Violaine Morand

As the only horse mad person in her family, Vi spent her young years pestering her parents to take her horse riding and to buy her a pony. Although she had to wait until she was an adult to buy her first horse, she passed all of the French riding federal diplomas up until the teaching certification. She dabbled in jumping, cross country, a bit of horseball and polo, but dressage has always been her first love.

After moving to Australia in 2016 and bringing her Friesian stallion with her on this new adventure, Vi met Paula Jeffery from Performance Saddlefits as she was looking for a new dressage saddle for him. That meeting inspired her to make a total career change to help improve horses' welfare and horse and rider harmony by finding the best saddle fit solution for both horse and rider, something she is really passionate about.

Vi is a Registered Qualified Saddlefitter with the UK Society of Master Saddlers, as well as a certified Equinology Equine Bodyworker and MyoFascial Release Practitioner, and she is always working towards improving her knowledge to help both horse and rider even more. She offers in-depth assessments, including a detailed history and templates, hands-on evaluation,  static and dynamic components to look at the whole picture, both for new saddles purchases or existing saddles fits or refits.