"Hi Julie - Thanks again for coming out to make the adjustments to Snowcap's saddle. We love it and - even better - so does he! It's made such a difference in his disposition during lessons and elevated him from 'willing to work' to 'happy to work'!"

"I have nothing but praise and thanks for Julie and her skills as a master saddler! A few months after my 'investment' horse became my 'forever' horse, I realized that the saddle I had been riding him in was an extremely poor fit. My stoic horse had been dealing with it well, but he was starting to show the signs of a poorly fitting saddle and I decided it was time to do my part in the relationship. I rode in a TON of my friend's saddles including a Butet, CWD, Antares, Dover Circuit, Luc Childric, Beval Natural, and a Pessoa, but nothing seemed quite right. I was searching high and low to find a saddle fitter who would come to my barn and fit my horse but no one would come!

Then I heard about County saddles and located Julie as my local rep. Less than a week after our first email contact she was at my barn tracing my horse's spine and back and trying out saddles. I was lucky enough to be blessed with a wide-bodied, shark fin-withered TB, but that didn't seem to be a problem for these saddles. We first established what was wrong with my current saddle and then tried out the Stabilizer.

The fit was very good on my horse, but I didn't like the way I sat in the saddle. Out came the demo Innovation. The fit on my horse was spectacular, and when I sat in the saddle I felt like I would never fall off again! It was more comfortable to me than any of the French saddles I had ridden in, and it certainly fit my horse better! We decided on a narrow tree with a number of options for my horse to narrow it further (parallel panels, keyhole tree, extra deep gullet, etc.) and found that there was one in stock. My old saddle was such a poor fit that I was terrified to ride him in it again, and Julie was able to lend me the demo saddle until the new saddle arrived.

The demo itself was wonderful, but when my saddle came I was thrilled! Julie came right out and fit the new saddle to my horse by re-flocking it perfectly. The new saddle was perfect! I got the bull leather, and there was no break in time at all! It was comfortable from the very first ride, and as I have cleaned and conditioned it, it has only gotten better.

I school in a Mattes pad and a baby pad rather than a huge 1⁄2 back pad, and I now show in a Mattes pad rather than a shimmed pad and a gel pad. My close contact saddle is now actually 'close contact' again!

I recommend County Saddlery to everyone with hard-to fit horses, and I'm sure that Rio is doing the same! Thanks, Julie! Rio and I are thrilled and can't wait to keep working with you to make sure we have the benefit of a well-fitting and comfortable saddle as we continue our show career together!"

"I have a new County Conquest cross country saddle that I received from Julie through her trainer referral program. I thought I'd have a hard time finding a saddle that beat my old saddle as far as the broken-in feeling, but this saddle feels like a broken-in saddle right from the get go. The quality and thickness of the leather is excellent. It also has saved me from some falls while out galloping with young green horses that decide they don't like ditches yet."

"I could not be happier with my new County. Not only does it fit my horse, Tys, perfectly, it fits me perfect too. Julie did a great job sizing him and explaining to me the differences in the saddles to make sure we had the right one. I can’t wait for the show season to start and win the blues!! Thanks Julie!!"