Jochen Schleese's Blog – August 2011 Archive (3)

Saddle Fit and the Economy in General

Since the markets have taken a roller coaster ride in the last couple of weeks and I am noticing a bit of the old ‘doom and gloom’ attitude when I am speaking with clients all over the country when I am on the road, I thought I would share with you something Sabine passed on to me. This was written by Catherine Masters, Executive Director of the Women’s Horse Industry Network (an organization my wife belongs to) and I found it very thought provoking and inspirational. Something to think… Continue

Added by Jochen Schleese on August 30, 2011 at 8:19am — No Comments

Saddle Fit and Excellent Results in the Ring

Although of course it shouldn't be all about the medals and the winning, it absolutely thrills and validates me when one of my clients sends me a picture such as this one. (Christian Hartung riding “Watulele” from the Christiane Noelting Dressage Center in California). This is an absolutely textbook case of a beautiful horse demonstrating "Durchgelassenheit" ('throughness, suppleness, etc.') Of particular note is the fact that he has a beautifully rounded croup, the angle of the hind leg is…

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Added by Jochen Schleese on August 22, 2011 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

Saddle Fit and Tree Points

Although I have in the past discussed tree points in detail especially in regard to tree point angle and tree point width, I want today to address really one additional key issue with tree points – and that is direction.

Tree points can be forward-facing, straight (more or less perpendicular to the ground) or rear-facing. Forward facing tree points have been proven to be extremely detrimental to horse health in that MRIs and fibre optic cameras have shown the chipping of cartilage…

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Added by Jochen Schleese on August 2, 2011 at 11:30am — No Comments