How to fit a saddle to a rider
- how should a western saddle fit
- how should a western saddle fit a horse
- how should a western saddle fit the rider
- how should a western saddle pad fit
Western saddle fitting problems!
Saddle fitting guide
Ideally, you want 100% of the whole surface of the tree bars in contact with the horse's back so the weight and pressure are evenly distributed over a large surface for maximum comfort, fit and stability on the horse's back.
*If the horse/mule has muscle atrophy behind the withers or a dropped top line you DO NOT want the tree to fit an unhealthy back or they can never be comfortable or use their body properly.
You want the tree made to fit how the back SHOULD BE!
Once you have the shape of your horses back in the wire (where we explained), you lay the wire in any saddle (where we explained) and check to see exactly how it is fitting your horse.
This takes all the guesswork out of saddle fitting, you can see exactly how the whole tree is fitting. This will work with any type of saddle English or Western on any horse or mule! Armed with your wire and your paper with the tracings of the horses back you can go to any saddle in say a tack shop, turn it over and see what kind of contact/fit you would have.
You can take your horse with you to go saddle shopping!
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- how should a western saddle fit a person
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