Slipping Saddle

[dwi]

Daisy's saddle seems to slip to the left when i ride, could this be me being unbalanced or do you think its the saddle? i know that I'm quite an uneven rider because I have a weak left leg.

She's losing loads of weight still because she was overweight when I got her so i don't want to buy a new saddle yet as she's still changing shape loads. I'm suspicious of saddle fitters that they are going to tell me that the saddle isn't fitting so that I'll buy a new one. She's only used for light hacking so it doesn't need to be some super saddle, just comfy for her.

What would you do?

 

[monica123]

well it maybe its your weight distributuin..................ummm......just try and stay balanced and see if that works or it could be her shape and the saddle just slips round!

 

[pagancluf]

You could invest in a numnah that has rubbery bits on either side of the withers, that seemed to work with mine last year, mine used to slip backwards. But you are right - I had a saddle check done last year and sed I can afford £500 for a good second hand one (she did new and 2nd hand) but ended up paying over £800 for one that "fitted perfectly and would look after my horses' back" - it has been brill but they make you feel like you are doing the horse an injustice!!

 

[Sags_Deer]

a wide stubben string girth can work very well. is the horse slightly unbalanced with the muscles, lots of different numnahs and pads around to help balance the saddle. stand on a box behind your horse with it standing square and look down at the shoulders to see if uneven, this may be the problem. lol

 

[Sooty]

Do you by any chance have a girth with elastic at one end? This can sometimes cause a saddle to slip.

 

[dwi]

She does have a thorogood girth with elastic, I hadn't thought of that. I'll borrow my friends girth and see if that makes a difference. Much cheaper than a new saddle.

She is a bit uneven in her muscles and constantly looks left when we are out on a hack but its a bit chicken and egg. I don't know if the saddle slips because she leans or if she leans because the saddle is pinching.

Having posted earlier I thought that I might try hacking without stirrups to see if I'm putting too much weight in one of them and pulling the saddle round.