Saddle Fitting: The Inside Journey

Real life adventures in saddle fitting at Panther Run Saddlery

Friday, September 21, 2012

Edie

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Reggie and Edie Tschorn Yesterday, the world was diminished.  Edie Tschorn, my mentor, neighbor, former employer, friend and hero pas...
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Monday, August 20, 2012

Where's the Horse?

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I was reading through the  Chronicle of the Horse 's 75th Anniversary issue (yes, I'm a month behind on my magazine reading, as usu...
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Friday, August 17, 2012

Great Expectations

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Given the present state of the economy (can you tell that's been on my mind quite a bit?), a lot of folks are finding their "discre...
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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Interpreting the Template Revisited

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Long-distance fitting requires a fitter to rely heavily on the use of the template.  How each fitter interprets the template, however, can v...
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Friday, May 25, 2012

A Look Inside at Frank Baines Saddlery

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I found a fun  blog post on Frank Baines Saddlery  just recently.  Not written from a saddler's / saddle fitter's perspective, but ...
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Monday, April 2, 2012

Paddling Like Mad ...

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... and barely keeping my head above water!  Apologies for the lack of saddle-fit-focus posts recently; I've been slammed with a flood t...
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Behind the Scenes

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I've featured info on what goes into the saddle making process, but did you ever wonder what goes on at the other end?  Here's a fun...
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Saturday, March 10, 2012

Follow Your Bliss

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Further developments from Bliss of London:   http://bliss-of-london.blogspot.com/ .  Lots of product info and some saddle history.  Note the...
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Friday, March 2, 2012

Tell Me More, Tell Me More

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As so often happens, the germ of this post came from one of the bigger bulletin boards.  Someone had started a conversation about "My s...
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Friday, February 10, 2012

Saddle Fitting Course

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Ok, folks, it's official:  I'm going to be teaching an introductory saddle fitting course starting this spring (aiming for sometime ...
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

"Very Bitey." Channeling the Inner Raptor

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The latest wall decoration in my office.  Because we all have those days ... Coming soon:  Did someone say, "saddle fitting course...
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Friday, January 13, 2012

Let's Twist Again ...

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Twist width is probably one of the most frequent "rider-fit" issues I run into.  As with so many facets of saddle fitting, it'...
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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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