Since switching to stride free saddles, on all of our horses, I can't believe the difference in have felt in each and every one of them. When I first went to have a test ride in the stride free saddles, I instantly felt a difference in my top horse. Normally an uptight horse with a short stride and a tendency to trip repeatedly, he began striding out and moving freely underneath me almost instantly.
From that point there was no looking back. His jumping has gone from strength to strength, as he prepares for his first grand prix in the new year. Now my entire team jump in stride free saddles and every horse adores them, moving and jumping far more freely than they ever did before. We also use them for backing our youngsters ans find that they too have been far more accepting as a result.
It is not only the horses who benefit from the saddles. As a rider, I find I have a far more stable leg and seat, both jumping and on the flat and can ride all day without the usual aches and pains that come from being in the saddle for that long. I cannot thank stride free enough for the difference they have made to our horses and myself.