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Poppy Webber
Oct 26, 20211 min read
Absolute Horse Magazine Column - June/July 2020
Lockdown is responsible for a lot of bad decision making... one too many slices of banana bread, home hair cuts... and awful saddle...
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Poppy Webber
May 6, 20201 min read
'Poppy, What do you do?'.... I'm a saddle fitter... and a YouTuber. ;)
At. Last. At last. I have finally had the time to set up a YouTube channel, teach myself how to edit and upload videos, and replaced my...
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Poppy Webber
Apr 29, 20201 min read
Absolute Horse Magazine Column - May 2020
Why do stirrup leather's stretch? How do you check them? And what's the meaning of life? Two of these three questions are answered in...
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Poppy Webber
Apr 23, 20201 min read
Absolute Horse Magazine Column - April 2020
This month, Poppy looks at Connemara ponies... because they're more than just a cute face, they're also a saddle fitter's nightmare....
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Poppy Webber
Apr 23, 20201 min read
Absolute Horse Magazine Column - March 2020
In this month's column, Poppy discusses the broad, hunkychunky type horses; the barrel shaped beach balls... and the saddle fitting needs...
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Poppy Webber
Apr 23, 20201 min read
Absolute Horse Magazine Column - February 2020
Synthetic saddles... are they a good idea? Or a bad idea? In this month's column, Poppy explains the difference between leather and...
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Poppy Webber
Apr 23, 20201 min read
Absolute Horse Magazine Column - Dec 2019/Jan 2020 (Page 48)
This month, Poppy is busting the 'if your saddle fits, you don't need a numnah' myth. Should saddle fitters use numnahs when they're...
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Poppy Webber
Apr 23, 20201 min read
Absolute Horse Magazine Column- November 2019 - Page 46
Things never to say to your saddle fitter. Including asking about the D to D measurements. They mean absolutely nothing. Niente. Zilch....
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Poppy Webber
Apr 22, 20201 min read
Absolute Horse Magazine Column - Oct 2019
This month's column was about those old school instructors/friends/neighbours who judge a saddle fit by how many fingers they can fit...
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Poppy Webber
Apr 21, 20204 min read
Saddles need to fit their riders... or riders need to fit their saddles?
Here's something I wrote... which was used by the FEI... It was hard writing in a grown up style, but it's all good practice i guess? ...
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Poppy Webber
Apr 21, 20201 min read
Something Big Is Coming
Ok, 'big' is a hugely enormous exaggeration... but yes, something is coming. I'm trying to put all my advice posts, articles and other...
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