Posted by Colleen Meyer on Jan 15, 2010 in Blog, Saddle Trees and Construction, The Saddle Biz | 1 comment
Patrick Keane Dressage Saddle from Advanced Saddle Fit
It’s simply incredible to us Americans (or at least to me) how truly “cottage” much of the saddle industry is in the UK, where all of our saddles are made. It’s extremely human-intensive in comparison to some of the big French, Italian, and other European saddle makers who turn out extraordinarily consistent saddles...
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Posted by Colleen Meyer on Jan 1, 2010 in Blog, Saddle Fitting | 0 comments
I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn’t know. — Mark Twain
High maintenance? Moi?
Several times a week, at least, I get inquiries about whether it would be possible to “re-fit” a saddle that was originally purchased for a different horse.
I never know how to answer this, except to say that there is nothing black and white about fitting saddles,...
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