saddle lifting at back- short term solutions?

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Saddle fitter is due out in 2 weeks time and I know using a pad should only be a short term thing but what would you recommend for a saddle that is lifting at the back? Its a t4 Throwgood. Any particular brands/ makes or should I use a thick numnah- again brands and makes please. i have been using a GFS gel pad but its still lifting. Thanks
 
I think if a saddle is lifting at the back it's too wide?? So maybe a front raiser will help.
I'm not a saddler though so feel free to ignore me :).
 
It is either too wide in front or more likely there is an area under the seat that has too much packing and it is rocking back and forward like a see saw. Does it rise when yiurise in trot? If so this is definately the case.

If the saddle is clearing well in front then I'd be inclined to make yourself a key hole numnah. Get a large thick piece of foam and cut it so that it covers the area at the back then becomes narrow ienough to sit in the channel - looks like an oversized pinpong paddle. This will cushion the back until the sadler has it fixed.
 
A saddle lifting at the back can be because its too wide. It can also be because the panel isnt deep enough at the front or that the shape of the tree is wrong for the shape of the horses back. So unless you know the cause then you cant really know a solution, as using the wrong pad can cause a whole load of other problems.

Best to wait for the saddle fitter IIWY.
 
If a saddle is lifting at the back, This means that it is putting pressure on the pressure points a the front. I would not recommend getting a front riser as it will be more padding under these points and probably likely to put more pressure on them in my opinion. I wouldn't go for any front/back riser pads until a saddler has been out, you could do more hard than good! There are three girth straps, the front one is directly going to the gullet of the saddle, if you use this it will pull that down and encourage the back to lift. Use the last two straps for the girth and i would just use a general half pad over your normal numnah/gel pad. Two weeks wont kill her, and you could end up doing more harm than good. My thorowgood saddle does this, i use extra padding and the back two straps, makes a huge amount of difference.
 
Ride bareback, lunge saddleless or turn your horse away for 2 weeks.

In my oppinion there is no solution that is not going to make things worse for you horse so I would stop riding and do something else for 2 weeks.
 
noodle_ said:
lift at the front

but dont..... i did this and my horse ended up with a bad back and a nasty buck....

im now waiting on a new saddle and now have a buckaroo of a horse!....
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Yep, the saddle might need lifting in front, or it might not. Trying a thicker pad and it not working makes me think it's more likely to be the shape in the middle which can't be correct with shims, certainly not by a non-saddle fitter. Stop riding and have your fitter check it.

Girth straps - if there is a gap between them, as mentioned the front strap may be attached differently, though it's attached to the tree points. Gullet in fact can apply to both a changeable head plate and the channel, the gap between panels, so I campaign regularly to stop the use of the word 😁

A point strap will indeed pull the front flof the saddle down of the fit isn't 99%+ correct but simply carrying on with other girth straps may cause other issues.
 
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