Is Your Horse Not Responding to Your Aids? Check for Saddle Fit Issues. by Jochen Schleese

Is your horse not responding to aids? Stumbling, not going forward, hollow back? Check for saddle fit issues. A saddle that sits on one of the horse’s specific reflex points can cause many problems. As with humans the equine spinal column has nerve ends which protrude between each of its vertebrae. Some of these are actual reflex points, and depending on the length of the horse’s actual saddle support area, there are between 4 and 6 of these along each side of the backbone. You can test for yourself wher