ImmyS
Well-Known Member
So Arlo has been out of ridden work on holiday since end of August. I plan to bring him back into ridden work in January, I will therefore be contacting the saddler soon as she needs a few weeks notice to come out.
So currently I don’t have a saddle that I know fits and Arlo has changed shape a lot. I have a couple of saddles for the saddler to try on him and adjust. However I don’t know what to do regarding checking saddle for when ridden, which can be very different to how it fits the horse without a rider.
So how do you get round this problem? I don’t want to bring him back into ridden work without a saddle that I know fits well, but it would be obviously useful to check the fit of saddle when riding during fitting? So how do you get round this problem? Do you fit the saddles as best as possible then ride for a few weeks then get them rechecked ridden? I’m really not sure.
I do not feel that bringing into work bareback is an option for us currently.
Any suggestions? Just want to do it the right way!
So currently I don’t have a saddle that I know fits and Arlo has changed shape a lot. I have a couple of saddles for the saddler to try on him and adjust. However I don’t know what to do regarding checking saddle for when ridden, which can be very different to how it fits the horse without a rider.
So how do you get round this problem? I don’t want to bring him back into ridden work without a saddle that I know fits well, but it would be obviously useful to check the fit of saddle when riding during fitting? So how do you get round this problem? Do you fit the saddles as best as possible then ride for a few weeks then get them rechecked ridden? I’m really not sure.
I do not feel that bringing into work bareback is an option for us currently.
Any suggestions? Just want to do it the right way!