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| Foundation and Advanced Training Programs |
| Instructors |
| Master Saddle Maker Blake Kral designed this program in cooperation with the Animal Dynamics Equine Therapists, Lisa Stahl and Don Doran. | | Blake has over 30 years of successful experience as a Master Saddle Maker. He is qualified in both Western and English Saddlery. | | Blake.s saddles are well known in the US and internationally. He has made saddles for horsemen all over the US and in places as far away as Germany, Holland, England, Spain, Italy and China. | | Saddlemaking is in Blake.s blood. His grandfather was a Saddle Maker and Blake was raised with horses and livestock. After receiving a degree in mechanical engineering, Blake decided to follow his heart. | | Early in his career, Blake apprenticed with a Master Saddle Maker. The saddler impressed upon Blake the essentials of professional horsemanship. | |  |
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| Great care was given to all details of horse management, including feet, bitting and saddlery. Proper saddle fit was essential. The master saddle maker handed down generations of wisdom and saddle fitting techniques to his apprentices. |
| Modern society has given us high-tech, instant communications, fast food and mass manufacturing. It has also given us more disposable income and more free time. More people have the time and the money to enjoy horses as a hobby. As Blake reflects, |
| .We have more horses now than ever before, but we have fewer horsemen.. |
| Blake has an excellent reputation in the industry for his knowledge, devotion and dedication to his work. He teaches various saddle making classes and works with apprentices. He is a consultant to equine veterinarians and universities regarding proper saddle fit. Blake is committed to the advancement of saddlery and horsemanship. |
| Assistant Instructor, Don Doran |
| With over 30 years. experience in the equine industry, Don has practiced Equine Sports Therapy since the late 1980s, and has been teaching Equine Sports therapies since 1993. He has studied various aspects of saddlery with British Master Saddler, David May, at the Cumbria School of Saddlery in Penrith , England |
| Many of the problems Don has seen and treated in equine patients over the years have been a direct result of poor saddle fit. He is committed to training competent equine sports therapists to be aware of the critical impact that saddles have on the performance horse. |
| Assistant Instructor, Lisa Stahl |
| A human and equine sports therapist, Lisa has nearly 20 years. experience in the equine industry. She has been teaching Equine Sports Therapy programs since 1998, and is a professional saddle fitter. |
| Lisa has studied the fundamentals and principles of saddle fit with Master Saddler, Blake Kral. She has studied various aspects of saddlery with British Master Saddler, David May, at the Cumbria School of Saddlery in Penrith , England . Lisa continues to refine her craft with every saddle fit she performs. |
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