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saddle design
The battle for the soul of the saddle fitter
Sunday, October 12th, 2008 | saddle fitting | No Comments
It is my impression that virtually every saddle fitter I have ever met has a genuine concern for the comfort of the horse. It is thus fantastically frustrating that we are lacking a science-based, unified theory of correct saddle fitting. Most of the time we don’t really know what is optimal for a particular horse and we have to rely on personal experience to make that judgment. To some extent — for me at least – judgment derives from years of digesting the kind of “learning experience” that I might have preferred to avoid if possible.
These photos are clear examples of conflicting philosophies of saddle design:
I find it extraordinary that there can be such divergence of opinion about some of the most fundamental aspects of correct saddle fitting. On several occasions, I have had the opportunity to hear presentations by well-known luminaries in the field who have developed their own brands based on particular design concepts. I have tried to be as objective as possible in evaluating what I understand their approach to be, and to be open-minded to new concepts that might help me to be a better saddle fitter. › Continue reading
Welcome to my world: Saddle Fitting for Smarties
Sunday, September 28th, 2008 | Introduction | No Comments
“Any color - so long as it’s black.” - Henry Ford
The key is the tree; it's the part you can't see
This blog is about saddle fitting, or at least my experience of saddle fitting. It is the product of time in the field and in the factory, seeking, testing, gritting teeth, frothing with excitement, sucking it up in the face of failure, using foul language, getting a little closer, losing the trail, stumbling upon the right trail again; all illuminated over time by enough enlightening “ah-ha!” moments to keep the quest fresh for me year after year. If you have any questions you would like to see addressed in the blog, please e-mail me at info@advancedsaddlefit.com, and be sure to include Blog in the subject line.
I hope this will become a forum for the lively exchange of ideas, a place for other professional saddle fitters to share the benefits of collective experience, and a destination for the curious consumer looking for a more probing treatment of saddle fitting than the cursory guidelines listed in “The Seven Points of Saddle Fitting” (or the 10 points, or 14.6, or any prime number higher than 23, depending on who is composing the list). › Continue reading
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