How Do You Tips On Fitting Saddles To Riders?
IF you buy a saddle off the rack, you can sit in it in the shop to get the seat size right. By placing your flat hand behind you there should be about four fingers space between your buttom and the top of the cantle. That’s a general rule of thumb, and there will exceptions in what you find comfortable. Although you can get some idea of the feel of a saddle by sitting in it at the shop, you should take it home and ride in it as this will give you a whole different feel. You really need to do lateral work, lead changing and that sort of thing, move around a bit in the saddle and check that the knee rolls just underneath the top flap are in the right place to secure your leg. It’s very important the saddle fits both horse and rider. If there has to be a compromise it shouldn’t be in the way it fits the horse. Most riders can always adjust that little bit to accommodate a slight problem, but the horse should never have to. Horses can’t be expected to perform if they are uncomfortable.
