Apr 28 2010
Horse Care & Riding : How to Fit an English Saddle to Your Horse
Fit an English saddle on your horse by placing saddle pads on whithers, moving the saddle onto the spine and attaching the girth. Learn to fit an English saddle on a horse with tips from an equestrian team coach in this free video on horseback riding. Expert: Mara Keith-Hunter Contact: www.sycamore-stables.com Bio: Mara Keith-Hunter is a lifelong equestrian and head coach for the Hampshire College equestrian team. Filmmaker: David Pakman
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this isn’t fitting..this is just tacking up..*sigh*
I got my first horse when i was 6 im now 15 and on my second horse as my first horse ( Welsh cob) started as my sisters and was passed down but now i have my very own horse trained by me
i will now know how to put the saddle on thank you
she handles the saddle like it weighs nothing! =O
after a while it doesn’t =]
this is not how to FIT a saddle to the horse. this video simply shows how to tack up, or saddle your horse! I want to know how you know if the saddle FITS your horse. yeesh!
i dont think theyre that heavy but the one i use r quite small so i guess it would b heavier with a bigger saddle thoughlol
This is NOT a saddle fitting. Her pad and saddle are too far forward and the girth DOES NOT sit just behind the elbow, it should sit further back. This saddle will hurt the horse.
i love horses :p…..
shes clueless O.o
TY.
she looks scared…
and CLUELESS!!!
This is not how to fit a saddle, the saddle is too far forward and the streachy part of the girth can be put on either side, left is traditional but right is better as the streachy is usually done up tighter once mounted so makes more sense not to put it on the same side as the horses heart
um actualy you put in on the way your getting on duh
this is the right way to saddle the horse in english she just could of changed it up all of u guyses ideas but really thats the right way
Wow, a lot of problems with this “saddle fitting” video. First of all this is “tacking up”, not saddle fitting.
The saddle is MUCH too far forward. This is not correct at all and can cause pinching and a lot of pain and discomfort for the horse.
The benefits of the sheepskin half pad are largely lost by putting a pad underneath it.
I have overhead before that the “expert village” videos were a joke, and now I see this to be true.
The saddle is not too far forward, it is where it needs to be (where the girth of the saddle lies in the flat area of the heart girth). This is so that when the rider is in the saddle, they will be sitting on the horse’s center of gravity. Having the saddle in this spot also means that the withers are there to keep it in place. However, she should have lifted the pads into the gullet of the saddle to give the horse wither space and prevent binding of the shoulder.
It can be called either tackng up or saddle fitting, it doesn’t actually matter that much.
The saddle is not too far forward. Did you not know that you put that saddle a biit forward, so that when you ride, the saddle will slide back a bit, smoothing the hair down instead causing saddle rash?
The sheepskin pad and the saddle pad both share their reasons. The sheepskin pad acts as a shock absorvber, while the saddle pad has the keepers.
Please use your underused common sense somtimes?
Wow, rude.
Actually there is a big difference between “tacking up” and “saddle fitting”. Tacking up is just putting on the tack.
Saddle fitting is the process of examining the fit of a saddle and making adjustments, such as changing the stuffing of the wool panels, adding shims, or trying different saddle widths.
It’s like saying trying on jeans at the store is the same as getting dressed at home.
If the saddle slides back while riding, it’s because it was too far forward to begin with, and is settling into a lower point. Until then, your horse’s shoulder is probably getting pinched and the shoulder blade is being blocked.
The reason why people started paying big bucks for a sheepskin pad is because of its breathability and wicking qualities. Putting a pad between the horse and sheepskin defuses these benefits. Many other types of materials can be used simply as a shock absorber.
you just said everything i was about to. totally agree with you my friend.
im gonna stik with way i got tought:
put on the numnah,
then put the sadle on top plus after wards garb both an dslide back stoping discomfort.
then atach the girth doing it up losely so the horse can still breath and ttyten the grth when your ready to ride.
the saddle is to far forward
i know how to tack i want to know if your horse needs a sertain size…and how to find out what size…