 |
[RC] speaking of saddle fitting . . . - Marlene MossTitle: MessageA couple weeks ago
people were discussing ways to turn their passion into a job and stay out of the
corporate job world. Well, my solution is to take my experience with
custom fitting adjustable saddles and apply it to helping people determine if
their saddle (of any brand) is working for their horse. As Marv mentioned
it is not always cut and dry to just monitor a sweat pattern or watch for white
hairs.
I have recently done
a number of saddle fitting sessions (some for new riders, others for very
experience endurance riders) and been surprised at what we found. So I
want to let people know that I will be at the Grand Canyon ride and am offering
an opportunity to discuss saddle fit and check out your saddles and horses for
virtually free. I will also have an Impression Pad with me for situations
where fit when the horse is moving is not clear or for just that final bit of
validation. I will charge $25 for that since the Impression Pad is a
usable commodity that will need to be replaced after a number of uses, but
otherwise, I will spend as much time as I have available talking about fit,
checking saddles or whatever you might want.
I will be arriving
either late Thursday or early Friday and riding every other day, so I should
have plenty of time available. The reason I am offering to do this cheaply
(I normally charge $50-75 for a personal saddle fitting) is because I would like
to get a better sense for how the typical horse and saddle are interacting, not
just when someone is desperate enough to call for help. I am also trying
to determine if there is some kind of scientific study I can design or at least
come up with better questions to ask when I hear of people with better ability
to really put together something like that. So I'd like to talk to as many
people and see as many horses and saddles as I can.
I also like to have
many saddles as I can recommend to future clients for specific conformation
situations. So even if you just want to show me your horse and saddle and
how well it's working, I'd love to talk to you. I guess this won't be a
good example of someone paying for their endurance addiction with their job, but
I'll still have fun!
Thanks!
Marlene
Marlene Moss
www.KineticEquineAnalysis.com (saddle
fit for the horse in motion)
Saddle fitting info and special fees at
the Kenlyn Clinic and Endurance Ride in CO!
www.mossrockranch.com (sale horses and
more)
719-351-5037 (cell)
719-748-9073 (home)
|