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[RC] re: Cyn- saddle fit post - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: teresa van hove tvanhove@xxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== snip >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am having a small problem with a new mustang mare. She is narrow and built like a greyhound, with whithers. I have bought a western slick fork saddle (very old school) to ride trails in and to use in mounted shooting. It is 29 inches front to back and seems to fit her pretty well. I need a really good saddle blanket that will assist in keeping any pressure off her whithers as they are prominent. I had the saddle checked for fit by a professional and have been riding her in it, the only difficulty I have had so far is it slides back when she runs uphill. Now I need a really good quality western blanket with a little fullness. .. Good on ya for having saddle fit checked and for recognizing you have a problem with the rubbing and reluctance,regardless of what you were told. There are some good saddle fitting websites out there. Try a google.com search for fitting saddles. Heres a tip thats really easy to do. Put the saddle on the horse w/o blanket and w/o cinching it up and run your hand under it. You can really feel where the saddle pinches and gaps doing this. IF the saddle is just a bit too wide you might be able to fix your issues by adding a pad with gel inserts. I believe I got mine from Stateline, but we get so many tack catalogs and it was so long ago I cant be sure. I would always use a breathable pad under a gel pad so this is only an option if you need to fill in space. If you need to buy another saddle its good to make templates of your horse's back with a flexicurve (can buy at art store.) Then transfer to cardboard and you can do rough checks for wither fit-aka gullet, fit at loin, and rock (degree of curve from wither to loin about midpoint of the saddle panels. ) This way you can narrow the selection and then should only need to bring the horse for making the final choice of which saddle fits the best. One other thought -- first you thought the saddle was ok except for slipping back and now you have a breastcollar you are getting rubbing if I understand? So --this should not cause so much trouble, but you may not have the bc adjusted right, it should not be pulling the saddle forward only keeping it from sliding back going up hills. But I dont have experience with this horse body type. Mine have a plenty big hay belly to hold the saddle in place just from the girth groove, I add a bc only when I'm going to be riding a lot of hills and then I really dont need it, its just a reassurance. -- my saddle fitting knowledge was gained solving a totally different problem with Grey Moun Best wishes on an easy solution and happy backed horse, Teresa =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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