Saddle & Bit Fitting Consultation in Aiken
Saddle fit consulting for English saddles
To ensure maximum comfort & balance for the horse and the rider.
To ensure maximum comfort & balance for the horse and the rider.
Evaluation
Please have your horse groomed & be dressed to ride.
- Take history of horse, rider and saddle
- The horse is palpated and symmetry of the horse is evaluated
- Movement evaluation. Please be prepared or have a handler be ready to walk and trot the horse on a straight line.
- Tracings / Templates are taken if requested/needed
- The integrity of the current saddle is checked
- Static evaluation of the saddle with horse standing square
- Evaluation under saddle with rider up
- Observation of saddle with rider at walk, trot and canter.
- Discuss findings & options. May require rider to get back on horse if different pads or shims were used.
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