I have been riding in BALANCE saddles for about 10 years now and have found them a vital ingredient...
...when breaking horses in or helping difficult horses as well as competing and schooling horses.
Pain is usually the reason for behavioural problems with horses and I have found that pain is so often caused by a saddle that is ill fitting and too tight for the horse. The pain does not just occur when the saddle is on but can affect his whole life and the way he is forced to carry himself often causing lameness and behavioural problems.
Since mid 2009, I had been working closely with Carol Brett, the co founder of the BALANCE Organisation, she has shown me that the BALANCE Saddling System, does not only help with comfort for the horse but with its posture and basic way of going.
The saddles allow the horse to move back towards its Natural Correctness and carry its movement from the hind quarters. This ability to train horses and ride constructively can lead to success in all disciplines and is changing the lives of my clients and their horses.
This knowledge is huge and so important and sadly is little known to riders who do not understand or have never been shown the importance of a saddle that gives the horse room to move naturally.
My mission is to introduce this to all my many clients and future clients and make a start to change the lives of as many horses I can.
Sara (Sarah Ussher Horsemanship)
