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I recently returned from a very successful teaching clinic in Germany for Saddlefit 4 Life® and had the opportunity to once again work with some excellent equine ergonomists and some stunning horses. What I found really interesting is the amount of animal welfare concerns that have become the basis for some mainstream changes in law

While this question may almost range into the field of anthropomorphization (ascribing human characteristics to an animal), your horse’s ‘happiness’ or being comfortable is probably of critical interest to you as his owner and rider. You know your horse better than anyone – instinctively, you know immediately when something is amiss, even if you can’t

Anatomy in general is a crucial factor in saddle fit, as is gender. Men generally have it much easier when trying to find a saddle that fits, because saddles have been traditionally built by men, for men.  While women may have an inherent conformational disadvantage, with exercises and muscular development (and a saddle which takes

Cranial Nerve 11 (CN11) While this may seem like a rather dry conclusion to the little series on “Horses Behaving Poorly” it actually explains a lot. Over 50 million years of equine evolution have seen the stallion biting its opponents in the wither area to determine dominance and literally bring rivals ‘to their knees’. Stallions