gold
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I have a saddler fitter coming out but wanted your opinions beforehand please 
Saddle fit .. Opinions please
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JCW
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I think the pommel seems quite high which could suggest that that the saddle is too narrow. I am not a saddle fitter though.
gold
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Yes I said too narrow when I put it on also ! I wonder whether flocking could be adjusted hmm
Mudfukkle
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The saddle is tipping backwards and is unbalanced. If there is lots of flocking at the front, then maybe the saddler could take some out (difficult to see from pics), but you may need a wider saddle?
gold
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The flocking does seem to quite built up at the front so fingers crossed
sbloom
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The biggest issue is actually that the tree is probably too curvy for the horse - if you widen it and drop the front then the back will lift up on girthing and in rising trot. Reflocking can only address so much of that, the horse needs more shape and more wither height to fit this saddle - but of course this is just from photos and I would only give a proper opinion in the flesh . It is also on a fraction far forwards and actually doesn't look too narrow at all and may be too wide to be honest, do you see how the upper part of the front looks like it kind of follows the horse's shape but then bends inwards making a kinked shape lower down? That usually means the angle of the tree, the point, the upper part of the front of the saddle, is actually too wide, and below it has to come back inwards to contact the horse.
A saddle of the correct width usually looks a much smoother shape against the horse at the front. If the kink is very mild it can be corrected with flocking but that will raise the front of the saddle is anything. There is already quite a depth of flocking at the front but removing it will make it fit even wider. You have too high a pommel from the tree being too curvy.
. It is also on a fraction far forwards and actually doesn't look too narrow at all and may be too wide to be honest, do you see how the upper part of the front looks like it kind of follows the horse's shape but then bends inwards making a kinked shape lower down? That usually means the angle of the tree, the point, the upper part of the front of the saddle, is actually too wide, and below it has to come back inwards to contact the horse. A saddle of the correct width usually looks a much smoother shape against the horse at the front. If the kink is very mild it can be corrected with flocking but that will raise the front of the saddle is anything. There is already quite a depth of flocking at the front but removing it will make it fit even wider. You have too high a pommel from the tree being too curvy.
gold
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Is there a make of saddle you would recommend ?
sbloom
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I'll pm you later on, off out saddle fitting!