A Day In The Life Of A Saddle Fitter

A Day In The Life Of A Saddle Fitter

Saddle fitting & saddlery/tack tips, advice, and a look into the daily life of being a saddle fitter - by Poppy Webber - Society of Master Saddlers Qualified Saddle Fitter with many, many years of experience...

About Poppy: As well as being a full-time saddle fitter for her business PeeWee Saddlery, Poppy is also a wobbly upside-down yoga-er and a below average horse rider. She dreams of joining the circus. She is a monthly columnist for Absolute Horse Magazine, article writer, occasional university lecturer, talk giver, serial advice post writer, and social media obsessed... Poppy aims to bring a bit of sparkle (and a lot of smiles) into everyone's life. Some might say she's a comedy genius (they don't, she's the only one that says that!).

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  • @pgdakitty
    @pgdakitty8 күн бұрын

    She talks so much I couldn’t even find the part where she tells you how to measure the saddle

  • @kathyrobbert1940
    @kathyrobbert194020 күн бұрын

    You said you rarely use neatsfoot oil. Under what circumstances do you use it?

  • @petinacole3791
    @petinacole379127 күн бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @jhamner9484
    @jhamner9484Ай бұрын

    I want to try this so bad!

  • @oneofamillion4951
    @oneofamillion4951Ай бұрын

    what about swayback pads which provide a bit of thicker cushion in the middle to lessen the bridging effect?

  • @epona9166
    @epona9166Ай бұрын

    This is a very superficial discussion of treeless saddles. I think you know that using a pillow as a surrogate for a treeless saddle is absurd. There are some excellent treeless saddles out there that distribute weight quite well. Gee, a saddle fitter trashing treeless saddles. There's a shocker.

  • @hobbyhorsesxoxo
    @hobbyhorsesxoxoАй бұрын

    this is nothing like riding a real horse that’s why I don’t really like them, way too smooth, you don’t need any contact, and it’s super easy to sit

  • @jhamner9484
    @jhamner9484Ай бұрын

    Does it simulate bucks or crow hops?? That’s what we really need to learn how to sit and fall off from! 😂😂

  • @user-vw4ej3fl1q
    @user-vw4ej3fl1qАй бұрын

    Very passionate ❤ Are you married?

  • @biancagrant5127
    @biancagrant5127Ай бұрын

    Can you please talk about the wow freespace girth?

  • @oneofamillion4951
    @oneofamillion4951Ай бұрын

    what is preventing the pressure from simply being focused on the rear of the girth and the front just hanging out for looks?

  • @user-ui4jd2yo9w
    @user-ui4jd2yo9wАй бұрын

    It sounds horrendously hard 😮

  • @andreas7937
    @andreas7937Ай бұрын

    This is very good for beginners.

  • @niablyth6553
    @niablyth6553Ай бұрын

    My saddle slips to the right all the time, thinking possibly using the balance strap, would I use this on the left side as it slips to right ? Or right and left x 😊

  • @Mechagodzillaisthegoat
    @MechagodzillaisthegoatАй бұрын

    For a sec i thought it was a real horse 🐎🐴😂😂

  • @EasyKeepers
    @EasyKeepers2 ай бұрын

    I do have a question. I was always taught wool halfpad should go under the saddle. But when I do it people look at my like I have 5 heads. It’s my underfunding it’s how it is supposed to be used. I assume the shift is because half pads are expensive, and so they put them over the saddle pad to keep them cleaner. But there’s so much more benefit to the wool to be directly on skin. When I asked my stübben saddle, fitter, if I should use a pad with my saddle because my horse needs to gain a little muscle or saddle, doesn’t fit as it should right now, she advised that I was correct and I should use the half pad under my saddle pad m is there any actual difference or benefit one way or the other?

  • @pinkskyes2259
    @pinkskyes22592 ай бұрын

    Only if real canters were that smooth😂

  • @josefgross1493
    @josefgross14932 ай бұрын

    What about stubbed saddle straps

  • @vidalconde2932
    @vidalconde29323 ай бұрын

    Who cares if it's an INCH OFF....GEEZ...PICKY PEOPLE 😅

  • @mauram3941
    @mauram39413 ай бұрын

    I really hope you start creating videos again, they are so helpful!

  • @donpreitz7553
    @donpreitz75534 ай бұрын

    what is the year of the saddle that you took apart in this video? thank you i have a 2018 CAIR Wintec

  • @amybrooks5671
    @amybrooks56714 ай бұрын

    Where do you come from

  • @anastassiakoudinova-uj1si
    @anastassiakoudinova-uj1si4 ай бұрын

    Hi Poppy! What tools do you recommend buying as a beginner or trainee? Thank you

  • @user-ly6os2ul9n
    @user-ly6os2ul9n4 ай бұрын

    How is Stuebben coolmax anatomical girth

  • @gilliantaylor5203
    @gilliantaylor52034 ай бұрын

    Poppy I've found this but doesn't give any details who I can contact to have a go.❤

  • @stillwatersfarm8499
    @stillwatersfarm84994 ай бұрын

    Ah, so daily grooming serves more than one purpose, doesn’t it?

  • @bobbi0513
    @bobbi05134 ай бұрын

    Extremely informative. Thank you.

  • @user-ly6os2ul9n
    @user-ly6os2ul9n4 ай бұрын

    Thanks for quality advice could you share your thoughts about sausage boots on horses .Thank you 😊

  • @JacintaColvin
    @JacintaColvin4 ай бұрын

    Can I ask do these suit horses with "normal" (not shark fin) withers? I got one the other day (sheepskin version) and the stiff centerline combined with the really big curve on the wither section looks like it'll be liklely to move down and push down on his spine near the base of the wither? When i place it on his back it actually rocks as both the front and the back are angled upwards from the wither base.

  • @j.m.8545
    @j.m.85455 ай бұрын

    Great video! Thank you!

  • @profe3330
    @profe33305 ай бұрын

    Hmmm. I wish I was rich. :)

  • @kingyosenpai7647
    @kingyosenpai76475 ай бұрын

    This unit is $70k and is by a company in the UK super expensive. But I still want one.

  • @tomme6x3
    @tomme6x35 ай бұрын

    I am relatively new to this world, and am interested to know what the proper "feel" is at the sternum area when the girth is properly tightened. TIA

  • @debbiehooben5060
    @debbiehooben50605 ай бұрын

    I finally understand how to find the last rib. I've watched quite a few videos, yours is the best for me. Thank you.

  • @storywalsh-jz9cb
    @storywalsh-jz9cb6 ай бұрын

    What the fuck.

  • @kimberlysgroi8498
    @kimberlysgroi84986 ай бұрын

    Thanks for showing how to run bottom buckle leathers up! People in my dressage barn have them and don’t know they can be run up. Much gratitude for your videos and I am a fan!

  • @adahouchin254
    @adahouchin2546 ай бұрын

    if i dont have a flex ruler could i get a rough outline with a sewing tape?

  • @conniepaschall4034
    @conniepaschall40346 ай бұрын

    It would be a lot more informational if you talked about the panels adjusting to the horses back. A saddle that isn’t broken and you’re dwelling on it endlessly would make a better video.

  • @sanija101
    @sanija1016 ай бұрын

    Hello. I' m searching treeless saddle only because my horses back constantly is changing depending on season. I dont have enaugh money, to buy for him 3 -4 different saddles, and he is difficult to fit. Saddle i have, only fit him when he drops weight, but when there is grass season or even a few days off, he is starting to get more bulkier (he is on fatty side - he very easily picking up weight, but dropping weight is really difficult). That's why I can't fit him with tree saddles, because they most of the time will not fit him, and even half of year going bareback, I think is to much for his back. Maybe You have another option? I want what's best for him, but more saddles is over budget for me 😅

  • @Gr8tBlueHeron
    @Gr8tBlueHeron6 ай бұрын

    I spent the entire video completely distracted by trying to figure out what is in your teeth! Can't be a piercing, is it? Looks like a little diamond triangle? Is it actually in the skin? Between the teeth? Or is it some sort of orthodontic device? I've never seen anything like it. As for content, I was searching for a solution to a supremely filthy latigo with dirty so ingrained regular cleaning and a toothbrush wouldn't touch it. I never use hot water but figured I'd give it a try. It might have softened it up some, but i still needed a stiff nail brush to make any difference. Back when I was a groom we used an ammonia mix to lift really bad stuff but I didn't have any to try this time.

  • @sundownweedo
    @sundownweedo6 ай бұрын

    Excellent video/explanation. Thank you.

  • @carolynbagnell5074
    @carolynbagnell50746 ай бұрын

    Can you mend broken trees ?

  • @apbeauregard
    @apbeauregard6 ай бұрын

    Omg hope they didn't fill it with asbestos fibers and paint the metal with lead paint. Ewe.

  • @k-w627
    @k-w6276 ай бұрын

    I was a little bit worried my girth was too long but your video has helped assured me my mare's is the right length for her. PS, as an Aussie, I LOVE your accent ❤😊

  • @wetdewlap8741
    @wetdewlap87416 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for explaining!! Very informative video and hey, who knew that Kate Beckinsale is an equestrian!! Lol I’m sure you never heard you look like her before haha

  • @iylie_eq
    @iylie_eq7 ай бұрын

    Question, how do you clean suede leather? I was given an old saddle with suede knee rolls, and when I first cleaned it I conditioned suede- which I don’t think I was meant to do, as most saddles I see that have suede knee rolls are light. It’s now a dark colour and just looks like scratched up regular leather, so I am assuming I did something wrong. If I’m not meant to condition it, am I meant to clean it with just saddle soap?

  • @Tarjui01
    @Tarjui017 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! This was by far the most informative video I could find about these saddles!

  • @gggraham7029
    @gggraham70297 ай бұрын

    Would you please do a video comparing the older Keiffer saddles with the new ones?

  • @myhorseworld_luv
    @myhorseworld_luv7 ай бұрын

    Where can you buy them Edit: i checked the price and I don’t want one anymore It’s 74 thousand dollars aus

  • @yaysunny
    @yaysunny7 ай бұрын

    I think there's also something to be said about companies in first world countries not relying too much on automation... and instead focusing on craft professionals and apprentices such as the ppl who participated in the video.... because on a global scale, it has the potential to positively impact / reroute away from exploited labor etc. so seeing how Albion works is super cool to me ^_^