Saddle Fitting Service
Why RIde with SaddleFit Canada?
Becoming a SaddleFit Canada client comes with more than just expert saddle fitting—it comes with a whole list of perks designed with you and your horse in mind:
Client Benefits Include:
- Repeat customer discounts on all future services
- Discounted travel when multiple horses are seen at one barn
- Savings on saddles, accessories & products
- Access to a curated selection of quality new demos
and used saddles - Ongoing support between appointments—you're never left in
the dark - No-pressure, honest saddle sourcing—if we don’t have the
right fit, we’ll help you find it elsewhere - Quick replies. we always get back to email inquiries within a couple business days.
- Emergency appointments available
- Multiple payment options: cash, e-transfer, credit card
We bring honesty, integrity, and a deep passion for horse welfare to every visit. Your horse’s comfort is our mission, and we’re always learning to serve you better.
Join the SaddleFit Canada family—where the horses come first, always.
Important information
Please fill out our Client Intake Form here to get on our list for a saddle fitting appointment.
Be prepared to ride during your appointment. Have your horse groomed and ready in cross-ties or a stall for the fitting time.
- Horse Health: Please do not book vaccines, teeth floating, massage, the farrier or any other services that may render your horse too sensitive to ride before your appointment. Please DO NOT have a lesson before your appointment, as we can try up to 5-6 saddles during an appointment, and your horse may be ridden extensively.
- New saddle fitting appointments: These appointments are approximately 1.5-2 hours in length. Please be sure if your coach is attending that they are available for this length of time.
- Bi-Annual Checkups: These appointments are about 1-1.5 hours long, especially if your saddle needs the tree adjusted, as we will need more time to sew it back up.
- Cancellations: Please inform us of a cancellation at least 5 days prior to your appointment. Appointment deposits WILL NOT be refunded but put towards your next appointment (minus a rebooking fee).
Services
In-Person Saddle Fitting - $220+GST
This appointment is designed to assess and improve the fit of your current saddle (when possible) and/or to evaluate new or used saddles for purchase.
The appointment begins with your horse groomed and standing in cross-ties or in a stall. We take measurements, review the horse’s history, and evaluate the back and overall way of going. Your saddle(s) are then assessed during a static fitting.
If appropriate, wool flocking adjustments may be made to improve the fit of your existing saddle. This is followed by a dynamic fitting with the horse ridden, allowing us to evaluate saddle performance in motion.
For clients looking to purchase a saddle, suitable options will be ridden in to determine the best trial candidate. Wool flocking adjustments are made to the selected saddle to ensure an accurate fit before it goes on trial.
At the end of the appointment, we review findings and provide a clear summary with recommendations.
Please note: Do not ride or have a lesson prior to your fitting appointment. A light warm-up or lunging beforehand is perfectly fine.
Tree Adjustments - $100+GST add-on to saddle fitting appointment
Only available on certain saddles. After a full saddle fitting, if the tree needs The tree is widened or narrowed using a tree press.
Strip Flock - $650+GST
This service is completed offsite. The saddle is un-sewn and existing material is removed, replaced with brand new wool. For optimal performance this should be done every 5 years. This is a take-home job. Additional fees may apply for removal of synthetic or moldy materials. Your saddle will be returned clean, fit to tracings and moisturized.
Air to Wool Conversion - $650+GST
This service is completed offsite. Air bladders removed and replaced with brand new wool. Saddle will be returned clean, fit to tracings and fully conditioned.
Billet Replacement - $65+GST each and up
Old billet(s) removed and replaced with new ones, please specify what color is needed. This is a take-home job.
Virtual Saddle Fitting - $220+ GST
For clients outside our service areas, we offer a comprehensive long-distance fitting option. Appointments are conducted via video call, or through detailed photos and videos, allowing us to work closely with you to assess your horse’s conformation, your rider anatomy, and your current saddle fit.
As part of the process, we guide you through how to take accurate back tracings and measurements of your horse. These measurements help us evaluate saddle fit more precisely and determine suitable options.
If adjustments are needed, your saddle can be shipped to us for fitting and returned with a 24–48 hour turnaround. If you’re looking to purchase a saddle, we can ship one to two saddles at a time, pre-adjusted to your horse, for a one-week trial period.
If we don’t have suitable saddle options in our current inventory, you will still receive our ongoing help and guidance as you search for and trial other saddles. We remain involved throughout the process to help you assess fit, evaluate options, and make informed decisions.
Throughout the appointment, we guide you step-by-step so you learn the basics of assessing saddle fit and what to look for. Together, we work toward finding the best possible saddle solution for both you and your horse—no matter the distance.
Emergency Saddle Fitting
For those who need an appointment outside of our preplanned trips or outside our usual service areas. Please fill out Intake Form Here for a quote.
Mileage Fees
Currently servicing Western Canada. Discounts on travel for multiple appointments at one location.
Kamloops & Area - $60 (Barriere, Heffley, Cherry Creek, Pritchard etc)
North Okanagan/Merritt - $65 (Chase, Sorrento, Salmon Arm, Armstrong, Enderby, Silver Creek, Falkland, Vernon, Coldstream, Lumby etc)
Kelowna & Area - $70 (Lake Country, Winfield, Mission, Rutland/Joe Rich, West Kelowna, West Bank, Peachland etc)
South Okanagan/Revelstoke/Princeton - $75 (Summerland, Penticton, Okanagan Falls, Kaleden, Oliver, Keremeos, Malakwa etc)
Lower Mainland/Alberta - $100 (Hope, Agassiz, Mission, Chilliwack, Abbotsford, Langley, Surrey, Delta, Vancouver, Port Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, Calgary, Red Deer, Rocky Mountain House, Edmonton, Lloydminster, Canmore, Golden etc)
Please complete our intake form to get started
Have questions? Start here!
Frequently Asked Questions
We are based out of Central BC and we service Western Canada for in-person appointments.
For those who are located outside of this region, we also offer long-distance/electronic appointments. This means that we can provide expert fitting advice to anyone, regardless of their location. So, if you're not located in BC or Alberta, don't worry, we've got you covered!
In person:
- We meet and take history while checking horse confirmation and taking multiple tracings of your horses back.
- We look at fit of your existing saddle or potential saddles to purchase on your horse while in cross-ties. During the step we are looking for; pain scale, balance, pressure points (like bridging), tree angle, rock, length, billet placement, girth, etc.
- This is when adjustments will be on an existing saddle like flocking or tree adjustment, then rechecked on your horse.
- Dynamic fitting with horse in hand to see how the horse holds their back with the saddle on, horses reaction, if saddle is being thrown saddle one way or another.
- Then the ridden fitting (rider position and balance, horse’s movement, tension or relaxation, saddle bounce, slip, roll).
- Redo any adjustments, take notes, make recommendations.
We work with ALL brands including those that are English, Western, Spanish, Endurance or Treeless!
Interested in joining our Saddle Fit team?
Contact us for more information!