Our philosophy on saddle fitting is deeply rooted in BALANCE.

Balance for the rider begins with balance of the saddle. As most people know, the saddle must be balanced on the horse but the seat must also be balanced for the rider or riding can be very uncomfortable. All too often riders think they must endure the pain of a saddle that does not fit them correctly. At Saddlery Solutions we know you can have your cake and eat it to... your saddle should fit you and your horse.

Here's how...
Each of our saddles, whether custom or semi-custom, are fit to the measurements of your horse. We take measurements of the horse's back in several different places. We then match those measurements to create the appropriate curvature of the tree. Because our saddles are made in our workshop we can manipulate the tree before we build the saddle around it. The great advantage to doing it this way is we are able to make changes to the tree without compromising the structure of the tree or the saddle unlike when the tree is made wider or more narrow mechanically once the saddle is finished. The tree is the skeleton of the sa ddle and once the saddle is finished the tree can only be adjusted within a very small margin without having adverse effects to the saddle as a whole. Whether or not a saddle fits or is balanced on a horse's back is a reflection of the structure of the tree.

Next, exstensive measurements are taken of the rider to determine the rise of their pubic bone, the distance from their pelvis to seat bones, and distance from seat bone to seat bone. These measurements are emmensely valuable for determining the rise of the pommel, the width of the twist, and the depth of the seat. From these measurements the seat is created allowing the rider to be positioned with their balance point right over the balance of their horse's back.