
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...
Blog & Articles
Lockdown is responsible for a lot of bad decision making... one too many slices of banana bread, home hair cuts... and awful saddle...
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...
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...
This month, Poppy looks at Connemara ponies... because they're more than just a cute face, they're also a saddle fitter's nightmare....
In this month's column, Poppy discusses the broad, hunkychunky type horses; the barrel shaped beach balls... and the saddle fitting needs...
Synthetic saddles... are they a good idea? Or a bad idea? In this month's column, Poppy explains the difference between leather and...
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...
Things never to say to your saddle fitter. Including asking about the D to D measurements. They mean absolutely nothing. Niente. Zilch....
This month's column was about those old school instructors/friends/neighbours who judge a saddle fit by how many fingers they can fit...
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? ...
Ok, 'big' is a hugely enormous exaggeration... but yes, something is coming. I'm trying to put all my advice posts, articles and other...