Is my horse in pain?

Dizzyblonde99

Dizzyblonde99

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Had a comment made about the fit of my lads saddle and now got myself a little worried! Do you think his movement/ jumping looks restricted or uncomfortable? Saddle was fitted (at great cost!) by a master saddler at the beginning of the summer so surely it should be a good fit... Please excuse my horrific riding we go to lots of lessons and clinics alays got lots to work on.

Any opinions greatly recieved.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IdLfnUOPPM
 
Just because a saddle was fitted at the beginning of the summer does not mean it will fit now one horse I was working needed refits monthly for six months and at one point I had to have the Saddler back after a fortnight because the horse was developing so quickly.
He had three saddles in eighteen months .
 
He has been in the same work load, don't think his muscle development has changed a whole lot. Want to check his measurement against when I got the saddle for gullet but I don't think he has changed much shape wise.
 
It's very hard to tell from a video whether or not your saddle fits. Different horses react differently to being uncomfortable, one horse may just put up with it and another may buck and rear.

I would suggest getting the saddler out again to check if you are worried, only they can tell you if it fits.
 
As has been mentioned having a saddle fitted at the 'beginning of the summer' does not mean that it will fit now. A horse's build can change significantly in that period of time both with feed & work. Muscle development can alter fit as well. Unless a saddle fits horrendously it is unlikely you can tell the fit from watching a video. If the saddle is a little tight on him there are things a saddler can do you adjust the saddle to fit. Don't assume that if it is a little tight that you have to buy a new saddle because you often don't.
 
Probably should have said, the comment was made having seen him do his show without actually seeing his saddle up close which is why I posted a video of it... Had it reflocked a month after getting it to to ensure the fit had stayed the same.
 
Dizzyblonde99 said:
Probably should have said, the comment was made having seen him do his show without actually seeing his saddle up close which is why I posted a video of it... Had it reflocked a month after getting it to to ensure the fit had stayed the same.
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Did the person say why they didn't think it fitted? Maybe not tracking up properly, stiff through his back etc?

This could be a number of issues, not just saddle.
 
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