Just a simple suggestion saw a saddle maker fitting reining horses. He put a little hand pressure under the horses belly so the horse rounds up similar to they would riding so you can see that difference.
@@timandersonhorsetraining Yes it's a different way to get them to engage their topline might need a hoof pick for a dull horse though on their stomach. I just love how in the horse community you can constantly learn new things right now I'm into gaited horses more complex then you would think at first.
What is the effect on the horse of an ill fitten saddle? Unfortunately when I learned to ride back in the 40s and 50s no mention of that ever took place
Thankyou! I very much appreciate the time and effort you have taken to provide this. I’m in the process of fitting a new (second hand) saddle to my mare - so this has been exceptionally helpful. Hello from an Australian subscriber 👋🏼🇦🇺
Thanks for the great tips on saddle fitting. What you said about saddle fit changing depending on how the horse carries itself during riding makes a lot of sense and I’ve never really heard that before. Are any of the saddles from the video custom made to fit you and/or the horse?
The reining saddle I had custom made for me, the other 2 are off the shelf saddles. The reining saddle and ranch cutter were both made by a maker here in Mississippi and the cow horse was made in Tennessee.
You didn't mention the width of the saddle at the front,i tend to measure in centimeters between the bars,and the different types of horse fit,i.e semi quarterhorse bars,or full quarterhorse bars, and the angle of the bars, and the job of the horse that you did mention, and of course how to set the rigging too, its a mine field of considerations, and of course is the seat the right size too, good job though you did address a lot. Very good video, thanks for posting. Be nice if you could do a video on bits and bridles sometime.
Yes there are MANY considerations for saddle fit. Many people way over complicate it. Everything you said is correct however it all comes down to the saddle making even contact all over the horse's back.
Good evening. Glad you did this video. Some buy a saddle for looks and job without thinking about the horse. I've seen others trade off for English before they have a horse, thinking it any of them works. The horse needs measuring and you have to pay attention to the body. Once a horse is conditioned or left too long in pasture, that saddle just might not work anymore. Take care and thanks for taking the time to teach.
There is no good way to measure because you can't measure curves plus if the horse is traveling correctly under saddle he is not going to stand that same way to measure. Best thing is to just try every saddle you can.
Do want to ride with or without a pad just to see the sweat pattern for the saddle and then add a pad or change the saddle? Everyone seems to say something different.
I'd never ride without a pad, that's a very bad idea. You should be fitting the saddle as best as you can with the pad before you ride. Looking at the sweat marks is like the test to tell you how good job you did with your fit.
What to do when you have four saddles, including a new one that you got fitted which doesn’t fit. I can’t sell any because saddles don’t seem to be moving. I try to put the concho behind the shoulder but then it’s way too far back for the cinch. Is there anything that can help?
Concho behind the shoulder has nothing to do with positioning. You want to settle the curve of the saddle down into match the curve of the horse's back.
@@timandersonhorsetraining thank-you. I’ve made a post about my new saddle on Facebook and lots of responses of moving my saddle back to match the concho. But to me that would be too far back, especially for the rigging and tree of this particular saddle. It likely just straight up doesn’t fit. Thanks again.
