Suffering in Silence: Exploring the Painful Truth: The Saddle-Fit Link to Physical and Psychological Trauma in Horses

by Jochen Schleese

Humans and horses have been joined for thousands of years, and for much of that time, one thing has served as the primary point of physical contact between the saddle. However, for many horses and many riders, the saddle has been no less than a refined means of torture. Horses have long suffered from tree points impeding the movement of their shoulder blades; too narrow gullet channels damaging the muscles and nerves along the vertebrae; and too long panels putting harmful pressure on the reflex point in the loin area. Male riders saddle up despite riding-related pain and the potential for serious side effects, such as impotence, while female riders endure backache, slipped discs, and bladder infections, to name just a few common issues. We must ask How much better could we ride and how much better could our horses perform if our saddles fit optimally? If they accommodated the horse’s unique conformation and natural asymmetry? If they were built for the differing anatomy of men and women? The answers to all these questions are right here, right now, in this book.

208 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2013

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[Cate · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really fascinating read. Especially the history of saddles and the need for specially made saddles to fit women. Can’t wait to have this info available during our next saddle fitting for our horses.

[Linda W. Casey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thorough Analysis

A most thorough analysis of saddle fit for both horse and rider. Highly technical and based on modern biomechanics yet understandable to riders truly interested in improving both the performance of and the partnership with their horses.

[Christine Meunier · Rating 5 out of 5]

A couple of months ago I was rapt to find a new book had been sent to me for review on Equus Education. It was Suffering in Silence by Jochen Schleese. This non fiction book looks in great depth at the link between saddle fit (or incorrect fit) and physical and psychological trauma in horses.

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[Lindsay · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book, I am a western rider and there is so much that I learned to transfer over to my western saddle fitting my horse and myself.