Saddle Pads: Thicker isn’t a Solution for Poor Fit

Ideally, the saddle pad’s purpose is to protect your saddle from your horse, not your horse from your saddle. A thin wool blanket should do the trick if you have a high quality saddle that fits well. The better the quality of the saddle and the better the fit, the less important the pad or blanket  [...]

Avoiding Girth Galls

Girth galls are ugly, painful sores caused by the cinch (girth) being placed in the wrong position or by a worn, damaged, or twisted cinch.  Galls are a man-made problem and an injury that is definitely avoidable.
The most common cause of girth galls is positioning a saddle too far forward. This seems to be a [...]

How Should You Place a Saddle on the Ground?

When a saddle isn’t on a horse, the best way to store it is on a saddle stand or rack. But what do you do when when you’re away from the barn and need to set your saddle down temporarily on the ground or in a vehicle?
The best techniques will avoid these three pitfalls
1.  Won’t [...]

How To Unsaddle a Horse

Giving advice on unsaddling a horse may seem silly to some. I mean, how hard is it to figure out how to take the saddle off, right?
Well, while it’s pretty easy to get a saddle off a horse, it’s also pretty easy to do it in a way that irritates your horse.
I don’t know about [...]

Stop Saddle Abuse

There’s always lots of discussion among riders about their saddle cleaning and conditioning practices. Folks are forever touting their favorite cleaners and conditioners and talking about how often they spruce up their saddles.
But you hear very little talk about the proper way to handle and store a saddle and that’s a shame, cause you can [...]

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