I work with my friend Dr. Joanna Robson, DVM (Author of Recognizing the Horse in Pain and What You Can Do About It) occasionally and confer with her often on horse issues that arise due to poor saddle fit, so we exchange war stories. She is also one of the founding members of our HIPPOH […]

I meant to tell you the Apathy Society cancelled its meeting due to lack of interest, but I couldn’t be bothered… How many tens of thousands of man-hours have been expended thinking up new formats for the Olympics and WEG, only to end up not far from where we started? In April, I spent four […]

I often come across clients who complain that their saddle has caused muscle atrophy. I think there is some misunderstanding of what exactly muscle atrophy is and how is it different from good muscle definition. When a muscle has been trained for more than it would have normally developed naturally, and then not used for […]

At last Florida’s summer heat and humidity is finally moderating with November on the door step. My dogs have, as a result, recovered their energy during the day and the horses can move out of the shade. The year seems to have flown by. After four years in Europe it has taken time to adjust […]

I just recently came off of a ‘killer trip’ again with my most long term agent, Christiane Noelting of the Christiane Noelting Dressage Center in Vacaville, CA, where I saw 150 of our valued California clients in less than two weeks. It was – as always – wonderfully gratifying to see how well everyone is […]

I sit and write this while on a plane home from another horse shopping adventure abroad. Leslie is spending another few days over there looking for more, so, lucky me, I got to spend four hours this morning waiting for my time to board. Thanks be to God there was free WIFI in the airport […]

When I started writing this blog, I was asked to share some true anecdotal experiences in the field. I have managed to do this a couple of times, but I find it extremely difficult without this becoming a blatant testimonial for how great a difference a well-fitting saddle makes (ours in this instance again). So […]

What a difference a year-and-a-bit makes. Or rather, what a difference it makes when a picture of an endurance horse perched on two shattered forelegs causes a global public relations disaster, and when a national federation is exposed as so cavalier it fobs off the international governing body with fabricated results. In February 2014, not […]

I recently returned from a very successful teaching clinic in Germany for Saddlefit 4 Life® and had the opportunity to once again work with some excellent equine ergonomists and some stunning horses. What I found really interesting is the amount of animal welfare concerns that have become the basis for some mainstream changes in law […]

The return of golf to the Olympic Games has been controversial, before a single ball is putt. During the British Open in July, the world’s best female golfer, Inbee Park, slammed the Rio qualification process for excluding so many top players. No country can have more than four players of either sex. This will work […]