More saddle fit pics

Here are some photos I took before my ride yesterday; I previously showed the way it doesn't fit those wide shoulders of hers- this shows the rear view.

That's a substantial gap, and here is why:

My finger is laid along the bar, and the pink arrow shows (more or less) the shape of Delia's back at that point. So you can see how the angle of the bar is steeper than the angle of her back, which means that the bottom edge of the bar will dig into her back and cause discomfort  and soreness. I can get away with short rides in this saddle- which is actually quite a wide saddle- but I don't think it's fair to her to go on long rides. I'm hoping that fit kit will be here today- it was mailed over a week ago.....

Yesterday's ride went really well; started out leading through the Formerly Scary Areas, got in the pen and mounted up (she stood still, yay!) and  the focus of the work after review was on trot work. We are getting nice lateral work going forward at the trot, and nice changes of tempo. She did get a little sticky when I asked for more sideways reach, so we went back to the walk and worked on the sidepass. I find that she loves praise and every time I praised her for getting it right, she tried a little more the next time. Good girl! I had left the gate open, it's a narrow 4 ft. gate, so when it was time to head out into the yard, we rode through it. I thought she might scoot through such a confined space, but she didn't, just walked calmly through. We cruised through the yard, and I really wanted to go down the road, but the traffic was horrendous- they were doing the sturgeon release at the end of the road which is a boat launch area, and there were non stop cars going by. So I called it a day, and was happy with our progress.