I have invited my Saddlefit 4 Life® colleague Cathy Rothery to introduce 2 inspiring horsemen she met last month while attending the 2016 American Horse Publications conference in Orlando. Thank you for sharing your visits with these outstanding equine professionals. While attending the annual AHP conference, our gracious hosts Chris Brune and Judy Lincoln arranged a […]
Caring Horsemen – Mark Miller Read More »
This is a story about a couple of very special clients. The first young lady was recently seen by Natalie, one of our top saddle ergonomists and fit technicians in Grande Prairie, Alberta. Aly Keay is a very inspirational and wonderful young lady (perhaps around 20 years old) who has cerebral palsy. She rides a
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I work with my friend Dr. Joanna Robson, DVM (Author of ‘Recognizing the Horse in Pain and What You Can Do About It’) occasionally and confer with her often on horse issues that arise due to poor saddle fit, so we exchange war stories. She is also one of the founding members of our HIPPOH
Saddle Fitting Case Histories Read More »
When I started writing this blog, I was asked to share some true anecdotal experiences in the field. I have managed to do this a couple of times, but I find it extremely difficult without this becoming a blatant testimonial for how great a difference a well-fitting saddle makes (ours in this instance again). So
A Case Study – a Difficult to Fit Redhead ‘Tuscany’! Read More »
By Sharma Gaponoff for Saddlefit 4 Life® and Jochen Schleese ©2015 All Rights Reserved Since over the past weeks and months I have documented some of the common issues that can arise with endurance competitions and to endurance horses, I thought you might be interested in reading an actual story from one of our endurance
An Actual Endurance Journal – Sharma Gaponoff for Saddlefit 4 Life® Read More »
My interest in endurance riding has come through my association with some top US Endurance Riders – who I am happy to work with in keeping their horses sound over the long distances ridden in these races. I have seen this sport grow from its crazy first decades to the well regulated and exciting sport
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