Re: RC: saddle placement question

["Erin McCrary" <emac_hubbs@hotmail.com>]

I have several english riding and jumping book all say that the english 
saddle should be 4" or one hand behine the high point of the withers.  To 
put the saddle in the correct place you should first put the saddle on at 
the hight point of the withers and push it back until it stops.  The saddle 
should be in the correct place.  The cantel should also be 1" to 2" higher 
than your pomel.
Erin
Rhonda wrote-


>From: RhndLev@cs.com
>To: ridecamp@endurance.net
>Subject: RC:  saddle placement question
>Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 22:40:24 EDT
>
>I put it where I *think* it ought to be and it slides back
>during the course of our rides to about a hand's width behind her shoulder
>blade -- about four or five inches behind the top of her withers.  So, is 
>this too far back
>for the saddle to be?  It feels as if it is too far back based upon the
>western riding lessons I have taken, but I've never ridden in a dressage
>saddle before and just don't know.
>
>Rhonda
>
>
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