Comments on: The Impact of Saddle Position on Saddle Fit http://www.western-saddle-guide.com/blog/2007/09/09/the-impact-of-saddle-position-on-saddle-fit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-impact-of-saddle-position-on-saddle-fit Tips, trends, and musings on western saddles and riding Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:00:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Saddle Sense http://www.western-saddle-guide.com/blog/2007/09/09/the-impact-of-saddle-position-on-saddle-fit/comment-page-1/#comment-6740 Saddle Sense Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:12:03 +0000 http://www.western-saddle-guide.com/blog/129/saddle-position/#comment-6740 Hi, Bart, Thanks for your question - even if it was a wee bit sarcastic. :o) The cinch does not go right up under the armpit. It should be about four inches back from the armpit. This area is called the heart girth. It will be the most narrow part of the horse's barrel. The exact location of this spot on a horse is going to vary as each horse's anatomy is slightly different. Hi, Bart,
Thanks for your question – even if it was a wee bit sarcastic. :o )

The cinch does not go right up under the armpit. It should be about four inches back from the armpit. This area is called the heart girth. It will be the most narrow part of the horse’s barrel. The exact location of this spot on a horse is going to vary as each horse’s anatomy is slightly different.

]]> By: Bart Edson http://www.western-saddle-guide.com/blog/2007/09/09/the-impact-of-saddle-position-on-saddle-fit/comment-page-1/#comment-6733 Bart Edson Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:19:14 +0000 http://www.western-saddle-guide.com/blog/129/saddle-position/#comment-6733 It would be oh so nice to actually see a photo of the so-called "proper position" of a Western saddle. Does the girth go right up under the "armpit" of the horse??? Or is it s few inched back? Saying that "sliding the saddle back" will put in in the proper position is not very helpful at all. What I need to know is where exactly is the "proper position". A picture is worth a thousand words (or a thousand web pages that say the same thing as I found here). It would be oh so nice to actually see a photo of the so-called “proper position” of a Western saddle. Does the girth go right up under the “armpit” of the horse??? Or is it s few inched back? Saying that “sliding the saddle back” will put in in the proper position is not very helpful at all. What I need to know is where exactly is the “proper position”. A picture is worth a thousand words (or a thousand web pages that say the same thing as I found here).

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