I love that the cover photo of this video is a too-small loose ring lol
4 Likes
I think Jealoushe saw this on Instagram from a saddle fitter that is pretty outspoken against a lot of upper level riders. It could be wrong but I saw it the other day.
To me it did look like a screenshot of a video so Iâm not sure how much we can tell from that on saddle fit. Apparently this fitter feels like she can assess it from screenshots and she is a professional so maybe she can but I cannot. I feel like angles can be really deceiving through some photos so I personally I took it a grain of salt.
5 Likes
So youâre not a fan of any upper level rider, and you want to know why this rider in particular doesnât compete her horse bitless?
Should we really wonder why some riders arenât open to answering every single question from the internet police if we think we can diagnose poor saddle fit off a screen cap?
6 Likes
Random thought of the day. You know that feeling when youâre riding along thinking âholy cow Iâm BLAZINGâ and then you watch the video and see yourself moving at what appears to be slightly faster than a snailâs pace? Or when youâre having a bad ride and think âomg, I have close to zero control right nowâ and you watch the video and it looks like your horse just pulled a bit for a second? Imagine what Woodsâ ride must have felt like if it looked that bad on video 
17 Likes
Can you fill me in? Iâd like to watch/see the post.
1 Like
I feel like you are over reacting to my post for some reason?
I indeed saw photos of saddles of some of the horses with no wither clearance from Maryland. Not making it up, not sure why I would make that up? Seems weird.
I never said any of that other stuff? Iâm confused.
1 Like
I think it was a story on Instagram so it appears to be gone. I just remember being a little bit shocked that she showed Elisaâs face very clearly in the screenshot of the saddle. I understand her point that people at the top arenât necessarily the end all of horse care / tack but again I think itâs a little hard to evaluate off of social media alone.
Here is the account if you want to follow them. They post on the stories a lot.
1 Like
For the record, the pictures I saw were not of EW, so I donât want anyone thinking that is who I was talking about!
I have seen this in person also at shows. Iâm not trying to do any saddle fitting on anyone, I was merely saying some saddles had no wither clearance and in 2022 that shouldnât be a thing anymore.
No one need take it personally.
She showed a screenshot of Will Coleman. I took a screenshot of it and sent it to my friend because I was pretty shocked she left his name in so blatantlyâŠfrom my memory sheâs typically blurred out riders faces, guess thatâs not happening anymore ⊠
Iâm not publicly shaming her account (the last thing I need is to get called out on that lol), Iâm just repeating what I saw.
2 Likes
What you arenât getting is that some horses like saddles to sit down low. They arenât robots For someone who seems to be horse-welfare-focused, Iâm shocked youâre saying some of the stuff you are here.
Youâre directly implying that a saddle sitting low has some sort of discomfort automatically associated with it. Itâs likely the polar opposite. What do you think is under that saddle pad, a gangrenous sore? A canât-even-touch-it sensitive wither?
What are you implying about the horse care of the individual youâre talking about here? Are you saying they donât care about their horseâs comfort? Have you seen this saddle in person?
5 Likes
??? I didnât say anything like that. I was talking about a saddle sitting directly on the withers, thatâs it. Thatâs all.
I give up trying to talk to you - itâs abundantly clear to anyone with a brain what you were implying. Youâre now trying to backpeddle. Be my guest.
4 Likes
I stand by this statement. No picture shows a saddle sitting directly on the withers of any horse at the Maryland 5*. Show the photo if you think otherwise.
1 Like
If anyone is interested in learning more about the breeding of the top 3 finishers, Iâve got a new article out on EN! One has a damline stacked with eventers, one is sired by a racehorse, and one is 3/4 brother to an Olympic dressage horse.
14 Likes
Let me get this straight.
Some posters are bashing Will Colemanâs saddle fit based off a screenshot from social media and others are bashing Elisa Wallace for a magnesium deficiency in her horse 5 plus years ago.
And H/Js are supposed to be the catty ones⊠
24 Likes
I just know you follow that saddle fitter and I saw it the other day so I thought maybe that was it. My bad, I shouldnât assume.
Still a little relevant as it was a photo from the event in the OP about wither clearance.
1 Like
Yeah the photo I saw was definitely a clear shot of Elisa Wallace pretty close up but I wouldnât be surprised of any others either.
Iâm not bashing Will Coleman AT ALL. Iâm responding to what I saw on that persons IG page.
Oh no, my comment wasnât directed at you at all!
1 Like
