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Saddle Fitting |
Thanks
for spending the day with us last Sunday. It
was great to spend a day studying saddles and the way they
should fit. A very good investment of time and money! |
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A Private Saddle Fitting
will teach you: |
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- Key areas to check your saddle for fit on your horse* |
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- How to check your horse’s back for problems*
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- What good fit feels like |
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- What bad fit feels like* |
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- Why the correct fit matters* |
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- Why how you ride affects the horse and saddle |
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- How your saddle affects how you ride & how
your horse moves* |
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- Ride in any of our 30+ used/new saddles and compare how
they feel to both you and your horse |
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- And, get coached on how to ride with a balanced, secure
seat* |
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A
thorough individual saddle fitting takes 3-4 hours
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done, you will know which saddle(s) best fit your horse
and your needs. If we don't have a used one that works,
we will help you order direct from the saddle maker (we
are not saddle reps.)
or we
will look for a used one for you. We make sure
you get a saddle that fits! |
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What does a Saddle Fitting
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During
a saddle fitting, Susan and David take turns explaining
the elements of saddle fit to owners. Then they
put saddles on to walk the client through seeing and
feeling what fits. After that, the owner rides
in different saddles to see which works best.
Right:
Susan checks the fit of a saddle on Bjola, an Icelandic
horse, while her rider is aboard. Sometimes
saddles that should fit don't feel as good when riding,
so it is important to check fit with the rider on
top. Then we watch the horse and rider move
to see what the horse says about each saddle. |
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Left:
David helps adjust a new saddle cinch to fit this
young Halflinger gelding. The saddle fit both horse
and rider like a glove, so (middle) David gets it
all ready to stay with Monte and Cheryl.
Above:
June and Heritacz both relax and enjoy a good scratch
after a ride in
their newly fitted saddle.
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Left:
David helps a client tack up her Andulasian mare with
a saddle she is going to try.
Right:
Susan triple checks fit after Toni rides for awhile
in a saddle that both horse and rider like.
Below:
Watching Bjola perform in this saddle tells us she
is not as happy with this saddle as she is in another.
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is a good example of why the rider has to ride in
the saddle to choose the right fit:
Nemo and his owner Marcia (left) both felt and
moved the very best in this saddle. But Nemo was not
as happy in it when her part time rider got on (below).
That rider hated the feel of the saddle, and the horse
reflected her discomfort by not moving as well in
it. Then when Nemo's trainer got on (and loved the
feel) he went back to moving more fluidly than ever
before. 
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