Carin Park

08/07/2025

🌿✨ Hi everyone!

Just a quick update for all my followers and friends here…

I’m moving everything over to my personal page Simone Addams. From now on, I’ll be sharing all my updates, saddle fitting info, and what I’m up to with the horses there.

If you’d like to stay connected, please pop over and give my page a like or follow here: Simone Addams

I’m also excited to start offering more value, including my Free Rider’s Saddle Fit Checklist—a simple guide to help you feel confident checking your saddle at home.

👉 Note: This free resource will only be available over on my Simone Addams page, so be sure to add me if you’d like a copy.

Thanks so much for being part of the journey so far—see you over on the new page! 🐴✨

Simone x

05/06/2025

Celebrating my 11th year on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. I could never have made it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

05/06/2025

Hi everyone, I had a phone call from Michelle from Brad energy this morning and she was a refreshing relief to the usual water heater replacement pushers.

I thought there might be other that could be interested, find the details below.

27/03/2025

04/03/2025

Something unusual for this evening… 🌅
Skippy and the barefoot bushman, moved him to the neighbours so he can’t scare any ponies 🦘🦘🤠

03/10/2024

WATCH OUT THE SNAKES ARE OUT!
Just a warning that we have had 5 snake bite cases in the last 24 hours, for today's warm forecast please keep an eye on your pets 🐍

20/07/2024

Your saddle is not a miracle worker. If your horse is a barrel, and there is a bit of wonkiness somewhere (you or the horse) and your saddle slips to the side… your saddle isn’t necessarily to blame. Instead, get it checked and if it’s ok, work on making the horse less of a barrel shape… and straightening them (and yourself!) up so there is less unevenness.

If your horse has big wide ribs and an itty bitty shoulder… or a girth groove that’s inches in front of the girth line… maybe your saddle slips forward. That’s physics. Your girth will always pull into the narrowest place. Sometimes changing your girth or the girthing on the saddle can help.

If your horse has massive shoulders, and hoiks them up into the air when they jump… those massive shoulders can push the saddle back. That’s physics. Again sometimes girths and girthing can help. But saddles can’t defy the laws of physics.

If you or your horse is uneven then yes we can pad/flock/shim saddles to help. But… working on evening them up is much more beneficial.

Sometimes, in an attempt to hold a saddle still, to fight against the laws of physics (and often to keep the rider happy), we can end up clamping a saddle too much. Personally I would rather see a saddle shunt forward/to the side/backwards a little bit if the alternative is to clamp it too much the other way.
What do you think?

19/05/2024

Saddle fitter life….

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11/05/2024

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08/05/2024

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Wanted!!!
Your tired and ripped rugs.
The show season has finished and our furry friends are out and about.
Can you go through your rugs and see what needs fixing.
Drop off at Permewans Produce in Hamilton or at ny work shop.

08/05/2024

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