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You are unique
We have measured over 3500 riders.
We are in line with modern science, and we find all 4 different shapes of pelvis in both men and women.
You can not see from the outside what kind of pelvis most people have, or the angle or the length of the femoral head.
We know now that by measuring first, we shorten the time it takes to figure out what you need, we avoid silly problems
and we get to try exactly the kind of saddle sizes and shapes, that are in line with your unique measures.
We know now that by measuring first, we shorten the time it takes to figure out what you need, we avoid silly problems
and we get to try exactly the kind of saddle sizes and shapes, that are in line with your unique measures.
1. The neck & head
There is a lot of focus on how you hold your head and neck while riding.
We found that if your pelvis is supported in neutral, it helps the position of your neck,
through the back and your breastbone will also come up and forward.
2. Your shoulders tell us about your laterality
All of us have a stronger side, and it has a big effect on shoulder and ribcage, as well as our strength in the sides,
unless we make an effort to actually take control. If you can control your shoulders on your back, (so they don’t wing out or go forward)
you will get better contact with the horses mouth. You will have less lateral issues and a straighter horse.
Let our fitters do the analysis and show you what you can do and how it matters.
3. Ribcage and breastbone
To sit square with your weight distributed evenly over both seatbones, you need to be vertically balanced and centered in your ribcage.
Let our saddlefitter help you to experience and find your center so you can feel how it matters in your riding.
4. The waist and core
Find out about your real potential.
Your core, waist and deep pectoral girdle, is the key to helping your horse to stabilize and lift its front end.
Most women are a bit to mobile in the waist area and if we don’t find the neutral pelvic position, we can’t even access our deep core.
This forces you to use a lot of power and energy without getting the results you are aiming for.
This forces you to use a lot of power and energy without getting the results you are aiming for.
Let our fitter help you to discover your potential to stabilise yourself and your horse and to activate muscles you may never have felt
or even thought about before. Once you master them, you will find that you can impact your horse carriage and straightness with so much less effort.
The turnaround time for these muscles to become easy to use, is about 2 weeks. Making them strong and reliable takes about 3-6 months,
depending on your physical status.
or even thought about before. Once you master them, you will find that you can impact your horse carriage and straightness with so much less effort.
The turnaround time for these muscles to become easy to use, is about 2 weeks. Making them strong and reliable takes about 3-6 months,
depending on your physical status.
5. The hips
Everybody is talking about becoming more flexible in the hip region.
We do not. The body is designed to only allow the range of motion it has the strength to control and that is safe for the joints.
So if a rider is in a too wide seat, the hip joints will be compromised and tension is the result. If a rider is in a too narrow seat,
the rider will tense the hips to stop their pubic area from hitting the saddle and this tension will cause bouncing and other problems.
Only when the saddle-shape is not forcing you or causing pain, will your body agree to relax. This is when you can start to train the weaker side,
or weaker glute, to become more even. Let our fitter analyze you, so that you know what you really need and
can get the exact help that you may need to sort out old injuries, pains and weaknesses.
The saddle will resolve some of your issues, while other issues will need more work.
So if a rider is in a too wide seat, the hip joints will be compromised and tension is the result. If a rider is in a too narrow seat,
the rider will tense the hips to stop their pubic area from hitting the saddle and this tension will cause bouncing and other problems.
Only when the saddle-shape is not forcing you or causing pain, will your body agree to relax. This is when you can start to train the weaker side,
or weaker glute, to become more even. Let our fitter analyze you, so that you know what you really need and
can get the exact help that you may need to sort out old injuries, pains and weaknesses.
The saddle will resolve some of your issues, while other issues will need more work.
6. Your pelvic shape
It is time for pain to stop being normal.
If you experience pain while you sit and can’t find the right position, it is not your fault.
You can not produce a seat with tension, going against your anatomy.
You can not produce a seat with tension, going against your anatomy.
We will analyse your pelvic plate and define your needs. We can help about 90% of the riders
while the last 10% may have combinations of shapes or medical conditions, that we are not able to accommodate.
During the rider assessment you will be able to find out what you need to know to move towards painfree riding.
while the last 10% may have combinations of shapes or medical conditions, that we are not able to accommodate.
During the rider assessment you will be able to find out what you need to know to move towards painfree riding.
7. Feet and lower leg
Your feet tell us about your stability and how you may use them in the saddle. Foot and ankle injuries are very common.
The needs for soles are common but rarely used in the riding boots. Your feet stabilize your knee, hip and each side of your body.
Pain in feet or ankles, as well as sprained ankles cause instability and compensatory movement.
Many riders unload one foot or use one foot with a deeper compressed or angled ankle.
You may even look at a photo to see how your left and right foot are not at all equal, before seeing us.
The needs for soles are common but rarely used in the riding boots. Your feet stabilize your knee, hip and each side of your body.
Pain in feet or ankles, as well as sprained ankles cause instability and compensatory movement.
Many riders unload one foot or use one foot with a deeper compressed or angled ankle.
You may even look at a photo to see how your left and right foot are not at all equal, before seeing us.
Let our fitter, help you to discover if your feet and ankles need some help to make you more equal sided and stabilized in the saddle.
We know one thing for sure:
Women make up to 80% of all riders. They have been told by men how to sit. The men learned mainly from the military end and
the rules they learned may be correct but they should not be used to produce a seat by tension. They should be used to see if the person sits
like that naturally in their saddle. If not, the saddle needs the adjusting and then the rider may need some training. Not the other way around.
If you experience pain while trying real hard, it is time to stop. There is nothing wrong with you. You are simply poorly matched to what you are sitting on.
A simple rider analysis will open up a new world for you.
Our ambassador and VBR coach Thereza Eriksson at Hylinge Häst shows what happens
when the rider sits in vertical balance.