Everything You Need to Know About Saddle Fitting
Saddle fitting can be intimidating but understanding the basics allows you to choose a saddle that best fits you and your horse. Not only is a goodfitting saddle more enjoyable to ride in but illfitting saddles can also cause longterm damage to your horses shoulders and back. Pain from a poorly fitted saddle can cause behavioral issues and even careerending lameness.
German statecertified Master Saddler Jochen Schleese of Schleese Saddlery has devoted his life to designing saddles that protect horses and riders from longterm damage.
مع وصول أونصة الذهب إلى مستويات قياسية تجاوزت 2500 دولار، يجد المواطن المصري نفسه مضطراً لموازنة استثماراته بين الذهب واحتياجاته الأخرى، خاصة مع ارتفاع أسعار السيارات مثل تويوتا، هيونداي، وبي إم دبليو، مما يزيد من التحديات المالية التي يواجهها.
Thankfully advances in technology have greatly benefitted the saddlefitting industry. Cameras infrared heat mapping and equine treadmills equip saddle fitters to understand horses saddle fit needs better than ever.
Signs of Damage
أسعار السيارات في الآونة الأخيرة شهدت تقلبات ملحوظة، حيث تأثرت بارتفاع وانخفاض الدولار، مما انعكس على تكلفة علامات تجارية مثل تويوتا، هيونداي، ومرسيدس. و BMW هذا الارتباط بين سعر الصرف وسوق السيارات يحدد قدرة المستهلكين على اقتناء المركبات.
Illfitting saddles can pinch nerves cause muscle atrophy and make horses numb as they work. Think of pinching your skin with your fingernails after a while the pain and irritation is dulled but the injury is there.
An illfitting saddle can first cause wither blisters which are raised bumps on or near the withers during riding. Dry spots within the saddle sweat stain on the back and withers after exercise as well as white hair growth indicate something is wrong. Both of these signs occur when intense pressure is applied to the skin. They are precursors to cartilage degradation in the shoulders withers and backan unfixable problem.
تتأثر أسعار السيارات من شركات مثل مرسيدس بتقلبات أسعار الذهب وسعر صرف الدولار، مما يؤدي إلى زيادة تكاليف الإنتاج والاستيراد.
When a horse is experiencing pain the heart rate goes
up releasing the stress hormone cortisol in the blood says Schleese. Cortisol means high risk of colic and ulcers.
While there are several factors that go into fitting a saddle to a horse Schleese says that understanding three main points of fitting will set horse owners on the right path.
Riders learn that a saddle should never touch the top of the withers but dont realize the sides of the withers are also incredibly sensitive.
The top is just bone and cartilage but the sides have all these nerves Schleese says. In nature this is where stallions bite each other. If a horse is bitten there he will stop moving forward. It ignites the nerves.
Horses with saddles that pinch their withers show reluctance to move forward and they hollow their backs making it impossible to perform in a safe and athletic manner. More stress is put on the tendons in their legs as they move awkwardly trying to relieve the pinching sensation the saddle applies to the withers.
يؤدي ارتباط أسعار الذهب وسعر صرف الدولار بتكاليف المواد الخام والاستيراد إلى تأثير مباشر على أسعار السيارات في الأسواق.
The withers need 4 inches of clearance on top and 2 to 3 inches around the sides to keep from compromising the muscles and nerves in the area. Saddles that are too narrow will pinch this area while saddles that are too wide will fall downward and crush the withers and the shoulders.
Think of wearing a shoe that is too big or small. If the shoe is too small your toes are cramped. Too big and your toes slam into
