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The effect of the rider - Part two

How straight you sit makes a difference for the horse, but you have to realize you move anyway...
We are no longer building saddle trees, but we have two videos about how Western saddles fit horses available on our westernsaddlefit.com website. In part one about rider… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/effect-rider-part-two/

The effect of the rider - Part one

Yup, the rider affects what the horse feels too. It's not all just the saddle...
COMMENTS: Posted by Diane Kaser on Jul 24th, 2016 Good post. In dressage at least speaking from what I know well enough, we are taught the following seat. Your lower body… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/effect-rider-part-one/

It's not the pattern...

Telling a story on ourselves, but with a point...
When Rod learned from Julian Tubb how to build trees, he was given this pattern. It was to make leg cut on cantles to give riders a bit of relief if the front edge of the… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/its-not-pattern/

Center of pressure under a saddle

Where is the rider's weight really centered under a saddle? Maybe not where you think...
So last fall we had a chance with our pressure mat to test and see where the center of pressure under the saddle really falls. One of the neat things that the software with… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/center-pressure-under-saddle/