To understand is to perceive patterns. Isaiah Berlin Pattern recognition is critical to a solid, enduring saddle fit solution, but sourcing the right saddle can be frustrating, as many saddles are designed primarily for rider appeal rather than optimal horse fit. Dear readers, has anyone read Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell’s well-researched and entertaining book about ultra-high achievers? The...
read morePart 1 – “Fan of the F-Word” If I ruled the world of saddle fitting, I would decree that everyone who buys a saddle – and certainly anyone who fits or sells saddles – should have at least some clue as to what sort of bearing structure is sandwiched between the seat and the panels of the saddle in question. It’s really critical to know something about this, but it’s...
read moreI was a long way down the road in this job and had already become a qualified fitter in the UK before I really began to get an inkling of how saddles work below the surface of the panel. Those of you who have followed the halting progress of these posts will realize by now that I am all for lifting the veil when it comes to revealing the inner fit secrets of a saddle - namely the tree. I...
read more“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...
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