Fee Includes:

• Tuition

• Meals:  We will provide limited breads for breakfast and several lunch selections. Please note on the application any dietary restrictions and we will do our best to accommodate them. We will provide water, coffee, tea and some snacks. 

• Accommodation is not included and must be arranged by the delegate as well as transportation

 

Course Objective

To enable fitters to complete their required Professional Development and to offer education in subjects that are related to, but not always considered part of the official syllabus for saddle fit. Open to any saddle fitter in the industry. 

 

Theory and Practical Sessions Courses Include;

• Advanced and Advances in Saddle Fitting Techniques-Onsite Fittings The Way Forward

• Rider Influence on Saddle Fitting

• Advanced Difficult Fitting

• Conformation, Gait Analysis, and Back Anatomy for Saddle Fitting

• Pain in the Horse

• & More

Summer 2025 Course ​​

A comprehensive look at creating a saddle fitting team. 

Day One - Practical Farriery with Matt Hillegas. 

• How shoeing alters gait and posture when feet are in different stages of wear. 

• How foot issues alter the back

• How lameness in the foot and lower leg affects the horse

• How this alters the back, carriage and the ability to support a saddle

• How to develop relationships and create a team approach with your local farriers

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Day Two - Practical Ways to Access Back Pain with Dr Elizabeth Davidson, specialist in problematic lameness & discomfort issues at Penn Vet New Bolton Center

• Discussion of degrees of lameness, pain assessments with live horses

• Discussion on current treatments and modalities

• Working as a team with your consultant vet and vet center to include the saddle and girth fit as a source of pain  

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Day Three - Theoretical and Practical Explanation of Chiropractic & Acupuncture with Dr Maggie Loomer of PenMar Equine

• How it helps the horse and the systems it affects

• What these modalities actually achieve

• How to maintain the results that are achieved

• Making sure the Vet, Chiro, & Acupuncturist are included in the team approach and understanding their role in healing

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End of Course Topic - Addressing mental health and stress issues of working with horses & people.

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This course is open to current saddle fitters, saddlery professionals and past attendees of the Intro to Saddle Fitting Course held here at NASS. This course is also open to professionals; bodyworkers both human and equine, therapists, veterinarians, etc.  

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Registration

This course must be paid in full at time the of registration and is non refundable and non transferrable. Please see our online booking page; book online for available dates

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North American Saddlery School

11655 Rocky Meadow Rd

Clear Spring, MD 21722 USA

 

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saddleryschool@gmail.com

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*Please note that deposits and course fees are non refundable, however cancellations will carry over for one year after the date of cancellation and the candidate will have to pay any increase in tuition. Please see the complete policy above.