Each particular tree has its own fit considerations, so wide or medium is entirely relative to the tree in question. It’s kind of like shades of paint; darker and lighter are relative. So are medium and wide, or flat and curvy. Using a single-word designation to describe either a tree or a horse is pointless because they are three-dimensional shapes. So a particular tree, depending...
read morePatrick 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...
read moreCritical thinking is something we’re all supposed to do – like daily flossing. When it comes to saddle fitting, critical thinking means closely examining what we think we know about saddles, and how exactly we acquired the knowledge we think we have. It requires an honest examination of our deepest assumptions about how the world is ordered, because in saddle fitting, as in life,...
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 moreIt 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...
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