Paula Jeffrey
Horse health / Care
Paula Jeffery has been involved in the equestrian industry as a rider, trainer, coach and saddle fitter for over 30 years, including 7 years training and competing overseas in UK and Europe as a dressage rider at FEI level. With her her lifelong passion of helping horses and riders achieve their best, the last 10 years has been spent learning, training and researching the relationship between saddle fit, saddle design and horse performance both in Australia and with some of the equestrian industries top leaders overseas.
Dedicated to improving horse and rider performance through correct saddle fit and recognising the need for horse owner education around Australia, she developed Performance Saddlefits Australia; a team of highly educated saddlefitters who are trained and mentored for three years through to achieving UK Society of Master Saddlers International Saddle Fitters Qualification. As a group, Paula and the Performance Saddlefits Team have been developing collaborative training and research with top Vets, Physiotherapists and Saddle Designers to help further industry understanding on the correlation between saddle fit and its impact on performance biomechanics, and resultant compensatory injury and lameness in horses.