Saddle slipping to right

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Hi I have a 9 yr old PRE. Saddle slipping to right. Has been checked but still doing it probably worse. Physio founds right side soreness behind saddle and hindquarters but not major. When would you get the vet involved. Grand prix rider has some problem. She looks and feels sound many thanks
 
In my experience saddle slipping can be caused by lameness - the horse carries itself differently to compensate and the saddle sits to one side. It would explain the soreness felt by the physio.

I also thought my horse felt/looked sound when my saddle started sitting to one side, until I got the vet out and he was lame behind. Sorry it's not what you want to hear!
 
I guess it has been checked but I had the same problem with my cob. I had the saddle checked (all good), tried different numnahs and girths and also suspected that it was due to me having a dodgy hip so maybe I wasn’t sitting straight. In my case it turned out that my cob has asymmetrical shoulders and the larger shoulder was causing the problem. It was identified by a different saddler to the original and once I used a saddle shim pad it was fine.
 
Again.
Everytime I had a slippy saddle it was linked to issues in the hind end.

I did have one instance where my saddle slipped ever so slightly, more that the horse tipped me off to one side.
This was on a very green, unbalanced horse that eventually corrected itself with proper work.

Definitely get the vet, then if all ok with your horse id go have a lesson with a biomechanics coach to see if you’re the problem.

Good luck x
 
Also make sure you do everything equal on each side. We tend to do everything on the near side as thats how we have been shown. It changes a horses posture. Mount up, lead, tack up from the offside. Make sure you do as much as possible equally. But yes as said above get your horse and yourself checked out.
 
So …. The ginger mare’s saddle started to slip to the right. Not a lot. And I noticed some rubbing where the back of the numnah sat. I bought a new pad. As it was old. And I’m wonky myself after I broke my leg. Coincidentally, I had a chap out to help with loading issues. He immediately said her pelvis isn’t right. Next day I had this chap out he had recommended. He pulled. Poked. Pressed into her muscles. Was told week off. Then walk for a week etc. The saddle stopped slipping. Hair grew back. Now have him for regular check ups.
 
It can be due to rider. Like me. People are uneven as well as horses. My saddle always used to slip to the right. On any horse and whether riding English and Western. In mounting I would get more weight onto the far side of the hourse, and then had learn to center myself again.
Apart from mounting, the majority of people have one leg that is stronger than the other, like left or right handedness. And I gather that for most people it is the right leg.
My saddle doesnt slip on my current share because I am old and the staff kindly tighten it for me. But when we get back and I untack her, I do sometimes think the girth may have been done up too tight.
 
Skib said:
It can be due to rider. Like me. People are uneven as well as horses. My saddle always used to slip to the right. On any horse and whether riding English and Western. In mounting I would get more weight onto the far side of the hourse, and then had learn to center myself again.
Apart from mounting, the majority of people have one leg that is stronger than the other, like left or right handedness. And I gather that for most people it is the right leg.
My saddle doesnt slip on my current share because I am old and the staff kindly tighten it for me. But when we get back and I untack her, I do sometimes think the girth may have been done up too tight.
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Yes, it's good to see if the saddle slips for a different rider or if the saddle slips for you on a different horse.
 
Slips for two different riders both very experienced. I have the saddler coming back and physio. If it doesn't improve I will see a vet. Horse doesn't really travel so it is going to be a bit tricky getting her investigated
 
Horse and rider get into patterns of movement and it can become impossible to determine which was the primary cause of asymmetry, usually it's both. Centaur Biomechanics can say it's down to the horse as much as they like but riders make horses so....it slipping for more than one rider, or another saddle on another horse slipping for you, aren't definitive (though I'm sure @Gloi knows that) but may not be that helpful overall. All bodies are asymmetrical, it's about how functionally straight are you both/all. Saddles that allow horses to move better may show MORE not less slip than a worse fitting saddle, saddles can be wedged into place if fitted in certain ways, none of which are optimal for correct movement. Do go back to the fitter though and explain it's still slipping.

I would assess her statically yourself, take conformation shots from both sides, clear photos from front and rear, showing her stance (base narrow/base wide etc) and assess against the resources on equitopiacenter.com. Training your eye like this is a great idea for all horse owners, Yasmin Stuart Vet Physio offers several "train your eye" options too. Fixing these issues is best from the ground, shimming is second best, though can be helpful. Straightening is much easier without a load for the horse to carry, as the horse has learned to carry the load by compensating it's harder to stop that happening.

Then there are various options for the rider - an assessment by someone like Equimech in Northern Ireland (there are some great biomechanics off horse rider specialists out there, I like that the ones I recommend are PTs as well), see a physio who really understands movement (for me I actually found a Feldenkrais practitioner) or have some ridden biomechanics lessons, perhaps an assessment on a mechanical horse.
 
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