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[tristars]

I Always use saddles that are a little wide and pad

But the horses opinion is the most important, if the horse uses itself well and is free and forwards plus happy face , can step under around arena corners....

Check for bridging, ie do the under panels contact the spine all the way front to back, a saddle needs to work with the horses confo not oppose it

You need some full side on with no numnah, ungirthed and girthed


Looks .like it's dropped on fairly well

It's a hard question when you can't ride on it

You need the horse to relax with it's neck lower than in the pics

 

[IrishMilo]

I'm of the opinion that it's better to have a saddle 1" too long that allows you to sit in the middle, than a shorter saddle where all of your weight is on the cantle. If something isn't perfect I'll pad it out/do something to make it work.

Atlas looks to be built very similar to Rocky who has the world's shortest back/loins, he's basically built like a jacket potato (he's 14.2). A 17" was too long for him and also too big for me, so I have a 16.5 now. A 16" would have been good for him but too small for me I think (I'm 5'2).