True Partner Saddlery

Here is an example of my fitting process done long distance with my fitting system. The customer just received the saddle and placed it on the horse. She is a very experienced horseman. She will ride tomorrow.
The saddle has a great orientation on the horses back. The angles and spreads are what I look for. Also total relief on the Trapezius and Spanalis muscles.
I am excited to hear how her ride goes tomorrow but she feels it is fitting very well( glove).
I will let you know good or bad!
She chose half roughout, half smooth leather with no tooling. If I do say so myself, this 3B with a post horn has a great look and style!
Good job Dana.

True Partner Saddle fit focuses on understanding what the saddle support muscles are and are not. By allowing the freedom from pressure on the Trapezius and Spanalis muscles, the horse can move better without having to compensate. ( What happens to our own bodies when we have to compensate our movement?) Fitting a saddle is NOT about even pressure over the whole back but rather even pressure over what the saddle support muscles are.

The information below goes deep into what happens when the horse is hindered in their movement. Read it and study it. The nervous system is not something I have taken into as much consideration in all of this. I need to do better! But as many of my customers have witnessed and felt, the horse visually becomes more relaxed within the first few minutes of my saddle being placed on a back that has previously had an ill fitting saddle. I have seen this even with just a bare tree that meets my fitting criteria start to relax and you can see the back and tree start to mold into a perfect fit. The horse prepares for the pain and discomfort and then starts to demonstrate relaxation and trust.
THAT BECOMES THE HORSE YOU SHOULD WANT TO RIDE!

True Partner Saddles…”What your Horse wants you to know! “

First saddling of this great looking mule. I look forward to hearing more about their adventures!Sharon stopped riding this mule while she waited on her custom roughout. She worked him from the ground and refused to ride him in what she discovered was an ill fitting saddle.
That is good mulemanship. Putting the Mules comfort ahead of her deep desire to ride!
The pad is a brand new Toklat Woolback pad so everything has to settle in but you can tell this saddle has a great orientation on the back.
Mules need fit just like horses and that does not necessarily mean they need mule bars. I fit mules just like I fit horses.
Angle,spread and rock!