I wish you were closer! I fit several horses a week at the
shop; some horses aren't easy.
Talk to your vet, friends
and local tack stores to see if they know anyone who is successful
at fitting saddles. Most folks us the "trial and error" saddle fitting
technique, and it's unreliable.
That white spot can be from a tree
that is too wide as well as too narrow.... the idea with the front of the bars
is that they need to have the same angles as the horses shoulders . If the
angles are different (too wide or narrow) there will be a pressure
point.
Big Horn has several different
saddle trees in their endurance saddles, so if you can find a dealer that stocks
them, see if you can take your horse there to try the saddles on. The Full
Quarter Horse Bars endurance tree often fits Arabs.
Good luck!
Linda
Linda
Cowles Horse 'N
Hound New, Used & Consigned Tack & Stable
Supplies 9155 N. State Street #13 Redwood Valley CA
95470 phone 707-485-0347 fax 707-485-0453 Kadence@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Lyric has lost hair on either side of her withers from a too
small saddle. On the left it is the
size of a silver dollar; on the right it is smaller.It happened after her first ride.I think she added more shoulder muscle
from the ride. What saddle should I try now?
> The
current saddle, Abetta endurance w/ fleece ... . I tried over 5 different saddles to
find this one and I am NOT happy to have to go through this process
againL.Should I go to a treeless?I know her back will change many more
times as she is 5 years old. [She just added a shoe size - 0 to a 1]
