Introduction Welcome to Saddlefit 4 Life – Your Ultimate Source for Evidence-Based Saddle Fit Education! In this latest video, discover the truth about your horse’s behaviour with Jochen Schleese, founder of Saddlefit 4 Life. Join Jochen as he debunks the myth of “naughty” or “quirky” horses. Are they really “naughty,” or is there something deeper […]
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In today’s video, we talk about the REAL cause behind girthiness. Before we begin, let’s first understand what exactly is meant by the term girthiness. When horses are sensitive to having the saddle cinch or girth tightened, they often react by pinning their ears, kicking, tensing their body, swishing, sucking in air, licking out, biting,
Personality, ulcers or pain; what’s the real cause behind girthiness? Read More »
The Saddle Fit Myth: Bridging vs. Full Panel Contact for Your Horse’s Well-Being It is a common myth that has been circulating that a saddle must bridge to allow the horse to lift the back. Imagine someone was standing on your back, but instead of distributing their weight evenly, they were digging in with their
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Precision in Motion: The Scientific Approach to Fitting the Moving Horse What’s in a Fitting? The process of a fitting varies fitter to fitter, but in reality, it shouldn’t. There are specific measurements and components that must be assessed in order to accurately determine fit for both the horse and rider. Much like having new
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Unlocking Your Riding Potential: Transforming from Chair Seat to Balanced Rider The chair seat is often considered the mark of an inexperienced rider who has not yet mastered the ability to keep their leg beneath them, completely ignoring the simple fact that the leg SHOUDN’T have to be held beneath you to achieve correct alignment.
Mastering Saddle Fit: Why an Adjustable Saddle Is the Ultimate Solution Expensive Saddle =/= Good SaddleCustom Saddle =/= Good SaddleFITTING Saddle = Good saddleFitting Adjustable Saddle = Ideal Saddle A common complaint when discussing saddles is “Well I can’t afford a $5000 custom saddle!”. Many are under the impression that a saddle must be either
Custom Made Saddles – The Ugly Truth (Cost Doesn’t Equal Value) Read More »
Cracking the Code: Decoding Pain in Horses for Optimal Care and Saddle Fitting Pain is a tricky subject when it comes to horses as the absence of pain can never be fully guaranteed. That said, being able to identify signs of pain is an invaluable skill that every horse owner needs to better protect their
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A Balanced Connection: Discovering the Dynamic Link between Rider and Saddle Fit Good Rider. Bad Rider. We look at ourselves and other equestrians and label them in our minds as either good or bad/skilled or unskilled. However, how many of us consider the saddle when judging the rider? Let us take a different kind of
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Saddle slip may seem insignificant, but it can have huge impacts on both the horse and the rider. Straightness.Twisting.Falling. When we look at a saddle during a static assessment (which is just one of the many different ways we assess saddle fit during an evaluation) we look at how the saddle sits on the horse,
Is it Your Horse, or is it Saddle Shift? Read More »
Saddle fit and Understanding the importance of Full Panel Contact. There are still a lot of ‘opinions’ on what constitutes a properly fitting saddle, but essentially a large part of proper saddle fit is simple common sense! On the other hand, if it were truly such ‘common sense’ you would think many more people would
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