I believe the saddles that we use influence the
shape our young horses backs for the future. I see
so many high shark finned withered, muscle wasted
horses and believe that most of that shape is cause
ill fitting saddles.
 

 If a saddle is pinching or causing pain to the horse is
it any wonder that we have behavioural problems?
It is our responsibility to make sure our horses have
the best fitting saddle you can possibly find.
Saddle fitting is the biggest nightmare I have ever
come across but it is also one of the most important
issues when wanting performance from our horses.

When you get into it there are so many different
backs and so many different saddles and so many
different riders - it can take forever to find the right
one for your horse! Back in the old days we used
one saddle on every horse and never thought
anything about it. Now we have so many different
shaped horses how could that one saddle possibly fit
them all?

 I look at saddle fitting from the 'sore horse' point of
view and look at 100s of saddles on horses every
month. Saddle fitting is a big part of my therapy
work. If the saddle is causing problems no amount of
therapy or body work is going to fix that horse long
term unless you get that ill fitting saddle off his
back.