Sprat
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I mentioned on another thread that I had a bitting consultation today that I was looking forward to.
Bean has always been tricky in the contact. She either ducks behind, or can become quite brittle, which isn’t pleasant and difficult to deal with. I also have less than perfect hands which I am working on, but ultimately I knew the bit wasn’t correct.
I had a bit fit consultant out a few years ago, and while they helped me at the time, I think now that the level of the work has increased, and we have both developed a bit, I needed something extra. I chose not to opt for a bit fit consultant again, purely out of curiosity to go elsewhere.
I had Emma from Beresford Bitting out, I hadn’t really heard much about her previously so it was a bit of a shot in the dark.
She deals predominantly in NS bits however she does hold a lot of others. She had a good thorough poke about in beans mouth, and we established that the bit we have been using was about half an inch too big 😱 - slap the owner for not picking up on this!
We tried a couple of different bits, and ended up settling on the NS turtle top in a small. The work I got out of her in that bit was lovely, the lateral work (while not perfect) was definitely better, much more free and loose. I did nearly choke when I found out the cost of a new one 🤦â€â™€ï¸ So I’m now off to sell all of my other randomly assorted bits to drum up some funds for the new one. I’ve had a look on fb and eBay but haven’t found one second hand yet, any recommendations for other 2nd hand websites to try?
Failing that, I’m sure I can flog a kidney on the black market - you only really need one, right??
For anyone who is in 2 minds whether to have a bitting consultation, I would say go for it. Yes, it’s not the cheapest, but if you are having any kind of contact issues (and are a bit of a bitting numpty like me), it’s worth doing.
Bean has always been tricky in the contact. She either ducks behind, or can become quite brittle, which isn’t pleasant and difficult to deal with. I also have less than perfect hands which I am working on, but ultimately I knew the bit wasn’t correct.
I had a bit fit consultant out a few years ago, and while they helped me at the time, I think now that the level of the work has increased, and we have both developed a bit, I needed something extra. I chose not to opt for a bit fit consultant again, purely out of curiosity to go elsewhere.
I had Emma from Beresford Bitting out, I hadn’t really heard much about her previously so it was a bit of a shot in the dark.
She deals predominantly in NS bits however she does hold a lot of others. She had a good thorough poke about in beans mouth, and we established that the bit we have been using was about half an inch too big 😱 - slap the owner for not picking up on this!
We tried a couple of different bits, and ended up settling on the NS turtle top in a small. The work I got out of her in that bit was lovely, the lateral work (while not perfect) was definitely better, much more free and loose. I did nearly choke when I found out the cost of a new one 🤦â€â™€ï¸ So I’m now off to sell all of my other randomly assorted bits to drum up some funds for the new one. I’ve had a look on fb and eBay but haven’t found one second hand yet, any recommendations for other 2nd hand websites to try?
Failing that, I’m sure I can flog a kidney on the black market - you only really need one, right??
For anyone who is in 2 minds whether to have a bitting consultation, I would say go for it. Yes, it’s not the cheapest, but if you are having any kind of contact issues (and are a bit of a bitting numpty like me), it’s worth doing.
could have worked well that! She must have a such a dinky mouth 
, Skylla is a 5.5" normally in bits and large was about right (prefer slightly bigger in loose rings) lol.
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