Comments on: Where to Find Used Western Saddles http://www.western-saddle-guide.com/blog/2008/01/14/where-to-find-used-western-saddles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-to-find-used-western-saddles 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/2008/01/14/where-to-find-used-western-saddles/comment-page-1/#comment-6357 Saddle Sense Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:28:10 +0000 http://www.western-saddle-guide.com/blog/151/buying-used-saddles/#comment-6357 Wrightrob, You're on the right track. To really get a sense of what fits and doesn't fit your horse, you really need to try a bunch of saddles on him. If you have a tack shop nearby, you could trailer your horse over and try a bunch on there. Or else, I'd beg everyone you run into to borrow their saddle for a few minutes and try it on your horse. There a are a variety of saddle fitting "tools" out there, but I think the best way to really understand saddle fit is to try on saddles and then run through the saddle fit checks on this page: http://www.western-saddle-guide.com/fitting-the-horse.html Wrightrob,
You’re on the right track. To really get a sense of what fits and doesn’t fit your horse, you really need to try a bunch of saddles on him. If you have a tack shop nearby, you could trailer your horse over and try a bunch on there. Or else, I’d beg everyone you run into to borrow their saddle for a few minutes and try it on your horse.

There a are a variety of saddle fitting “tools” out there, but I think the best way to really understand saddle fit is to try on saddles and then run through the saddle fit checks on this page:
http://www.western-saddle-guide.com/fitting-the-horse.html

]]> By: wrightrob http://www.western-saddle-guide.com/blog/2008/01/14/where-to-find-used-western-saddles/comment-page-1/#comment-6349 wrightrob Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:41:02 +0000 http://www.western-saddle-guide.com/blog/151/buying-used-saddles/#comment-6349 I have have a quarter horse, not registered and a mix of (probably)areab, he's gained weight,on purpose, and my saddle is no longer useable..I need to find someone who can bring some (wesrtern, saddles....looking for a way to accomodate shoulders which look narrower than mine..but are sorta' wide in the chest...PLUS a high withers...I can't ride him until I can find a saddle..HELP! I have have a quarter horse, not registered and a mix of (probably)areab, he’s gained weight,on purpose, and my saddle is no longer useable..I need to find someone who can bring some (wesrtern, saddles….looking for a way to accomodate shoulders which look narrower than mine..but are sorta’ wide in the chest…PLUS a high withers…I can’t ride him until I can find a saddle..HELP!

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