Yes! I work with horseless riders all the time. I've been riding for 25+ years, and I spent 15 of those years as a horseless rider or serial leaser. So alas, I know this challenge well.

If you're a lesson client, working student, trainer, or breeder, I can help you find a versatile saddle that suits your needs. We'll focus in on the types of horses you typically ride--many horseless clients send me photos of the 1-2 horses they ride most often, plus a general description of the types of horses they tend to ride + their riding goals. We work from there to find something that makes sense for their current mounts, then talk about padding and accessory options that will help you maximize the saddle's versatility.

There's no saddle that fits every single horse out there--if there were, everyone would already own it!--but some saddles are definitely a better bet than others, when it comes to horseless riding.

Absolutely! The most common request is my Eventer's Package: 1 horse, 1 rider, and 2 types of saddle (example: 1 dressage saddle and 1 jump saddle).

If you have any other situation, please contact me about a package rate. In most cases, we can get you a package that's more economical than buying 2 or more individual consults. I've had all sorts of requests: 2 riders on 1 horse with 2 saddles, 1 rider with 3 horses but only a budget for 2 saddles, you name it I've seen it. Email me at [email protected] and we'll put something together for you.

Yes! I've had clients with budgets from $200 to $8000+, and many clients appreciate my expertise across the whole market--especially the sub-$2000 market. I can help you find the right balance of good fit, saddle quality, and gee-whiz features for your current budget. In most cases, my clients find that with my help, they can get a lot more saddle than they thought they could get for [fill in any price tag here].

And especially if you're shopping with less than $1000, it's critical that you choose well and don't make an expensive mistake. It would only take one bad choice--one saddle that looked good on the outside, but didn't fit your horse and was a nightmare to resell--for you to tie up an entire $1000 budget in a saddle you can't use or sell. Don't let it happen to you!

Try me! At this point, there's not much I haven't seen before, but I always like a challenge.

In many cases, I can reassure clients that the fitting situation might be new to them, but the saddle-fitting world has seen it before and there are solutions available. That said, some of my favorite clients are very special indeed. I get a lot of very petite or very tall riders, wide riders and slim riders, and horses with extreme conformations--like a 10-inch drop to a swayback. Will you be my next "Wow, look at that!" case? I love those!

If you're still not sure, remember that there's a 100% money-back guarantee. I want you to be feel comfortable taking the plunge, and the money-back guarantee makes this a lot less risky than stabbing around yourself, wasting money on farm-call fees and mail-order saddles.

My areas of expertise include dressage, jumping, eventing, and all-purpose saddles. If your needs are outside those target areas, I would not recommend this service.

For endurance riders, I can advise about dressage/jump/AP saddles that might suit your needs for endurance. But I don't focus on specialty endurance saddles like the Black Country Equinox or Frank Baines Enduro (<--both great saddles, by the way).

Yes, by all means! I'm here to be your brand-independent consultant, not to replace your eyes on the ground. If you're lucky enough to have great local saddle fitters, please use them in addition to using this service. I can also help you identify mail-order fitters, consignment vendors, and (in some cases) local fitters that you might want to check out.

In short, no, I'm not a loyalist. There are pros and cons to every type of panel material and saddle design element. In my opinion, not all situations call for the same panel material or saddle design.

Some clients' situations are a good fit for wool-flocked saddles, while others are better suited to foam. Still other clients would benefit from trying CAIR, FLAIR, latex, combo panels, panels with special shock-absorbing materials embedded in them like Thinline or Supracor, and other gee-whiz panels.

And honestly, some of this depends on the horse and rider, but some depends on your circumstances. For example, if you board at a barn where the trainer is sponsored by a French foam-panelled saddle brand, and you're going to pay a $200+ call fee to (and get side-eye from your trainer) for calling in a saddle fitter to reflock a wool saddle...welp, that's awkward for some people. Those riders might be better served by a foam-panelled saddle, assuming the horse and rider are well matched to a foam-panelled saddle.

Overall, I’d say about 45% of my clients end up buying a wool-flocked saddle, 45% buy a foam-panelled saddle, and 10% buy some other type of panel like CAIR, latex-wool combo, or whatever.  And excepting some very obscure niche brands, I can barely name a saddle brand that one of my clients hasn't purchased with my blessing.

Of course, if you have a strong preference for foam, wool, or some other saddle design feature, I'm happy to work with your preferences. Your intake form, which you'll fill out after purchase, is a great place to tell me about those preferences.

I welcome follow-up questions from my clients by email. Some folks have just a few questions after watching their video and I rarely hear from them again. Other clients enjoy continuing to correspond with me: sending me pictures of saddles they've sent on trial, running ideas past me, et cetera. It's up to you how much we talk after you get your video, but most clients send me at least one or two follow-ups.

I enjoy helping my clients "see the process through"--and my favorite part, by far, is getting a happy picture of horse and rider with their new (or at least new-to-them) saddle!

Let's talk! I know every saddle search is unique and complex, and I I'm happy to hear from you. You can email me directly at [email protected].