The Springfield Saddler

22/12/2025

Signing off for another year until January 5th. Thank you for your support over the last 12 months. Hope you all have a fantastic Christmas and look forward to seeing you and your lovely horses in 2026.

06/12/2025

Loving how horse owners are now listening to their horses. In the past you strapped the mouth shut, now owners are recognising the signs and using their equine professionals to try to find the problem. This post sums up, very well, some of the issues I regularly come across. These behaviours can mean a physical issue, a psychological issue, a poorly fitting saddle, rider issues, incorrect use of training aids, or an uncomfortable bit or bridle. Taking bookings now for January for Bit & Bridle Fittings.

02/12/2025

Absolutely thrilled to have been invited to speak about Bridle Fitting at this event. It's shaping up to be a great day. I look forward to meeting my fellow professionals.

18/11/2025

I had the pleasure of spending a couple of days with Abi last year when she joined me in my workshop for some leatherwork and for a demo on bridle and bit fit. Delighted that she's now fully qualified and ready to go. Look forward to working with you in the future.

🌟Exciting News… I’m Now Taking Bookings! 🌟

I’m excited to announce that I’m now IRVAP and RAMP registered as a veterinary physiotherapist, fully insured, and offering mobile veterinary physiotherapy services.

🐴 Primarily equine appointments available
🐶 Limited canine appointments available
📍 Angus and surrounding areas
🟡 Rehabilitation, Maintenance, and Performance enhancement
🟡 All sessions tailored to the individual using evidence based care
💷 £60 per session (payable on booking)

Vet consent is a legal requirement. I’ll send the simple form to your vet once you register interest.

📩 Message me for availability or to book.
If you have any questions or would like further information, please feel free to get in touch 💛

(Photo featuring Gregg, the graduation egg)

07/11/2025

An interesting week of bridle & bit fit. It included three horses, on the surface, all the same, same height, same age, similar history, similar stage of training yet each horse chose a completely different bit.

Then I attended a networking evening meeting up with fellow saddlery fitters, coaches, physios, saddlery supplier and feed merchant. It was great to just chat about life and our experiences and get to put some faces to names.

Working together for the welfare of the horse and being able to treat each horse as an individual is definitely the way forward.

Looking to have your bridle or bit checked? I have some spaces available November and December.

30/10/2025

This week I joined (by zoom) the BETA Bits, Bridles & Saddlery conference. In an interview with Richard Davidson, he spoke of the need for dressage rules to change. He was concerned that many rules are for "tradition" rather than any welfare issues and felt this needed addressed. I was then in discussion with a friend who had been penalised in a dressage test for the using her voice and we were questioning the why of this rule since many of us use our voice as a very useful aid in our communication with our horses. So it was with some joy to see that British Riding Clubs have amended their rules to make noseband wearing optional and to allow the use of a discreet voice aid. Kudos to them for showing the way forward.

22/10/2025

I'm heading for the Lothians on 4th November and Stirlingshire/ North Glasgow on 12th November and have a couple of spaces available if anyone is interested in a Bridle and/or Bit fit. Pm me or email springfieldsaddler@gmail.com and I'll get back to you.

21/10/2025

Love a New Bit Day 😃. Always seeking new options and up to date designs. Some Sprenger Dynamic bits and Fager's new rubber bits.