no wonder I'm having saddle fit issues

txgray · 03-11-2009, 05:53 AM

I guess when you see a horse every day you get used to how they look and don't notice things anymore. I took a couple pics of my horse's back yesterday to help me on my saddle quest.. I was just looking at them and HOLY COW. The withers on this horse!

I guess I've just gotten used to it. Too funny. You could ski down that thing.

Tatooed Lady · 03-11-2009, 06:41 AM

*LOL* I couldn't ski down that...I'd fall down! Looks like a painful ride, if you like bareback.

TB4life · 03-11-2009, 06:59 AM

Haha, they are kinda high...but I'm with TL - no way I could skii down them!

PeggySue · 03-11-2009, 07:21 AM

he is def lacking a topline with those things LOL

MyBelgianAzzy · 03-11-2009, 07:25 AM

I know you've probably tried everything, but... Mattes half pad with removable shims. Not a fix all, but if you can find a saddle that fits close you should be able to use a Mattes pad with shims to make it perfect.

txgray · 03-11-2009, 07:26 AM

MBA, that's what I'm working towards.

HappyJoy · 03-11-2009, 09:20 AM

Oy, I feel your pain. That's what my gelding's back looked like. I ended up getting a saddle (english AP) with an adjustable tree, and that helped a lot. It had a good fit- but not perfect- without special padding, and then I also used a lolli pad. However I wouldn't reccomend that because I think that 95% of the time they are a bad idea. Although honestly, most people on HGS disagree and say they are bad 100% of the time

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There are some good padding options out there though, so don't give up hope!

Pirate · 03-11-2009, 01:45 PM

two suggestions:
get a square of foam rubber bout an inch thick and cut out around the withers
or sounds weird but if u can get toilet mats the horseshoe shaped ones and attach some elastic across the gap so they wont slip down.

03-11-2009, 05:53 AM	#1
txgray Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: greater Austin, TX Posts: 2,926 Images: 76 Blog Entries: 1	no wonder I'm having saddle fit issues I guess when you see a horse every day you get used to how they look and don't notice things anymore. I took a couple pics of my horse's back yesterday to help me on my saddle quest.. I was just looking at them and HOLY COW. The withers on this horse! I guess I've just gotten used to it. Too funny. You could ski down that thing.

03-11-2009, 06:41 AM	#2
Tatooed Lady Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 767 Images: 1	LOL I couldn't ski down that...I'd fall down! Looks like a painful ride, if you like bareback. __________________ Life's rough...wear a helmet!

03-11-2009, 07:21 AM	#4
PeggySue Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dennison, Illinois Posts: 21,244 Images: 1447 Blog Entries: 15	he is def lacking a topline with those things LOL __________________ One of these days I will stop helping people...

03-11-2009, 09:20 AM	#7
HappyJoy Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 2,064 Images: 56	Oy, I feel your pain. That's what my gelding's back looked like. I ended up getting a saddle (english AP) with an adjustable tree, and that helped a lot. It had a good fit- but not perfect- without special padding, and then I also used a lolli pad. However I wouldn't reccomend that because I think that 95% of the time they are a bad idea. Although honestly, most people on HGS disagree and say they are bad 100% of the time . There are some good padding options out there though, so don't give up hope! __________________ Becca

03-11-2009, 01:45 PM	#8
Pirate Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 602 Images: 2	two suggestions: get a square of foam rubber bout an inch thick and cut out around the withers or sounds weird but if u can get toilet mats the horseshoe shaped ones and attach some elastic across the gap so they wont slip down. __________________ A Racehorse is an Amazing Creature... They can take thousands of people for a ride at once.

03-11-2009, 07:26 AM	#6
txgray Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: greater Austin, TX Posts: 2,926 Images: 76 Blog Entries: 1	MBA, that's what I'm working towards.

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