Hope you don't mind but, help out a novice...so many of you could instantly describe the saddle as too narrow. I could see the out of balance / weight not central question, and I wasn't sure about the length but, how could you see it was too narrow. What should I look for?
(Don't worry, I have a saddle I can trust who takes care of mine)
Hope you don't mind but, help out a novice...so many of you could instantly describe the saddle as too narrow. I could see the out of balance / weight not central question, and I wasn't sure about the length but, how could you see it was too narrow. What should I look for?
(Don't worry, I have a saddle I can trust who takes care of mine)
Hope you don't mind but, help out a novice...so many of you could instantly describe the saddle as too narrow. I could see the out of balance / weight not central question, and I wasn't sure about the length but, how could you see it was too narrow. What should I look for?
(Don't worry, I have a saddle I can trust who takes care of mine)
When I ride a horse I can slide a hand anywhere (within reach, obviously!) under the saddle and my had should feel massaged rather than crushed. This is one of my tests as sometimes a saddle may not seem so bad until the rider is on and the horse is moving. The ultimate test is the horse though, if the horse is not happy then that is it, end game.
Hope you don't mind but, help out a novice...so many of you could instantly describe the saddle as too narrow. I could see the out of balance / weight not central question, and I wasn't sure about the length but, how could you see it was too narrow. What should I look for?
(Don't worry, I have a saddle I can trust who takes care of mine)
It stands up off the shoulders, rather than fitting down the outside of them, it's the gullet which is too narrow, you should only be able to put two/three fingers between the wither and the saddle, without a rider.
This is what my saddler has shown me. I couldn't figure out how you could all see it without actually touching it.
There is no way that pony is going to fit in a medium wide saddle, I bet his at least a wide fit, that saddle is not level it's tipping back which means it's too narrow.
Excuse me addressing everyone in turn, some have nearly been even handed, most haven't. You cannot tell that it is too narrow (did you read my replies?)
Not at all, 1-5 fingers is possible in a well fitting saddle, 2-4 more common but in a dressage saddle 2 fingers would be very rare. And 2 fingers without a rider means roughly 1 finger with, which is absolutely bare minimum and would almost never be seen in a dressage saddle (deeper seat means higher pommel means more clearance). Depends on the horse, depends on the saddle, depends on how it is flocked. And clearance is a function of width, but there are many other factors.
A good eye can see from the right photo, but it needs, as I previously said, to show the tree points against the ribcage.
It does not mean it is too narrow. I don't know how many times I can say this and still remain polite (and realise this doesn't seem polite, sorry!). I agree that he's unlikely to be a MW.
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