of BS37 6LY. Delivery Times 9.30am-3.30pm. We have a list of recommended B&B's if required. Light refreshments will be provided.
*Once you have been enroled on the course, it is not able to be transfured or refunded.
Please select the correct course for in person training or via distance learning via the link below on our new platform. If you have any difficulties please contact us on 07912885708 and we will help you.
PLEASE USE THE LINKS BELOW EACH COURSE TO ENROL STRAIGHT ONTO THE LEARNING PLATFORM:
£650 Distance Learning Option Lantra Certificate
Distant learning Bridle and Bit Course
£650.00 In Person Training Lantra and Rural Skills Registered.
Lantra and Rual Skills Certificate
£595 Lantra Certificate
£595 Rural Skills Certificate