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you're def right about the saddle being too large for the horse. if i saw that saddle i would first try to push it off the withers some (it's pretty high up and impeding the shoulder, as you say.) to see if that leveled out the back. but pushing it back on this horse would put it way too far back.
if you're having trouble finding a saddle you fit in, try one with a flatter seat. sometimes you can get away with a smaller size if the seat is flatter.
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mhm was told my the saddler the pannels the curl up at the back are good for bigger saddles on smaller animals
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i think you can find flatter seats with panels like that, right now i'm imagining a bates. i think they have panels that curl up but are close contact style. i'm just thinking maybe a size smaller on the flatter seat will still fit the rider and give the horse a little more back room.
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This made a little bit of sense. I could hardly read the writing (Not because of bad handwriting, it's just the size of the brush) but most of it was understandable.
I'm confused about the gullet and the pressure of the tree. They say "Make sure there's even pressure and that there's enough space from the tree away from the spine" But how much is enough? And the pressure of the saddle when it's loosely cinched is sometimes different than when tightened.
I'm trying to pay attention to saddle fitting information because I'm getting a new horse in the next few months and my tack may be a wee bit small. (I owned a TWH and I'm moving on to a QH)
If you have time, could you possibly help me out? any references will help if you don't have much time to do a full "tutorial." I know the saddle must be clear of the shoulder blade, or at least give it room to move freely. Also, on the pommel, how much space should there ideally be on a well-fitted saddle compared to the withers?
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I'll try and get a more detailed tutorial kinda thing up then, have several horses to model for although i have no idea about western saddle fitting, only english x:
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I was talking about English lol I just use Cinch as an overall word since "Girthing" and "Girthed" sounds weird to me. But thanks!
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Three to four fingers should fit between the horses back and the saddles gullet. Be careful about having too small of tack, you can really mess up a horses back and have an unhappy horse. A misconception is that you can pad up tack that is too small to take pressure away, but that actually increases it because you are just pin-pointing the areas of mis-fit and putting more pressure to them.
I personally find the best way to fit tack is to ride in it so you get the horse sweating (one ride isn't going to put anything out of place) and observe what the horses attitude is like. If he seems irritable or more so that usual tack should considered. Plus, if you remove the saddle and fit dry patches (they will have sharp, defined edges, not gradual drying) then you know that the saddle fits so poorly in that area that it is putting such intense pressure (usually on the back of the shoulders, but sometimes up over the back by the spine) that it is cutting off the sweat glands and a new saddle should be acquired.
If you invest time and money into one thing while you own a horse it should be its tack. Tack is a horses clothing that it has no say in wearing. Try and make it comfortable to it can do its job to the best of its ability. Think about you working out with a belt cinched too tight and a bra that cuts into your back.
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Alright. I think right now we're more worried about the saddle being to narrow, and we may have to get new tack anyway. This will help me greatly when fitting the saddle to the horse. I'm thinking about getting a saddler's opinion, but I'm not sure how much that will cost around here. I know it's most likely the best option. Anyway, thanks for the help!
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