Posts made in January, 2010

The Soul of the Saddle

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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Can you re-fit my saddle to my new horse?

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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