Front riser pad stop horse rushing off?

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Hi everyone so I had a lesson today with a new teacher and my mare has a habit of being quite forward going and flys in canter and rushes in and out of jumps so my new instructor believes the saddle is nipping her at the front as u cant fit even a finger under the front of it and thinks that a front riser would help cure this problem. Has anyone else ever experienced this and cured it with a front riser? if so can you recommend one in particular? thanks.
 
If the saddle is not fitting correctly it could be the cause of your horse rushing, it really needs to be looked at by a saddle fitter to assess its suitability, putting a pad under may help but often makes the saddle tighter in other areas so not really helping solve the problem.
It may just need reflocking a fairly straightforward and not too expensive job that would be far better than a pad.
 
A riser should only be a temporary measure for a saddle that is too wide.
Prolite do an adjustable front riser, you can insert up to 3 slim pads depending on how you need to fill out your horse to fit its saddle. They are about 65 quid but well worth the money.

You also have foam risers at about 15 quid but they either work or don't as they aren't adjustable, much cheaper but I personally think you get what you pay for!

I'm afraid a saddle fitter and new saddle in the long run will be needed :)
 
If the saddle is too narrow then a saddle with a wider tree is required.
A front riser may take the pressure off the front but will in effect make it even narrower and also put more pressure in the back of the saddle which will cause you problems as well.
Please get a saddle fitter out to take a look.
 
Yep agree with everyone. New saddle not new pad. Or your saddler may be able to te flock your current one. Either way, saddler needs to come up by the sound of things.
 
Sorry. Just re read your first post and didn't realise that your saddle is too wide (if it is sitting too low.) I originally read it as too narrow and pinching.
A front riser may be a temporary measure if it will sit the saddle level but you really need a saddle fitter to take a look.
 
Knowing the damage a badly fitting saddle can do I'm afraid I'd have to agree that you need a saddler out rather than just putting on a new pad in the hope that it will help. Probably not what you want to hear, but definitely good advice. :)
 
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