tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post6455231378698675058..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: My Saddle, up for reviewStacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-3628614407278794782012-02-06T20:23:04.242-05:002012-02-06T20:23:04.242-05:00It looks a couple of inches too far forward on him...It looks a couple of inches too far forward on him -- maybe exacerbated by the forward girth groove. As it is, it would really restrict his shoulder.<br /><br />Hard to tell how it would fit if it were farther back.Liz Goldsmithhttp://www.equineink.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-85966563854792572452012-02-06T17:26:40.214-05:002012-02-06T17:26:40.214-05:00I agree with Billie. Most people put the saddle t...I agree with Billie. Most people put the saddle too far forward. As a kid, riding TB type horses, the saddle position was obvious and well defined, so it was easy to place the saddle correctly. <br /><br />Now I ride a warmblood and a pony, neither of which has a clear saddle position like a TB. It took some education by a saddle fitter for me to realise my error, and now everywhere I look, I Louise McGillivrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958692992319092621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-88425576078990801702012-02-06T08:33:56.167-05:002012-02-06T08:33:56.167-05:00Hi! I love your blog! I am not a saddle fitter but...Hi! I love your blog! I am not a saddle fitter but I have ridden roughly 70 different horses over 15 years of riding, and have been able to use one saddle on all of them, my loved Kieffer dressage saddle. Somehow it has fit every horse.<br /><br />Might be worth a look?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-32971048512461480052012-02-06T08:07:52.357-05:002012-02-06T08:07:52.357-05:00I too think it looks too far forward on his back. ...I too think it looks too far forward on his back. I'm not a saddle fit guru but have discovered over the years that many people, including professionals, put the saddles too far forward. I started experimenting with my own horses and then with two different saddle fitters who we work with, and everyone (horses and riders) is happier now that we are putting the saddles in the right position.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-26023317794619836492012-02-06T05:26:55.285-05:002012-02-06T05:26:55.285-05:00Looks like to me that the horse couldn't POSSI...Looks like to me that the horse couldn't POSSIBLY move his scapula. If the saddle is sitting that tight on his shoulder (made obvious by the lifting in the front and tipped back at the cantle), adding a saddle pad would make it even worse. Would you add a thick sock to make a tight shoe fit better? No.... I am a saddle fitter, and this saddle doesn't fit. Horse won't be able to Galimageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699692060596528534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-10716909669521320152012-02-06T00:31:41.754-05:002012-02-06T00:31:41.754-05:00Nice saddle!
To my eye, the saddle looks to be ...Nice saddle! <br /><br />To my eye, the saddle looks to be a couple of inches too far forward. Does it slip forward while you're riding? (I think you mentioned this once...)<br /><br />It could be that you need to place it further back to start with, then you might need to look at the girthing arrangment as that could be contributing to it coming forward, if that's the case.<br /><br />Louise McGillivrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958692992319092621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-78642678186910101222012-02-05T22:15:20.090-05:002012-02-05T22:15:20.090-05:00I guess you have seen this?
http://www.saddlefitte...I guess you have seen this?<br />http://www.saddlefitter.blogspot.com/Kitty Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030621211779302151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-60254592740411461912012-02-05T22:13:22.119-05:002012-02-05T22:13:22.119-05:00My initial impression is that the saddle is not le...My initial impression is that the saddle is not level and that the billets are not vertical--too far forward and pulled at an angle. I wonder that point billets (V billets) might now be a good idea. Also I wonder that he might be a candidate for a more U shaped tree--hoop tree.Kitty Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030621211779302151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-5326627817413018822012-02-05T18:54:30.090-05:002012-02-05T18:54:30.090-05:00Have you considered a Black Country? I'm not a...Have you considered a Black Country? I'm not a saddle fitter but I've had tremendous success with their saddles. It's great for a wider flatter back horse and they are SUPER comfortable.Patti Hallockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648721290048525362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-53088083273968015652012-02-05T16:39:56.386-05:002012-02-05T16:39:56.386-05:00PS: Riley looks like his "girth groove" ...PS: Riley looks like his "girth groove" could be pretty close to his armpit. If that is the case then you might have the added element to a saddle search of needing something where the girth & billets won't be fighting the saddle -- like a really forward billet or V billet system.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03210666857862017395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-67993084948752720072012-02-05T16:36:18.498-05:002012-02-05T16:36:18.498-05:00I have really been through saddle fit with my own ...I have really been through saddle fit with my own horse - so not a fitter but ponder a few things.<br /><br />The balance point is a little far back. Joyce Harmon has a great book - the Horse's Pain-Free Back - and she shows a picture of a pill bottle on the saddle that is allowed to roll until it stops. If we did this on Riley and his saddle I think it would be farther back into the cantle Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03210666857862017395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-78330647887610126382012-02-05T14:15:26.075-05:002012-02-05T14:15:26.075-05:00The fit looks pretty good from here, but the proof...The fit looks pretty good from here, but the proof is in the riding. Does it ride up over the wither--the problem you had with some of the other saddles you mentioned? If not, that's a big plus. <br /><br />Does it shift to the left, the other problem we saw? If not, that's good too. Looks more even to me with Riley just standing there. <br /><br />Does Riley seem happy? That's the Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.com