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 Book titled incorrectly - should have been the "ENGLISH" saddle-fit book November 8, 2007
JackieLL (Carmel, IN United States)
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
It's frustrating to buy a book that appears to be exactly what you need only to discover that it is at best marginally relevant to the issue at hand. Imagine buying a "Dog and Cat Home Veterinary Manual" and then finding that it only has information on cats -- and you only have dogs. It's similar here. I wanted help fitting a western saddle and only that information that is applicable to both western and english (e.g., ideas such as "keep the shoulders free to move") was helpful -- and I had to pick through piles and piles of irrelevant info to find it.
By not specifying "english saddles only," the author implies that it's a general saddle-fit book. That, necessarily, would include western saddles. However, I believe that she has a "western saddle fit" book and I am considering the purchase of that because I suspect that this book -- if I had been trying to fit an english saddle -- would have been just the ticket....
So, if you're trying to fit an english saddle, this is probably the book for you. If it's a western you're considering, look elsewhere.
 Comprehensive but easily understandable text November 7, 2007
Dr. F (Gainesville, FL USA)
I bought this book after hearing the author speak. I am a mixed animal vet, but by no means a horse person, and didn't get much on saddle fit in vet school so I thought it was worth a read. The background information and the step by step evaluation of both horse conformation as well as saddle fit and pads were excellent. I use the information from this book all the time now and have helped many horses in the process. I recommend this book to anyone who has a saddle or is going to buy a saddle.
The Horse's Pain-FreeBck and Saddle-Fit Book October 5, 2007
Jamie M. Dowdy (Canby, Oregon)
This book has good information that applies to all horses, but it is definitely slanted towards fitted english saddles with a small section on western saddles. I'm a western rider, so I was disappointed there wasn't more information on western saddles. But I still learned alot.
Happy Backs October 2, 2007
Harlyn L. Stevens (Del Mar, Ca.)
This is an excellent book for understanding how a saddle should fit and how to measure yourself and your horse correctly. It has been an invaluable asset for choosing a new saddle that is comfortable for my horse who is hard to fit. I wish I'd read this 3 years ago!
Very informative August 5, 2007
Samantha (Tasman Bay, New Zealand)
Great book that covers all aspects of good saddle fitting clearly. Its easy to read and understand, and easy to put into practice. Great tips on how to judge if the saddle is any good before you even leave the saddlery shop to try it. Mostly english saddles but principles apply to any saddle. Also touches on treeless saddles but in no great detail.
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