Saddle slipping forwards and causing bucking

[Ali27]

So my lovely ID x Welsh mare was backed in February/ March this year in a racing saddle with no problems at all. She then came home and my saddle fitter suggested a 16/16.5” adjustable thorrowgood. She is 15hh but quite short in the back! She was hacking beautifully, happy to take the lead etc. Took her in the arena 2 months ago and she had a bucking episode which I put down to her napping as neighbours horses suddenly appeared at the fence and she was trotting round the short side. Took her for a hack a few days later with a friend and she erupted 50m down the road and I managed to get her on verge and do an elegant dismount and saddle had slipped right forwards onto neck! Just did ground work for a couple of weeks, refitted saddle with wider plate as she has put on weight and muscled up! She’s been hacking out for last few weeks and no problems but took her in arena last week and was only walking when she started bucking again and saddle slipped forwards!
So obviously saddle doesn’t fit and is causing issues! Back to ground work! My saddler is brilliant but doesn’t really stock second saddles and I don’t want to pay out for a new one when she’s going to keep changing shape!
Any ideas for good saddlers in Staffordshire area who stock second hand saddles?
Or do I turn her away over the Winter, then get saddle fitted in Spring?

 

[Zoeypxo]

How old is she ? Is she bum high at the moment?

 

[CobsaGooden]

If she were mine, I’d turn her away over winter and reevaluate in spring. She will thank you for it

 

[Ali27]

She was 4 in May and yep still a bit bum high!

 

[Ali27]

If she were mine, I’d turn her away over winter and reevaluate in spring. She will thank you for it

Thanks, yep, I think that’s what I need to do! She’s my next forever horse so there is absolutely no rush with her! I love taking her out for walks in hand and will also do a little long reining and will sort saddle and get back on board in the Spring

 

[sbloom]

So often saddles moving forwards are because of the horse moving incorrectly behind and that is very common with growth spurts or a deterioration in posture in an older horse that makes them more croup high. Carry on with bits of groundwork especially the good postural stuff but time off ridden would be a good idea by the sound of it. I personally think that wooden treed saddles are often better in situations like these.

 

[Ali27]

So often saddles moving forwards are because of the horse moving incorrectly behind and that is very common with growth spurts or a deterioration in posture in an older horse that makes them more croup high. Carry on with bits of groundwork especially the good postural stuff but time off ridden would be a good idea by the sound of it. I personally think that wooden treed saddles are often better in situations like these.

Thank you for your reply I’ve just been looking at your website and just wish you were closer to me! I really like the look of the AH saddles
I used my pony’s 17” Equipe on baby pony for month after she was backed and no problems at all! Just seems to be in last few months since using the Thorrowgood! Time to sell that!

 

[exracehorse]

I had that with my Welsh x. Short coupled. Short neck. 15 hands. Her saddle started to do that. It was because it was too narrow. Rubbish saddle fitter. Was told medium wide. Anyway.. changed saddle fitters. And because she’s flat backed. Short coupled. We’ve gone with a Kent and Masters from the saddleback. As changeable gullet. She’s actually a XW. Bought the ‘Original Cob MGX’.