Distant Saddle Consultations

If you cannot see a BALANCE trained and registered Saddling Consultant in your part of the world, you may still have access to some help to understand how Functional Saddling could help your horse and which BALANCE saddle is likely to work the best.

Some of the BALANCE TEAM of Saddling Consultants are willing and able to help people online in the form of a Distant Consultation. BALANCE co-founders Carol Brett and Lesley Taylor, developed a highly effective way of helping many hundreds of horse owners who live in countries where there is no-one who knows about Functional Saddling! In more recent years, and especially during the Covid lockdowns in 2020, some of the TEAM started to offer help through Distant Consultations as well.

Distant Consultations.

The individual saddling consultants will have their own charges and may have their own list of information that they need from you, although you will find a PDF document in the download area of this website, that shows the data that BALANCE required, which you can use as a guide. You will need to get in touch with the registered Consultants direct to ask if they can help you. Their pages can be found here.

No pressure to buy a new saddle!

Going through the DSC process does not commit you to having to buying a BALANCE saddle, or any saddle, but it may give you valuable information and help you to assess whether your horse is as comfortable as he or she could be in the saddle you already use.

What do horse owners get from doing a Distant Consultation?

In using the Distant Consultation process, many people will feel confident enough to know whether or not they need to look for a different saddle for their horse or not. That could mean finding a similar saddle in a different width to be able to use a pad system underneath; looking for a 2nd hand BALANCE saddle in the width and style that is appropriate, or to order a new saddle from THV Saddling via one of the TEAM members

Some of the Consultants own saddles that they are willing to hire as either a demo saddle for a few days, or for a longer period to help to transition a horse with saddle related atrophy, through a Remedial Saddling programme.

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I received my bit and I am thrilled with it!! It is for my mare, who has competed through Prix St. George but has been very hard to find a bit for. She has sharp bars, and despite every effort on my part, she has often had small bruises on the edges of her tongue.  I ride many horses and she is the only one this has happened to. I have been at a loss for what to change and how to make her comfortable. I was looking for a fairly thick bit that would be very stable in the mouth. The (BALANCE) Fulmer fits the bill and is working beautifully. It is really well designed and nicely made.

Katie - United States

"The BALANCE lunge cavesson has worked wonders for my stressed, rushy, motorbike horse. Lunging used to closely resemble the wall of death!  It has changed her attitude towards her work and has relaxed,  strengthened and straightened her no end."

Sarah - United Kingdom

"BALANCE, the time you continue to take for me, I am so touched. Thank you. The care and love you have for me, our horses, and horses around the world is astounding.  It takes time to  write thoughtful, caring, informative communications.  And, it is always just the right thing."


Amy N. - United States

I can’t tell you how much I love my Zenith!!!  I went through 10 saddles in 6 years for my horse before I got my Zenith. Two were “custom” made for him. What a joke. I am on my 5th year with my Zenith and it is still perfect!!!  I cringe now when I see these very deep Dressage saddles with the huge thigh blocks. People ask me how I can ride in my Zenith with no thigh blocks and no deep seat. I say well now my horse is balanced and I don’t have to depend on the saddle to hold me. ☺️

Melinda - United States

What can I say?  I love it!  The saddle and all of the accessories are great quality and look good but most importantly my horse is so comfortable that her stride has almost doubled, she glides round corners and works on the bridle with ease.  What a difference!

Donna - Scotland

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Being able to move in a powerful, balanced and engaged way, without restriction or discomfort, is every horse’s birth-right and essential in order for him to be able to carry the unnatural weight of a rider, without doing harm to himself.

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