Drunk Saddle Fitting: the Podcast

21/07/2023

Definitely the wine. 🍷

06/07/2023

24/01/2023

Both of these saddles have “upswept panels”.

Upswept panels are simply panels that “sweep up” as they attach to the back of the tree.

Upswept panels are created by cutting the panel leather in a specific way; it has nothing to do with tree shape, although there is sometimes the optical illusion that the saddle is “curvy”.

Note the differences in where the deepest part of the seat is on the tree. One of these saddles must have a point billet, while it is optional for the other.

Which saddle must be built with a point billet, and why?

29/12/2022

New solution for saddles that don’t fit
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28/12/2022

Just to clarify: If your horse has a “pony bod”, a point billet is the PREFERRED method to keep the saddle behind the scapula (if possible).

Characteristics of a “pony bod”:
🤌 Has a back that could double as a pillow top mattress
🤌 So round you have to fall off twice to hit the ground
🤌 Far forward girth groove
🤌 Absolutely, positively NO definition behind the scapula
🤌 Usually a bit downhill (just to help slide that saddle even further up the neck)
🤌 Narrow shoulders (or maybe they just look narrow because the belly is so big)
🤌 Well-sprung ribcage

Is a point billet awesome for any horse? No, but it is far better than the saddle sliding forward onto the scapula and the rider potentially riding the neck.

However, due to their narrow shoulders and propane tank bodies, horses with “pony bods” aren’t at risk for the same type of scapular damage as high withered, narrow TB-types.

The PURPOSE of a point billet is to position the first/front billet so it hangs straight down into the horse’s girth groove.

We SHOULD use a point billet when the horse has a far forward girth groove to prevent to the saddle from moving over the shoulder blades.

We should NOT use point billets on horses who are uphill, narrow, have a pocket/dip behind the scapula, or to counterbalance the rider’s weight against the cantle.

As with everything horse related, CONTEXT IS CRITICAL.

26/12/2022

21/12/2022

29/08/2022

😂😂

04/08/2022

Makes me want to buy Burberry 🤷🏼‍♀️😂

10/03/2022

Getting ready to start Episode 0: The Introduction. Or something like that. 🥂

03/03/2022

What is going on in this ad?!

27/02/2022

I got a special microphone and a ring light. Things are getting serious.

25/02/2022

I’m enjoying some Show Pony red wine from Two Mountain Winery while trying to learn about the technical aspects of podcasting. If it has video is it called vlogcasting? 🤔

16/02/2022

Great news! We have determined the topics of our first round of podcasts. You can look forward to learning about the thrilling history and evolution of saddle fitting itself, followed by a three part series on the saddle tree. A tree-logy, if you will.

10/02/2022

Amanda what say you? 🧐

Here's what could set your Bijou apart.

10/02/2022