Lacey Halstead

I am a certified saddle fitter* with first-hand experience in a variety of English and western disciplines, and with many different breeds. Additionally, I am a horse professional with over 20 years’ experience in riding instruction, training, and stable management.  This background contributes to my “whole horse” approach to saddle fitting.  I understand and fit English and western saddles.

While my job is to concentrate on creating a good saddle fit for your horse, I look at more than just the junction of back and saddle.  I understand horse and rider biomechanics, and how horses and riders change as they progress in their training.  I can assess and work with the physical constraints imposed by conformation and past injuries. Also, I am able to work within your trainer’s program as part of the team that helps your horse realize his highest potential.

I started riding hunt seat as a child in the Virginia horse country and gravitated toward dressage in high school. While obtaining a B.S. in Animal Science at the University of Massachusetts, I was exposed to eventing.  I taught and rode western pleasure when I returned to Texas in the 1990s.  Dressage has remained my equestrian focus as an adult. My diverse riding background, combined with many years of horse husbandry experience, has given me a holistic understanding of the way that a horse’s conformation, training program, athletic history, and overall health contribute to the whole saddle fit picture–both what he needs today and what he may need going forward.