Rider Testimonials

(Speaking about our Saddle Fit Tip Video Series…)

Great – Thank you so much! This is very exciting. I have watched all 10 of the little saddle fitting video snippets and found it absolutely fascinating and eye-opening. I am so lucky to be the owner of one of your saddles – my horse thanks me every day!!!

I want to thank Jochen for coming to my farm and adjusting the saddles for my 2 horses. Three days later, my I2 horse and I received the highest score we ever got at a show. My 7 year old mare is feeling awesome. She is more forward, has more freedom of range in her shoulders and overall more connected. They both greatly benefitted from the saddle fitting.

Thank you for helping me keep my horses happy athletes.

“There are some great horse videos on YouTube, some educational, fun and some downright scary. Here’s one of my favs…actually it’s a channel by Schleese Saddlery Service. Schleese is a master saddler very much in demand in North America and Europe. This is an excellent channel that explains many facets of fitting English saddles to horse and rider. There’s a great video about fitting saddles to women’s’ conformation”.  Schleese on YouTube!

“2writenride”

posting from About.com.Horses Discussion Board 03/01/10

Jochen, thank you so much for your presentation on preserving the health and well-being of horses throughout the world. Your passion, depth of knowledge and sense of humour inspired me to explore the possibility of taking your course and spreading ‘the word’!

Best of luck for your company.

Jochen Schleese was amazingly genuine! He gave us such wonderful information about horses that I didn’t know. Jochen has a natural speaking ability where he draws his audience in and keeps them engaged. I could feel that he is really passionate about what he spoke about. He comes across as a very warm, loving human being. I thought that he was a wonderful speaker!

… I had no intention of buying a new dressage saddle (I meant to see which saddle fit him best then try and buy a used one) but as soon as I sat in the Schleese Connexion saddle I really liked it. It was also immediately obvious that my horse liked it too as he went from being a little bit stiff and shuffling to big extravagant floaty paces within a few strides! The saddle is well made, the leather feels great & it has large external knee blocks which are really good at helping me keep the correct position & gives me a bit of extra security (my horse is a big warmblood with a huge stride who can suddenly explode skywards!). I also like that it’s a monoflap as I feel really close to my horse (& there’s less to clean which is a bonus for me).

The only thing I don’t like is that the saddle is rather heavy but my horse doesn’t seem to object. Very well made, it is very comfortable & it looks great. I bought this saddle about 1 month ago & I can honestly say that this is the best purchase I have ever made for me & my horse. I tried different Schleese models. I was surprised how different they felt so it’s a case of trying different models out to see what suits you and your horse the best. The difference in the way my horse moves is amazing. In my old saddle I felt like I was always fighting to get/stay in the correct position but in this saddle I sit correctly and can concentrate on actually riding.