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We bring saddle to your horse for you to trial. Static fitting $65.00, Dynamic fitting $75 or FREE with purchase of saddles over $1000.

A private Saddle Fitting will teach you:

Key areas to check your saddle for fit on your horse
To select a saddle that best meets you and your horse's needs
To recognize a poor saddle fit before it becomes debilitating
What a good fit feels and looks like

Suzanne has recently completed a full day refresher clinic with Rob McCann in Melbourne, working towards her level two ASFA accreditation to provide the best integrity for her saddle fitting service. We would also like to welcome on board her daughter Ezra Gibbon who has completed her level one ASFA accreditation in Melbourne.

Suzanne completed the saddle fitting course with the Accredited Saddle Fitters of Australasia in August 2006. This course was conducted in Melbourne and included presentations and practical hands-on sessions with Dr. Ian Biddstrup, an equine vet with a Masters in Animal Chiropractic Science, and Rob McCann, a qualified saddle fitter with the Society of Master Saddlers in the UK. The course is accredited by the Australian Veterinary Chiropractic Association and included sessions on the structure and movement of the horse, conformation evaluation and faults, saddle design, saddle faults and saddle-induced problems along with practical saddle fitting and adjusting saddles for better fit.

Suzanne also completed a three day course in April 2006, which included saddle fitting practical and theory by Prestige Italy's saddle fitter Roberto Rasia. A workshop by Narelle Stubbs PhD (equine back pain) B.appSc (physiotherapy) M.AnimSt (animal physiotherapy), who is a lecturer for the Postgraduate Animal Physiotherapy programme at the University of Queensland, Gatton and works with the Australian Equestrian Team as the official equine and human physiotherapist, on horse and rider anatomy and physiology. Theory and practical workshop on the hoof by Dr. Tomas G Teskey D.V.M Arizona USA. Barefoot trimming, hoof dissection and the use of boots in riding.