FabulousFlynn'sMum
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Hi folks,
I have a 17.2 trotter/cob cross who is quite fine and high withered. I have a 18" hawk event saddle from my previous horse that I use on him.
Right, I had my saddler out to make adjustments and fit this saddle to said horse, saddler made adjustments and had it fitting lovely to my boy. Now here's the problem, whenever ive ridden him for say over an hour, when I take his saddle off there is one, sometimes two hard bumps on the right hand side of his spine. I have had the saddler out to recheck saddle and he's made some further minor adjustments and its still happening.
I have tried everything he has suggested, i.e. used it with a really thin numnah, used it with my sheepskin half lined numnah, used it with a sparkling clean numnah everytime, being careful not to girth up too tight, moved the saddle slightly further back on him (I thought I maybe had the saddle fitting too far forward on his withers if you get what I mean), all my numnahs are washed in either nuumed or melp detergent therefore nothing that will irritate his back and these bumps are still happening!
My saddler is admanant that the saddle is a good fit and he has altered it as much as he can to fit, and I must admit it appears to sit perfect on him, so saddler is saying as the bumps are not bothering him, he thinks they are heat related?
The bumps have always gone down by the following day and as soon as ive taken my saddle off and seen the bumps, ive pressed them really hard, squeezed them, pinched them, prodded hard round them and the horse dosent so much as flinch or move so I presume they are not hurting him?
Anyway, sorry for the long essay, I would just really appreciate your opinions as to what you think it could be as its really bothering me that I could be hurting my horse, even tho he seems perfectly ok?!!
Many thanks, luv Jayne xx
I have a 17.2 trotter/cob cross who is quite fine and high withered. I have a 18" hawk event saddle from my previous horse that I use on him.
Right, I had my saddler out to make adjustments and fit this saddle to said horse, saddler made adjustments and had it fitting lovely to my boy. Now here's the problem, whenever ive ridden him for say over an hour, when I take his saddle off there is one, sometimes two hard bumps on the right hand side of his spine. I have had the saddler out to recheck saddle and he's made some further minor adjustments and its still happening.
I have tried everything he has suggested, i.e. used it with a really thin numnah, used it with my sheepskin half lined numnah, used it with a sparkling clean numnah everytime, being careful not to girth up too tight, moved the saddle slightly further back on him (I thought I maybe had the saddle fitting too far forward on his withers if you get what I mean), all my numnahs are washed in either nuumed or melp detergent therefore nothing that will irritate his back and these bumps are still happening!
My saddler is admanant that the saddle is a good fit and he has altered it as much as he can to fit, and I must admit it appears to sit perfect on him, so saddler is saying as the bumps are not bothering him, he thinks they are heat related?
The bumps have always gone down by the following day and as soon as ive taken my saddle off and seen the bumps, ive pressed them really hard, squeezed them, pinched them, prodded hard round them and the horse dosent so much as flinch or move so I presume they are not hurting him?
Anyway, sorry for the long essay, I would just really appreciate your opinions as to what you think it could be as its really bothering me that I could be hurting my horse, even tho he seems perfectly ok?!!
Many thanks, luv Jayne xx