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Brady’s Blog January ’12

*Due to my broken hand, I am resorting to humor since I can’t ride at the moment* Curse My Luck! I have two bratty ponies. One is chubby, short and bratty! The other one has [...]

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Am I Ready for “Dancing With The Stars”?

Rhythm…either you have it or you don’t. I like to think I have it…maybe, but neither my horse nor my husband has natural rhythm.  I’m told you can encourage or teach a horse to have [...]

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Occam’s Razor and Saddle Fitting

“It’s saddle fitting, not rocket science.”  – Edie Tschorn When it comes to saddle fitting, there are quite a few different theories and schools of thought.  While most fitters will eventually arrive at the same [...]

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One Saddle For Two Horses?????

I’m usually up for a saddle fitting challenge, but to be honest, when I hear “I’d like one saddle to fit (fill in the blank) two, three or more horses, I gulp and look at [...]

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Brady’s Blog December ’11

Did you know there are a lot of similarities between skiing and riding? I asked one of my ski coaches, Dawn, if she thought skiing and horseback riding were similar. She replied that she thought [...]

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Puzzling the Pieces of Contact

My latest discovery is contact, a many layered concept. Everyone has heard about having even contact, some contact, soft hands, forgiving hands and so on. My hands have definitely improved and that has come through [...]

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More Than Width, Part III: Panel Configuration

  We’ve covered tree width and tree shape – now on to the third part of the saddle fitting trine:  panel configuration.  It’s probably the least known and understood facet of saddle fitting, yet it [...]

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Ticked Off

My young, strong, handsome Reilly has Lyme. My vet told me it was some of the highest  numbers he’d seen. That made me sick to my stomach. I had not wanted to jump on the [...]

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Brady’s Blog November ’11

Brady and Hamster Attempt a Balancing Act I have been working with Hamster over gymnastics.  I got the idea from Jimmy Wofford, who taught a series of four clinics at the Equine Affaire.  I went [...]

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Is This The New Trend?

Some of you may have heard about some new technology in saddle fitting. The latest trend seems to be pressure scanning. Some fitters and manufacturers are using pressure sensing equipment. Essentially, the system involves a [...]

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