English Tack

Credit: Arnd Bronkhorst - Arnd.nl
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Top Notch Care for Dressage Tack

What you need to know about caring for your horse's tack

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Jochen Schleese Saddle Fitting Tip - Skin Irritations and Girths: Part 2

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Jochen Schleese Saddle Fitting Tip - Skin Irritations and Girths: Part 1

In both a treeless saddle as well as in a treed saddle made for a man, a woman does not have the necessary support behind her pelvic area to sit correctly in balance and in position. She should be able to sit along the axis shown in green; without the necessary support she will tend to fall back along the red dotted axis.
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Jochen Schleese Saddle Fitting Tip: Treed vs. Treeless? Just the Facts.

The areas marked in white on the horse's back are the saddle-support areas, which are essentially the position of the longissimus dorsi muscles.
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Jochen Schleese Saddle Fitting Tip - What to Expect of a Professional Saddle Fitter

This saddle that was made for a man gives the female rider no other choice but to sit in a chair-seat position with her legs out in front of her and sitting on the fleshy part of her seat and not her seat bones. The desirable verticle shoulder-hip-heel alignment cannot be achieved in this case.
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Jochen Schleese Saddle Fitting Tip - Ladies…Don’t Settle for a Saddle that Hurts

Credit: Trafalgar Square Books Most horses can be observed with their left front leg forward during grazing.
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Understanding Dressage Saddle Fit: Asymmetry

The horse’s asymmetry must be part of the equation.

Left: Sweat marks occur in areas where there is friction and air circulation. Right: Similar to a collar on a white shirt, most of the dirt occurs where there is the most access to air circulation and friction. Here we see an excellent dust pattern on a saddle pad [from a correctly fitted saddle].
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Jochen Schleese Saddle Fitting Tip - Reading the Sweat Pattern and Dry Spots

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Jochen Schleese Saddle Fitting Tip - Saddle Fitting and Red Shoes

Watch this hilarious video, starring Jochen Schleese, explaining the importance of purchasing the correct size saddle for You and Your horse.