Jochen Schleese's Blog – September 2011 Archive (2)

Saddle Fit and Working with Equine Professionals

One of the real perks that I enjoy in my favorite role as an educator through Saddlefit4Life is meeting and working with all sorts of really interesting equine professionals. We have the honour of teaching many people the Saddlefit4Life philosophy through our Professional’s Training Days, as well as our Certified Saddle Ergonomist courses – both here and in Europe. We now have affiliated professionals in 12 countries and counting and this week I am off to Brazil to teach at a veterinary… Continue

Added by Jochen Schleese on September 23, 2011 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Saddle Fit and Problem Backs

My last blog was a bit ‘ueberlong’ so I will limit myself to a quickie this week.

When I am travelling, I unfortunately often come across horses that have backs that look like the one in this picture. The client maintains that the horse has ‘always looked like that’ but – as I confirmed with my oft-cited good friend Dr. Joanna Robson, DVM – horses are not born like this.

The majority of these horses are ridden in saddles where the gullet channel is simply too tight/narrow.… Continue

Added by Jochen Schleese on September 13, 2011 at 9:30am — No Comments