Saddle Fitting: The Inside Journey

Real life adventures in saddle fitting at Panther Run Saddlery

Thursday, August 26, 2010

What's In a Name?

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Quite a lot, at least in my experience ... One questions I'm asked quite frequently is, "What's the best saddle?"  And m...
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Friday, August 20, 2010

Black Country Rocks Customer Service

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Customer service is lying in the gutter with multiple stab wounds.  It's going the way of the dodo, the bustle and the rotary-dial phone...
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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Bad Intel

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When I'm doing a saddle fitting, I depend pretty heavily on the rider to give me input and feedback.  I need to know how the saddle feel...
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Friday, July 16, 2010

Symmetrical ... Or Not.

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Most horses are sided, the same as most people.  Often, I find it's the left side that's dominant and bigger (and I have the templat...
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Friday, July 9, 2010

Interpreting the Template

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Saddle fitting templates can be a little like heiroglyphics:  if you don't know how to read them, they won't make much sense.  But u...
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Friday, July 2, 2010

Used Saddle Safety Check (Bargain or Bust?)

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It's funny how one issue can pop up repeatedly.  Lately, it's been used saddle safety.  First, one of my regular customers brought m...
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Self-Appointed Experts

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Entertain this scenario, if you will ... I've become bored with dressage, and decide I want to take up eventing.  In order to do that,...
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Monday, June 7, 2010

From the Tree Up - Further Panel Modifications

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Sometimes, a small change in the front of the panel can make a huge difference in saddle fit.  Two handy modifications are the full front gu...
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Owner of Panther Run Saddlery, saddler / saddle fitter (long-distance and hands-on), dressage rider/trainer, martial artist (Koro Ken Karatedo, 3rd. degree brown belt); one husband, two sons, two dogs (one Dobe, one mix), one horse (Hanoverian mare) and two cats. Living in the woods of So. VT, half a mile from the nearest neighbor - it's a great life.
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