29/09/2025
โจ When we say โ๐พ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ ๐ ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐โ, we mean a perspective that can ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐บ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ด๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ต๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ.
The horseโs wellbeing depends on us taking its feedback seriously. Most fitters do test different saddle models when searching for a new saddle, taking the horseโs reaction into account. But testing different ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ต๐ is often skipped โ not because it isnโt important, but because many saddles donโt ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐บ to allow quick width adjustments onsite.
The result? The fitter or manufacturer decides on the โcorrectโ tree widthโฆ which can be far from what actually feels best to the horse. ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐น๐ถ๐
: ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ต๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ.
Letโs not act like we always know best. Instead, letโs ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ด๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด, ๐ธ๐ข๐ต๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ด๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ ๐จ๐ถ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด.
After nearly a decade of experimenting with subtle tree width differences, we can say with confidence: on-site testing matters. Whether fitting a new saddle or checking one periodically, the horse will thank you. ๐๐
๐ Curious how to put this into practice? Feel free to reach out!
