# @performancesaddlefitssthsydney on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/B7NsY1mlGS0
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/9012810-performancesaddlefitssthsydney-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-01-12T09:06:30.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** PerformanceSaddlefitsSthSydney (@performancesaddlefitssthsydney) — https://gondola.cc/performancesaddlefitssthsydney

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Having a good fitting saddle is super important to make sure the first ridden experiences of a young horse are pleasurable and avoid future issues.🐎🤓 A growing horse changes very quickly, having your saddle checked very frequently to avoid any pain or discomfort will ensure your youngster enjoys learning under the saddle! 🦄🥳 #repost from Sonovet Equine Therapy 
The first saddle for a youngster – why a tight gullet tells the horse’s brain to stand still when you might be asking to go forward

Many think that a good saddle-fitting is of little importance when starting youngsters – with training the young horse will develop muscle, it is still growing and hence the body is subject to constant change. So it’s very understandable that many try to avoid the cost involved with frequent saddle-fitting and changing saddles.

BUT .. the first experiences a young horse has will imprint it for the rest of its life – with a good fitting saddle for the good, with a bad saddle-fitting for the worse! Pain experienced as a youngster will stick in the horse’s memory. Also, in trying to avoid pain or discomfort the horse will develop unnatural, uneasy movement patterns which quickly create follow up problems. Makes sense- imagine yourself trying to learn to walk in pinching shoes, most certainly your walk will never be graceful and flowing but somehow cramped and your memory of the first encounter with shoes won’t be the best either. Hence utmost importance comes to choosing a well-fitting saddle and to check horse and saddle-fit very frequently.
How do I prepare a young horse for the first saddle-fitting?
The best preparation certainly is to start building muscle and top line with groundwork. This way we create a solid foundation and won’t need to re-fit the saddle every 4 weeks.
... Head over to the Performance Saddlefits Southern Sydney page on Facebook for the full article from Sonovet Equine Therapy!

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