Kim Clegg - McTimoney Animal Chiropractor & Saddle Fitter

Kim Clegg - McTimoney Animal Chiropractor & Saddle Fitter McTimoney animal chiropractor and qualified saddle fitter

2 lovely Deerhounds feeling sleepy after their treatment... And Bear, the quirky girly giving me her best smile ๐Ÿ˜†       ...
13/01/2026

2 lovely Deerhounds feeling sleepy after their treatment... And Bear, the quirky girly giving me her best smile ๐Ÿ˜†

12/01/2026

I love working with Think Like A Pony, both the South West and Leeds centres. The work they do is wonderful for the kids and the ponies ๐Ÿฅฐ

Please take the time to listen to Sophie.

Throwback to the summer and a much less fluffy horse ๐Ÿ˜†  Rosie and Jack spending some time together just soaking in the l...
08/01/2026

Throwback to the summer and a much less fluffy horse ๐Ÿ˜† Rosie and Jack spending some time together just soaking in the love โค๏ธ

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I love these saddles, so much that I got one for myself ๐Ÿฅฐ Let me know if you want to learn more about them or try one ou...
10/08/2025

I love these saddles, so much that I got one for myself ๐Ÿฅฐ

Let me know if you want to learn more about them or try one out!

๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜: โญ๏ธ Kim Clegg โญ๏ธ

Based in beautiful mid-Wales near ๐Ÿ“ Rhayader, Kim Clegg brings a uniquely holistic perspective to saddle fitting โ€“ combining hands-on expertise with a deep understanding of movement, posture, and performance.

Covering Mid to South Powys, Shropshire, and Herefordshire, Kim has been a qualified McTimoney Animal Chiropractor for 8 years and is part of the tutoring team delivering the Masterโ€™s degree in this specialist field. Two years ago, Kim decided to add saddle fitting to her toolkit, earning her Stage 3 and 4 Advanced Saddle Fitting Awards from the International Academy of Saddle Fitters.

Introduced to ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—˜๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒโ€™s โ™พ๏ธ by clients and later mentored by co-founder Sara Udal, Kim was immediately drawn to the brandโ€™s biomechanically sympathetic approach. Having become increasingly disheartened by the limitations of traditional saddle design, she found that these saddles align beautifully with her chiropractic philosophy โ€” supporting healthy backs, encouraging natural movement, and avoiding unnecessary restriction from the tack.

After attending multiple training days and learning the ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—˜๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ โ™พ๏ธ method first-hand, Kim now works as part of our growing distributor network, helping horses and riders find balance and comfort without compromise. ๐Ÿซถ

โ€œI love how the horses really seem to process the feel of the saddle when you give them time,โ€ she says. โ€œThe changes can be instant โ€” not just in movement, but in how the riders feel too. Iโ€™ve even noticed I no longer get hip or back pain when riding in one myself.โ€

Kimโ€™s background allows her to assess saddle fit in the wider context of back health and overall biomechanics โ€” a whole-horse perspective that sits at the heart of everything we do. Weโ€™re proud to have her as part of the ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—˜๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ โ™พ๏ธ distributor network.

Want to connect with Kim? You can find her here:
๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.facebook.com/KCMcTimoney

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08/05/2025

๐—•๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ for Horse& Rider Harmony, Performance, & Comfort ๐ŸŽฏ

Connect Equine โ™พ๏ธ Saddles have been designed and developed specifically to support the biomechanics of both horse and rider and include our exclusive ConnectTek design technology which:

โœ”๏ธ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ regardless of whether they are broad with a flat-back or narrow with a high set wither.

โœ”๏ธ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ by enabling them to engage their hind legs more readily and find a more weight-bearing posture. This helps them to be more โ€˜throughโ€™ from behind, lighter in the riderโ€™s hand and more off the leg; able to respond to the lightest of requests from their rider.

โœ”๏ธ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ โ€˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€™. Many riders feel much more balanced and safer in our saddles due to the design features in place specifically for them.

โœ”๏ธ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ through exceptional quality materials. Our saddles donโ€™t feel like new saddles when you first sit in them. All of our products are designed by riders for riders!

โœ”๏ธ ๐—”๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ without stretching the tree points and risking compromise to the tree.

โ„น๏ธ To learn more about Connect Equine โ™พ๏ธ saddles, visit our website link in the comments ๐Ÿ‘‡

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27/04/2025

๐——๐˜†๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? ๐Ÿ‡

โ€˜Dynamic postureโ€™ has become a bit of a buzzword in saddle fitting โ€” but what does it actually mean, and why is it so important? ๐Ÿง

In simple terms, dynamic posture refers to how your horse carries themselves in motion, as opposed to their static posture when standing still on the yard. It's an essential factor in saddle fitting, because after all โ€” nobody buys a saddle just to stand still!

Dynamic posture looks at functional, biomechanically correct movement.
โ™พ๏ธ How does the horse carry themselves as they move?
โ™พ๏ธ Is the movement free and flowing, or stilted and tight?
โ™พ๏ธ Are they lifting and engaging their back, or bracing and hollowing?
โ™พ๏ธ Are they moving in a balanced, uphill posture, or dropping onto the forehand?
โ™พ๏ธ Is their movement symmetrical?

A horseโ€™s shape and posture can change dramatically from standing still to moving, and the shape of a dynamic back will typically be flatter โ€” more lifted and wider โ€” than when the horse is at rest. For many reasons, a saddle that โ€˜fitsโ€™ beautifully while the horse is standing quietly in the yard might not fit properly once the horse is in motion and carrying a rider.

โญ๏ธ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. โญ๏ธ

At ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—˜๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ โ™พ๏ธ, weโ€™re passionate about designing saddles that support a horseโ€™s dynamic, moving posture โ€” whether that horse is broad and flat-backed or narrow with a high wither. Our saddles are built to promote greater freedom of movement, enabling the horse to lift through the back, engage the hind legs more readily, and carry themselves in a more balanced, weight-bearing posture.

This means a horse that is more 'through' from behind, lighter in the riderโ€™s hand, more responsive to the aids โ€” and ultimately, a happier, more athletic partner. ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿป

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Pixie definitely seemed to be enjoying his rib release! At one point his nose was on the floor and I wondered if he need...
13/04/2025

Pixie definitely seemed to be enjoying his rib release! At one point his nose was on the floor and I wondered if he needed a break to have a proper kip!

His owner has a few things to work on following his treatment then back in a month to check in on the problem areas we found.

If you would like to book an appointment then please get in touch through messenger or WhatsApp 07557911153 ๐Ÿฅฐ

I really enjoyed giving this talk! Met some lovely people who were really keen to be more informed ๐Ÿฅฐ
11/04/2025

I really enjoyed giving this talk! Met some lovely people who were really keen to be more informed ๐Ÿฅฐ

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