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Welcome

There is always so much to learn and integrate to do the best that we can for the horse and rider. 

Saddle fitting information available today ranges from opinion to scientifically founded, academic to clinically useful, and attempting at unbiased to incredibly biased marketing media.  

Take your time, look around, and enjoy our collection of clinically useful educational materials related to saddle fitting, riding, and equine health.  We hope you enjoy our site.

Educational Centre

Saddles & Saddle Fit

Lameness and Saddle Slip

The interrelationship of lameness, saddle slip and back shape in the general sports horse population


An investigation of the relationship between hindlimb lameness and saddle slip

How horse back dimensions change during work

Subjective analysis of exercise-induced changes in back dimensions of the horse: The influence of saddle-fit, rider skill and work quality

Back dimension changes over a year

A longitudinal study of back dimension changes over 1 year in sports horses

Saddles fitted slightly too wide are not better for horses’ backs, research

https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/saddles-fitted-slightly-wide-not-better-horses-backs-research-finds-hh-plus-705020


Accessory Tack

The Science of Saddle Pads

https://www.usdf.org/EduDocs/Tack/Saddle_Pads.pdf

The Benefits of Wool

https://www.infohorse.com/woolsaddlepads.asp


The horse

Biomechanics Video Showing Shoulder and Spinal Movement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NCrGwz0HH4


The Rider

Rider Fitness Can Affect Horse Soundness

https://practicalhorsemanmag.com/health-archive/rider-fitness-can-affect-horse-soundness/


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