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The Horse's Pain-Free Back and Saddle-Fit Book By Joyce Harman ( Trafalgar Square Books )
Release Date: 2004-11-01
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Product Description
A comprehensive study of the impact of saddle fit on horse and rider health and performance.
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 Ten out of Ten
This is the best book I have ever looked at about saddles, how they are built, how they work and why badly fitting saddles cause so many problems with horse behaviour. The diagrams and photos are so easy to follow with the captions beside each example. In Australia, this book is the Saddle Fitters Bible and I can see why. I would recommend it to everyone who has a horse.
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Top Book
This is clearly the best book in my entire horse library. Horse's backs are just so important and this book is just full of incredibly useful facts, diagrams, photos, pictures, instructions and explanations. It shows all the parts of a saddle, how to fit a saddle, what can go wrong if it's the wrong fit, what to look for when buying a second hand saddle, both english and western, and the outcomes of poorly fitting saddles. My horse had a lot of trouble with fitting a saddle because of his high wither, but with this book I was able to resolve a lot of his problems and the outcome was just amazing - within a week, he was so much calmer, happier, more comfortable.
This book is not just a book to read, it is a tool to be used and applied. It should be in every horse owner's library. A great sized book, with glossy pages, you will not be disappointed in the slightest.
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BUST the saddle fit myths! ( mentallyblonde1 )
I have ridden and trained horses for over thirty years and I was very impressed with this book! It breaks up common myths about saddles, saddle fit and horses. What if your horse's bad attitude was from back pain? What if it was a simple saddle repair that put you both back on the road to sound and safe riding? This book takes the saddle literally from the ground up from the styles and construction of the tree to the leather that ultimately goes over the top. It describes: seat styles, stirrup position and how it affects you ability to effectively communicate with your horse, bars and how important they are to a correct fit, Seat size and how to measure they way the saddle maker intended not they way the saddle shops do, how to test and measure your current saddle and horse for a correct fit and some reccomendations for changes to make to enhance that fit for both you and your horse. Really this is one of the best books currently on the market for saddle information. There are some refrences to English saddle and fit for comparison between the western saddle and the english saddle. If you want to break the myths and solve some mysteries about how and why, then I would suggest this book!
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Excellent basis for English saddle fit ( smontgom732 )
I've kept a copy of this book in my permanent library. It is an excellent reference for English saddle fit issues for both horse and rider. Covers a wide variety of saddle styles, pros and cons, etc. How to evaluate the soundness of saddle trees on used saddles. Common conformational issues and how they impact fit. Even pads and fittings get are covered. Just a wonderful, all-around go-to source.
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great help with saddle and horse selection
I purchased the book because I was looking for a new horse and was concerned about conformation of the wither because the saddle slips forward onto the shoulder of my current horse. Not only did I find the answer to this problem but I learnt much more including the influence of saddle design on the rider's position. Highly recommended for those interested in English-style riding.
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