Saddle slipping

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Im going hunting tomorrow on a pony i have on trial and his saddle slips to the side of his back when i ride him and mount him. does anybody know anything to keep it in place. I was thinking a breastplate but i have never used one and I'm not sure if it would work :confused:
 
Are you sure the saddle actually fits the pony correctly, id get it checked out anyway. Id also make sure that it isnt just the girth that is a bit too big.

Id be a bit worried taking a horse out if i was having problems with the saddle.
 
I have a breastplate for my boy that I got while waiting for saddle fitter, noticed the saddle was slipping when he had a new purple saddle cloth leave a trail of dye... He's grey (actually white).

It works, the saddle doesn't move, but I am thinking he may need a saddle change, I'm going to send the current one in for reflocking in jan, then get saddle fitter out, or try to again.

Why do good saddle fitters have such bloody long waiting lists?!

On the other hand he has had physio out recently and saddle isn't causing any pain or tension.
 
Honestly? I'd not go hunting in a saddle that slips. There are things that can help, though I always say, as a saddle fitter for wide and flat horses and ponies, that a saddle that slips doesn't fit. These things, like grippy pads and girths, can help as I say but you have no time to try them out, and to see at what point they don't work. At that point, you may get seriously hurt.
 
Angel of doom here.

Lot of publicity, and a H+H article regarding the connection between lameness and saddle slipping. Might be worth a google before you make any purchases etc.

Hope its just an unbalanced saddle.
 
Don't mount off the ground as will initiate slippage! Breastplate is to stop backward slipping not side to side. Saddle could just be too narrow. Wouldn't hunt in saddle either.
 
Agree a breast plate is a waste of time. An adjustable shim pad may help make the saddle fit better in the very short term but at 4pm on Hogmany you'll be lucky!
 
Silly me I've only just noticed you said it was slipping side to side not back. In this case a breastplate will be limited help.

Don't think I'd be going hunting in your shoes, galloping on the side rather than on top is definitely something I'd rather avoid..
 
mtj said:
Angel of doom here.

Lot of publicity, and a H+H article regarding the connection between lameness and saddle slipping. Might be worth a google before you make any purchases etc.

Hope its just an unbalanced saddle.
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Yes, saddle slippage should be taken seriously. I definitely wouldn't go hunting until I felt confident the horse felt right in his tack.
 
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