The Horse's Pain-Free Back and Saddle-Fit Book by Joyce Harman DVM MRCVS Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Horse's Pain-Free Back and Saddle-Fit Book
Book Review: great help with saddle and horse selection
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased the book because I was looking for a new horse and was concerned about conformation of the wither because the saddle slips forward onto the shoulder of my current horse. Not only did I find the answer to this problem but I learnt much more including the influence of saddle design on the rider's position. Highly recommended for those interested in English-style riding.Book Review: Book titled incorrectly - should have been the "ENGLISH" saddle-fit book
Summary: 3 Stars
It's frustrating to buy a book that appears to be exactly what you need only to discover that it is at best marginally relevant to the issue at hand. Imagine buying a "Dog and Cat Home Veterinary Manual" and then finding that it only has information on cats -- and you only have dogs. It's similar here. I wanted help fitting a western saddle and only that information that is applicable to both western and english (e.g., ideas such as "keep the shoulders free to move") was helpful -- and I had to pick through piles and piles of irrelevant info to find it.
By not specifying "english saddles only," the author implies that it's a general saddle-fit book. That, necessarily, would include western saddles. However, I believe that she has a "western saddle fit" book and I am considering the purchase of that because I suspect that this book -- if I had been trying to fit an english saddle -- would have been just the ticket....
So, if you're trying to fit an english saddle, this is probably the book for you. If it's a western you're considering, look elsewhere.
Book Review: Comprehensive but easily understandable text
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this book after hearing the author speak. I am a mixed animal vet, but by no means a horse person, and didn't get much on saddle fit in vet school so I thought it was worth a read. The background information and the step by step evaluation of both horse conformation as well as saddle fit and pads were excellent. I use the information from this book all the time now and have helped many horses in the process. I recommend this book to anyone who has a saddle or is going to buy a saddle. Book Review: The Horse's Pain-FreeBck and Saddle-Fit Book
Summary: 3 Stars
This book has good information that applies to all horses, but it is definitely slanted towards fitted english saddles with a small section on western saddles. I'm a western rider, so I was disappointed there wasn't more information on western saddles. But I still learned alot.Book Review: Happy Backs
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent book for understanding how a saddle should fit and how to measure yourself and your horse correctly. It has been an invaluable asset for choosing a new saddle that is comfortable for my horse who is hard to fit. I wish I'd read this 3 years ago!