Understanding Saddle Fit
Lucile Vigouroux, MSc
May 6, 2025
Do we underestimate the impact of ill-fitting tack on our horses? Learn how to recognize and address saddle fit problems.
Do we underestimate the impact of ill-fitting tack on our horses? Learn how to recognize and address saddle fit problems.
Two equine biomechanics researchers share insight on how to properly use equine training aids such as elastic bands, longeing systems, and various rein rigs.
Learn why your horse might benefit from a slow hay feeder and how to choose the right one.
Horses can consume hay pellets or cubes rapidly. How can we slow them down to increase their time spent chewing?
Weigh the risks and benefits of various types of boots and wraps before strapping them to your horse’s legs.
Researchers have determined that limiting horses’ access to hay might make them more likely to engage in abnormal and aggressive behaviors.
How to design a multitiered insect control plan to combat flies, mosquitoes, midges, and more.
Learn how to keep your barn and other buildings safe during winter cold and snow.
Why do some horses wear muzzles, but others don’t? Does your horse need to wear a muzzle year-round? From proper fit to feeding, here’s what you need to know about these weight-loss contraptions.
Are you using heated water buckets or troughs this winter? Stay safe with these tips.
For some riders, bitless bridles seem to spare the horse’s mouth from hard metal bits. However, study results show bitless bridles can also cause pain and structural damage.
Researcher: As “sharper tools,” riders should use bits for communication with horses, not pain. Training the hands holding reins attached to the bit is important.
Italian researchers found higher-placed haynets significantly shorten horses’ back muscles and change their jaw angles as they eat.
Researchers investigated the degree to which boots and wraps impair convection cooling—potentially damaging tendon cells—during exercise.
Slow feeders and haynets offer many benefits for horses, such as metered forage intake, but can also create safety issues. Here are solutions to common challenges.
Finnish researchers found that 83% of the Standardbred horses and 90% of the Finnhorses (a local draft breed) had acute lesions resulting from their bits post-racing. Mares were at a greater risk of mouth injury.
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