I was reading a post on HorseCentric today about her mare Lily having issues with being saddled, which got me googling saddle fit. I came up with some interesting stuff. This first one is talking about fitting an English saddle, but the information is very interesting and applies to any horse.
This second video is by the makers of the Martin Saddle.
There are some videos linked to this one that show fitting for barrel horses, rope horses and cutting horses. This is just for this particular brand of saddle, but it shows that there are options out there and that saddle makers are starting to think outside the box a little and are considering what works best for the anatomy of the horse.
I had a horse that was really hard to fit, and had a saddle custom made for her. We had to shave the front of the bars so they flare out, just like the Martin tree, and the same thing on the back of the bars. I like the way Martin has a stirrup fender slot on both sides of the tree.
Lately I've been thinking about getting a different saddle for Beamer, because I think he needs a different fit on his shoulders. Guess I'd better put in some extra hours at work, or sell lots of pups!
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Most trees are made for a certain percentage of horses and it's an expensive thing if you have to have a different saddle for every horse. I had one mare that my saddle wouldn't fit and ended up making a hooked wool saddle blanket that was thinner or thicker in the right places........a cheaper alternative.
Most trees are made for a certain percentage of horses and it's an expensive thing if you have to have a different saddle for every horse. I had one mare that my saddle wouldn't fit and ended up making a hooked wool saddle blanket that was thinner or thicker in the right places........a cheaper alternative.
The hard part is that you can get so much different information on how to fit a saddle to the horse and everyone proclaims to have the best, which one do you agree with. I finally decided to keep my saddle and I bought an air pad through parelli and it has shims that you can add or take out depending on the horse. So, I guess until it is time to buy and have the money to do so, I will stick with the one I have also. It was nice to see what these two people had to say about them.
hopefully shirley, you can one day teach me how to saddle one of your horses:)
Wonderful informations, Thanks.
Excellent Videos...I really got some more info from them, that my saddle fitter has not explained!
THANKS!!
KK
Excellent info, Shirley! I'm wondering if it's this particular saddle, I'm going to check. She hadn't really acted like this with her Circle Y flex tree...
There's so much information out there. It's so overwhelming! I want to buy a new saddle for Apache, but she has a weird back....high long withers, wide back. Do I buy a semi-QH tree...QH tree...FQH tree?? Maybe even Arabian tree?
I've spent countless hours measuring her, reading tons of info, and looking at saddles. My budget is limited this time around, so there will be no custom saddle like I did with Baby Doll. wah.
I just wish someone could just tell me what saddle to choose, in my budget, too.
~Lisa
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