Christmas Crumpet
Well-Known Member
Had local saddler out on Fri to sort out new horse (who she has fitted saddles for before) and I asked whether we should get a new one - perhaps Thorogood, Bates or Wintec seeing as he's a baby and will change shape. She said no - my saddle was fine and she just needed to readjust the flocking. All fine so we thought.
Just took him cubbing for an hour and brought him home and he has 2 thumb size swellings on either side at where the lowest part of the panel would be if that makes sense. She said to ride him in Mattes half numnah with saddle which I've done.
What would cause this? Its obviously pressure but would it be the saddle being too tight, flocking a bit wonky, the end of the half numnah pressing in (i.e bottom of sheepskin bit)? Any ideas?
And also can anyone recommend a saddler in the Dorset area or who would travel to Dorset or I could travel to that is failsafe and never gets it wrong. I never trust saddlers because they always seem to get it wrong so need someone I can trust implicitly. Horse is low withered, straight backed 4 1/2 year old.
Just took him cubbing for an hour and brought him home and he has 2 thumb size swellings on either side at where the lowest part of the panel would be if that makes sense. She said to ride him in Mattes half numnah with saddle which I've done.
What would cause this? Its obviously pressure but would it be the saddle being too tight, flocking a bit wonky, the end of the half numnah pressing in (i.e bottom of sheepskin bit)? Any ideas?
And also can anyone recommend a saddler in the Dorset area or who would travel to Dorset or I could travel to that is failsafe and never gets it wrong. I never trust saddlers because they always seem to get it wrong so need someone I can trust implicitly. Horse is low withered, straight backed 4 1/2 year old.
