Saddle Fitting EssentialsIntroduction to saddles and saddle fitting. Written for any horse owner or rider. It is accessible to the amateur, yet a comprehensive and informative reference for the professional. |
Contents
Saddle StandardsTypes of Saddles | 18 |
Fitting Problems | 37 |
More Modern Developments | 55 |
Fitting and Evaluation | 65 |
Common terms and phrases
adjusted angle Arabian horse back tension behaviors bridging burr Burr points cantle cause centerfire changeable gullets Chapter comfortable crack curve damage discomfort distribute the rider's dressage saddle edge Endurance saddle English saddle English tree evenly flap flare flex flexible tree flocking Foam panels fork forward front to back girth gullet plate head-hip-heel high quality Horse Behavior horse's back horse's ribcage horse's shoulder horse's spine hurt jumping saddle leather look lumpy manufacturers muscle wastage narrow saddle pain panels or bars pinches pommel Poor Fit poorly fitting saddle reflocking relax rider rider's weight riding saddle fitter saddle rests saddle that fits saddle tree seat shape shoulderblade side skirts specialty pad spinous process stirrup bar surface synthetic saddle tense thick pad tight tree sizes treeless saddle tweaked types of saddle underside vertebrae weight distribution Western saddle Western synthetic tree wide saddle width Wintec wither wooden tree