would a 17inch saddle, 9 inch d to d fit a 15.2 ISH??

I think 17" should fit. A 17.5" fits my 15.2hh and he's quite compact. I'm hoping the 18" I ordered will fit him too as it will be better for my big bum ;)
 
Absolutely no way of telling until you try it on. Get a saddle fitter out or failing that ask someone experienced to help you decide.
 
You have no idea until you try it on. Also depends on the shape of his back. Would get a saddler out to try it, might just need a bit of re-flocking
 
But then take into account that every horse is different. I have a 15.2 in a 17.5 medium and a 15.3 in a 17 medium wide. Its the width you have to get right too.
 
Dunno. It like saying I'm 5.8, will my shoes fit you?

The length is unlikely to be too long (though it might be) but the width means nothing. And even less as the D-ring measurement means FA - d-rings can be put on in any position and NO corrolation to the saddle width.

He could be anything from a Narrow to an XX-wide and your '9" d-ring saddle' could be anything too.
 
Don't think you're really getting it? :confused: It might fit, it might not. You cannot know until you try it on him. The width might be ok (or it might not), the tree shape might not suit him (or it might).

He might be the same width as the welsh cob, he might be wider, he might be narrower. And he may quite probably have a totally different back shape than the welsh cob.
 
Sammi&Leigha said:
saucer of milk for Kallie Bear?
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but what kallibear is saying is true!

just look on here for the endless numbers of posts about problems people have with horses because of badly fitting saddles. it can cause behavioural problems, muscle wastage, soreness etc etc... so she is right to try and point it out to you that there are many aspects to saddle fitting, not just the length and width of the saddle... which is why us saddle fitters even exist... ;)

:)
 
im on about in general for a couple of days, or would it be miles to wide or narrow bearing in mind it fit a welsh. having not had many encounters with Irish Sports, i've no idea whether as a general rule, theyre broad, or narrow
 
I would lunge, longrein, walk out in-hand etc for a few days.

Using an incorrectly fitting saddle can cause a huge amount of damage to a horses back and you really do need a saddle fitted by a qualified saddler (ask on here for recommendations of one in your area).
 
tabithakat64 said:
If you need to ask this you definitely should be getting a saddler to fit any saddle you intend to use to your horse before you ride him/her.
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i'm sorry, but ^^^ this is true... :eek:

you need to get the saddle checked by someone experienced and knowledgable... it's a new horse, i presume, so give it the best start with you. you don't want to give it any reason to throw you off/resent being ridden... good luck! i hope it all works out okay. x
 
i will be, she will be having one made to measure, im just wondering in general as ive seen saddles before on horses that look to wide to me, just wondering how can you tell? and what are down side of being to wide? is it better than be to narrow? or just as bad?
 
I agree with everyone else, you MUST get a saddle fitter to look at the saddle before you put it anywhere near your new horse, not to do so is asking for trouble, even if you only intend to use it for a 'couple' of days.

Too wide is as bad as too narrow.
 
Oh dear god :eek: Please don't even think about 'fitting' the saddle yourself. :eek: Even 'for a couple of days'

If you have to ask (mulitple times :rolleyes:) if a saddle (which you don't know the width of) will fit a horse (which you don't know the width of) and won't listen when everyone tells you the only way to know is to have it fitted by someone who knows what they're doing (i.e not you), then you REALLY need to get a good saddle fitter out asap before you damage the poor animals back. :(

Again, the short answer (although you seem to be ignoring it) is : you cannot know until it's tried on. By someone who knows what they're doing.
 
Kallibear is completely right.

You do realise riding in a ill fitting saddle albeit for only a few days could get you off to a disasterously bad start with your new horse?
Just think about it, if ill fitting it will cause pain, so your new horses first few days with you are ones of pain? Not a good way to start.

You cannot possibly know or hazzard a guess until you put the saddle on the horses back, and unless you can get someone very knowledgeable or a professional saddle fitter, I'd just wait a little while and work from the ground.

But to answer some of your questions.

A saddle to narrow will pinch, add your weight to this and your horse really isn't gonna be happy and you will make him sore.

To wide, the front of the saddle (pommel) is at risk of pressing down on the withers - there is no fat or muscle for protection here, just bone and skin, so imagine a stiff saddle pressing down on that with your weight added - really not the start you want.

I only know the basics, but then I use a saddle fitter when buying saddles :)
 
Please tell me this is not real! And we wonder why so many horses out there have issues.

Please please please listen to all the advice given and do not ride your new horse until you have a saddle properly fitted by a saddler - if you must ride in the meantime then stick to bareback - its good pratice anyway.
 
Another one for a saddler to check. Also ISH do not have a universal shape so I have had 3 and theoretically they looked pretty similiar but in terms of saddle fittings were all widely different.

Let your new horse settle in, lunge it and start it all off properly. I have my old mare back off loan after nearly 5 years. I have a saddle which "should" fit her but it will not touch her until 1. she has been checked out back wise as her loaner has given me the rundown of the problems she has been having - then if OK she will start to be lunged but the saddle will not be used until Ellie ("my" saddler) has come out and fitted it.
 
Sammi&Leigha said:
any answers to the above?
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I will loan you my size 4 shoes you have to wear them for an hour or so whilst walking, jogging and running... It dosent matter if they dont fit and cause you pain because its only for a day or so.

See how stupid the above sounds? thats exactly what you want to do to your new horse.

While the saddler is doing the made to measure template I am sure he/she will also check the fit of this saddle.
 
I think Sammi&Leigha is a troll. We've had posts about breaking her 2 year old, then buying another horse (the 2 yr old seems to have vanished), now "how do you tell if a saddle is too wide and is it better if it's too narrow?" - Seriously?!

I also notice she appeared at the same time that one of our old 'friends' was banned (again)...
 
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