About Us

Empowering People to ride pain free

Our mission is to protect horses and riders from long term back damage caused by poor fitting saddles.

Schleese helps horses and riders worldwide with the design, manufacture, and distribution of innovative, infinitely adjustable, anatomically appropriate saddles with an emphasis on saddles for women. All products and services (including equine accessories and saddle fitting) ensure optimal well-being and comfort for both horse and rider, protecting both from long-term back damage due to ill-fitting saddles.

About Us

Schleese helps horses and riders worldwide with the design, manufacture, and distribution of innovative, infinitely adjustable, gender-specific saddles with an emphasis on saddles for women. All products and services (including equine accessories and saddle fitting) ensure optimal well-being and comfort for both horse and rider, protecting both from long-term back damage due to ill-fitting saddles.

Our Promise

We have a deep commitment to superior product quality and to serve you with care and respect. Our team provides you and your horse with the highest quality custom handcrafted saddles and accessories, made according to your unique requirements. Every one of our craftsmen has an underlying desire to achieve nothing less than excellence. We are proud to lead the industry in quality and were recognized as “Best of the Best” Manufacturer by Tack ‘n Togs.

Based off Science and Facts

Not Opinions

Anatomically Appropriate Saddles

A female should not be riding in a saddle built for a male. See why we are the female saddle specialists.

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80-Point Saddle Fit Evaluation

Our proprietary system built from 32 years of research used for properly fitting saddles to horses and riders.

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Custom Saddles

Handcrafted saddles that are customized to each horse and rider's measurements.

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Infinitely Adjustable

Infinitely adjustable saddles to accommodate your horse's ongoing growth and development.

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Anatomically Appropriate

A female should not be riding in a saddle built for a male. See why we are the female saddle specialists.

Learn More

80-Point Saddle Fit Evaluation

Our proprietary system built from 32 years of research used for properly fitting saddles to horses and riders.

Learn More

Custom Saddles

Handcrafted saddles that are customized to each horse and rider's measurements.

Learn More

Infinitely Adjustable

Infinitely adjustable saddles to accommodate your horse's ongoing growth and development.

Learn More

CHANGING THE LIVES OF HORSES & RIDERS WORLDWIDE

Join 30,000+ riders who are actively using Schleese Saddles to ride pain free for horse and rider!

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See what our customers have to say

I want to thank the staff for their professionalism at my saddle fitting. I had such a great learning experience. The information was presented in a clear manner and all of my questions answered. I also am amazed at the quick follow up to make sure I was happy with my saddle. The technology used to build and design these saddles is mind blowing. My saddle fits my horse so well and I have never been this comfortable riding in my life. I know my horse is so grateful every time I put the saddle on and off. Horsemanship has been my life passion and I can not stress enough how this saddle has changed my life. I would encourage anyone to have a fitting to access a saddle you own or to purchase a Schleese saddle for the comfort of yourself and especially for your horse. Thank you so much!

"I cannot stress enough how this saddle has changed my life"Ginny Bell - Treadwell, NY

I’m pleased to say my Obrigado is great! Milo is going better than ever and it has been even more amazing for my position. I no longer fight to keep my legs below me and my seat bones are always locked in position. No more adjusting my seat every few strides to feel my seat bones! I’m so pleased with the saddle and can’t thank you and Jochen enough!

" I’m so pleased with the saddle and can’t thank you and Jochen enough!"Julianne Ozolins - Australia

Before getting my custom fitted Schleese saddle, my mare, Rubi, was experiencing back problems. Being gray and close to the blood, she’s a very sensitive horse and the slightest saddle misfit translates into major skin irritation and hollowing/twisting of the back. After riding her in a Schleese saddle for a year, including a demanding show season, her back is now perfect! With her back being stronger and freer, her canter is also more powerful. I’m so grateful for Jochen’s master skills as a saddle fitter and biomechanics expert: a lot of knowledge goes into these precise fittings. A special thank you to everyone involved in customer service, you really make us feel like you care and understand and are always trying to help.

"After riding her in a Schleese saddle for a year, her back is now perfect!"Melanie Bourque - Quebec, Canada

I want to thank Schleese Saddlery for the wonderful opportuinity to own a Schleese Saddle for my up and coming 4 yr. old named Bodhi. (Benicio x Carisma) He is moving amazing and is very willing in his training, I am sure his fitted saddle is making all the difference. Until you have experienced riding in a fitted Schleese saddle you don’t know what you are missing. Bodhi is so fluid and smooth is his movement, it’s like riding on a cloud. I am very grateful to the whole Schleese Team for making this dream come true. My goal is to make Elene Sergerie legacy come true and ride down the center line at the Olympics with this amazing horse that Kareen Heineking-Schutte bred.

"Until you have experienced riding in a fitted Schleese saddle you don’t know what you are missing"Roberta Byng-Morris

I imported my Casanova from Germany 2 years ago. He is a lovely mover, sound and bombproof. But as time passed, I noticed he was not mentally and emotionally engaged. He has a scar across his tongue, large spur marks, some arthritis on his neck and scar tissue on the sides of his mouth, which are gone now. Took off my spurs, the double bridle and have done a lot of ground work. One of his problems was he would not stand still at the mounting block. Changed saddles several times. Everybody told me to swat him and make him stand still. I did not. This lasted for almost a year, until I put my new Obrigado on him. He stood still!!!! And he stands still for me to mount every time!!! He was speaking loud and clear until we found the answer. Never a dull moment with our wonderful teachers and companions!

"He would not stand still at the mounting block...until I put my new Obrigado on him!"Mary 'Mimi' Haddad - McAllan, TX

Hello! I just wanted to write a note and say that I just purchased a used Schleese dressage saddle after having YEARS of trouble trying to find a good fit for my purebred Arabian gelding. He has needed massage, chiropractic work and pain medicine regularly....until now. He now can move freely in his shoulder, his back is loosening up, and he generally has a much better work ethic and attitude (although he has always been stellar in this department). So really I just wanted to say, thank you. Thank you for making such a great product. You will never know how much it means to me (and my horse) to have a saddle we are both happy with. I will forever buy Schleese saddles and will recommend them to any and all of my equestrian friends. Thank you

"He now can move freely in his shoulder, his back is loosening"Sarah Barnwell - Camas, Washington

Driven By Purpose

Jochen Schleese’s passion in life is to protect horse & rider from long-term damage through properly fitting saddles & ongoing education.

Jochen is the author of the best-selling book, “Suffering in Silence: The Saddle Fit Link to Physical and Psychological Trauma in Horses” and is known as the leading expert in the field. He has won many awards for his contribution to the equine world and has been featured in Wall Street Journal & Discovery Channel.

Achievements and Accomplishments

Winner Of Innovative Product Of The Year

Guest Speaker at the International Society of Equitation Sciences Conference in Guelph
Winner of Innovative Product of the Year at Equitana in Auckland, NZ
Winner of Equus Film Festival “Best Educational Book”
Female CEO of the Year for Women in Business awarded by the International Trade Council

2019

Educational Presenter At Equitana

Educational presenter at Equitana Melbourne and Winner of Best Small Booth Award

2018

Winner of Equus Film Festival

Winner of Equus Film Festival Educational/Training category with “Beyond the 9 Points of Saddle
Fit” Video

2017

First Place From American Horse Publication

• First place at the American Horse Publications Equine Business Ads
• Finalist for Ontario Export Award – silver medal (behind Canada Goose!)
• Guest lecturer at Equine Sciences Bachelor of Bio-Resource Management Degree Program (ongoing annually)

2016

Entrepreneur of the Year

“Entrepreneur of the Year” at the Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards

2014

2nd Book Published

“Suffering in Silence” published by Trafalgar Books (now in its 3rd printing in English – 2nd edition 2015, 3rd in 2017)

2013

First Book Published

• First book published in hardcover by WuWei in Germany (“The Silent Killer”) now in its 2nd printing with Kosmos Verlag
• Jochen and Sabine Schleese named Advisory Board members of the Equine Sciences Academy
• Teaching at the German National Riding School and for the “Berufsreiterverband” in Germany

2012

Global Veterinary Conference

Teaching at the Global Veterinary Conference in Sao Paulo Brazil

2011

Established Saddlefit4Life Education and Certification Programs

• Established Saddlefit4Life Education and Certification Programs
• Established HIPPOH Foundation (Horse Industry Professionals Protecting our Horses) offering educational
Symposiums partnering with Veterinarians and other equine professionals
• Educator/Clinician at the WEG in KY, USA

2010

Official Saddler World Cup Finals

• Official Saddler 2009 (+2007, 2005) World Cup Finals, Las Vegas,NV
• Nomination for Export Achievement Award

2009

English Manufacturer Of The Year

• Sabine Schleese named Exporter of the Year from the Organization of Women in International Trade
• Tack’n’Togs magazine names Schleese English Manufacturer of the Year 2008 in its “Best of the Best” Awards.

2008

Canada Top 100 Employers

Short-listed on “Canada’s Top 100 Employers” ranking – top 250 companies

2007

Instructor At University of Guelph & Established Saddlefit 4 Life

• Featured on the Discovery Channel “How it’s Made”
• on-line instructor for the University of Guelph’s Equine Studies diploma
• established Saddlefit 4 Life – network of equine professionals dedicated to protecting horse and rider from long term back damage resulting from poorly fitting saddles

2006

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Empowering People to ride pain free

About Us

About Us

Our Promise

Based off Science and Facts

Not Opinions

Anatomically Appropriate Saddles

80-Point Saddle Fit Evaluation

Custom Saddles

Infinitely Adjustable

Anatomically Appropriate

80-Point Saddle Fit Evaluation

Custom Saddles

Infinitely Adjustable

CHANGING THE LIVES OF HORSES & RIDERS WORLDWIDE

Join 30,000+ riders who are actively using Schleese Saddles to ride pain free for horse and rider!

See what our customers have to say

Driven By Purpose

Achievements and Accomplishments

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