NEW ONLINE COURSE OPENS FOR ENROLMENT APRIL 2025
Becoming a Neue Schule Academy Qualified Bit Fitter is the most prestigious qualification in its field. It is international in scope and draws upon the principles of Lorinery Science to inform its curriculum. The course provides rigorous theoretical and practical instruction at an unequalled standard of delivery.
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Enrolment can be either direct or indirect depending on preferences. The direct route takes the student straight through the full course assessment process with the opportunity to attain both Bitting Analyst (QBA) and Bit and Bridle Fitting (QBF) qualifications and a single fee is paid on commencement. The indirect route gives the student a chance to study initially for a reduced fee and to have the opportunity to attain the QBA qualification. The student may then opt to continue their studies upon payment of an additional course fee to continue on to the QBF qualification.
Students will be assessed in two stages;
- During the online remote learning (RL) component students view videos and undertake continuous assessment tests on Bit Analysis, Lorinery Science, Anatomy and Practical Bit Fitting and are expected to read and become familiar with the accompanying course material. This will be assessed in an invigilated online examination*.
- The final part of the formal assessment is the submission of a series of four Field Study (FS) cases completed to a satisfactory standard, two of which benefit from the oversight of an accredited equine professional. Assessment is by submission of Case Studies which are assessed by the Academy teaching staff.
Certificates are awarded as follows:
- On successful completion of the RL component and passing the QBA exam
- On successful completion of the FS component and submitting case studies that meet the satisfying criteria (QBF)
Notes on the certificates:
- The QBA certificate may be used for personal or professional purposes and qualifies the student to analyse bitting situations**. The post-nominal, QBA may be used. THIS IS NOT A BIT FITTING QUALIFICATION
- The QBF certificate permits the student to operate as a professional bit fitter and carries the post-nominal, QBF. QBFs may opt to be registered by the NS Academy on an online public record of Bit Fitting Professionals along with, as a minimum, their name and location.
*Students who fail this examination at the first attempt may retake the examination under time-constrained virtual invigilation conditions. Medical concessions to retake the online component of the course in its entirety or just the examination component can be considered should a student produce medical evidence.
**Note that to undertake bitting analysis the student is able to define feature lines, bore axes or shank axes of interest on the bit(s) of interest, the tongue line of the horse (from full profile photographs) and the working angle of relevant bits (also from profile photographs). Students holding the QBA title are then able to advise clients on how the mouthpiece features align to the tissues of the mouth (tongue in particular) and therefore advise on the relative degree of bit pressure that a particular bit delivers.
Until holding the QBF title after successful completion of the third stage of the course and therefore being eligible for a public listing of competence in bit fitting, the student must not claim to act as a bit fitter. They must only undertake trainee bit fitting appointments for the purposes of generating Case Studies until receiving confirmation of satisfactory performance.