Thanks, Ryan. That's an excellent tip setting the saddle pad off-center just a bit. Hard enough saddling a horse that size without having to wrestle the saddle and pad into alignment. Just a tip for beginners out there. Please realize Ryan makes swinging that saddle look sooo easy and while it is the standard approach to saddling, it takes practice, strength and finesse to land a heavy western saddle as softly as he did and with minimal swing on that off-side stirrup. While you're getting the hang of it, in addition to securing the loose end of the cinch as Ryan as done, PLEASE secure that stirrup over the horn so it doesn't hit them on the downswing. Depending on the size of the horse, stirrup length and ability of the person doing the swinging, that stirrup can bounce off their ribs or the back of their elbow. Also, there's a good chance, particularly with a horse this size, your first few swings may not get that loose stirrup over their rump without banging into their hip. Hard objects bouncing off bone hurts. If you doubt that, take a loose stirrup and hit yourself on the elbow a few times - not just a tap - put a nice long swing behind it! And, if you think, oh, they're big, strong animals - it doesn't feel the same way to them..........think again! Some horses are stoic and repeatedly forgive and endure those type of blunders, but...some will resent and anticipate it which will lead to saddling issues. Stoic or not, all horses respond well to some common courtesy in everything we do with them.
That looks so easy I am 5'-1" and my TB is 16,2 hand...I have a fairly light saddle bit I also have back issues so saddling has become a real chore...I Need to do it like this...Thanks Ryan!
Same here. For YEARSI couldn't even watch riding at all or be around the horses. I had just come back from showing at the Kentucky Horse Park after being 1 of 4 chosen to ride on the national championships in show jumping representing Colorado. I too an individual first place and I got back home and went for a trail ride and had a freak accident and dislocated both shoulders and my right hip. I started dislocating my hip every time I'd get on my horse no matter how careful I was. If we were able to get it back in it stayed for a while until I would jump and that was it for me. I was 23 b then. Later in life I was diagnosed with a genetic connective tissue disorder called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. I am really sick from it now. I can barely walk and use a wheelchair for distances more than just say going in to pay for gas⛽️. Now I can watch again and I'm thinking of attempting to go to do horse therapy for the disabled. But not having th level of riding I had with my own horses on my property still rips my heart out. I am SO SORRY you're going through that. It's the single most devastating loss I have ever had in my life. I completely understand. 😪😪😪
I love that you gently set the saddle down instead of plopping it on his back. I’ve seen so many people basically throw the saddle on the back and all I can think is how much that’s gotta hurt their poor backs
I remember going on a 2 week trek and I, the shortest person there, only 5'1 was initially given a lovely mare, breeze, only round 17hh for the first week but then changed to their largest horse, Ringo star (fun fact, he was used in the filming of mulan), who was 17.3hh. I'm amazed I was even able to mount him from the ground and I rode stirrupless the whole trek as all the western saddles they had didn't have fenders short enough for me (I'm usually in 110cm English leathers). They were lovely shire standies and I wish I could go back there again
I was taught the same technique to saddle a horse but, I was also taught to put the right side stirrup on the saddle before you toss it up there, then adjust.
I used to work at a yard that had a couple of horses who were at least 17hh. I'm 4'10" so had to get fairly inventive when it came to tacking them up. It wasn't exactly pretty, but I managed it 😆
Wish I had this tip when I was in a riding class😭 I’m 5’0 and even the smallest mare in the class was super tall for me. Struggled so much. I even had to train my arms during the semester because I had 0 upper body strength for swinging a 50lb saddle over my head to land on the horse’s back
That was absolutely perfect. Do you recommend talking to and petting your horse, for a few minutes before you just get them ready for saddling? This is an honest question, from a guy, that hasn't any horse knowledge. Thank you, sir.
Good tip but you forgot one step (with any size horse): before you swing it onto the horse hook the stirrup that's on the far side of the saddle onto the horn so that when you swing it onto the horse it doesn't bruise the horse's ribs. After the saddle is in place go to the other side of the horse to let down the stirrup. Keep up these videos☺
Down here we have the stirrup on the right hand side flung over the saddle to the left before throwing the saddle over the horse to prevent any hitting of the horse . That is how i was taught .
Before I could reach that high I would throw my right stirup over the horn, lean the saddle on the left side then rotate it over. Still do it on my tall horses!
I'm just sitting here thinking "Omg! Why didn't I think of doing that!" XD I normally place the saddle pad on properly first then fight with holding my saddle above my head/horses back so I don't just drop it on him. (I have only been learning to ride for about a year, so this honestly is good advice XD)
Let's also not forget that now all the hair has been pushed to the right. This is not the natural direction of the coat. It would be better to start further forward half on the shoulder, put the saddle first diagonally, then push it high on the withers, and then with the coat direction a bit more backwards until it is in the right place.
Thanks, Ryan. That's an excellent tip setting the saddle pad off-center just a bit. Hard enough saddling a horse that size without having to wrestle the saddle and pad into alignment. Just a tip for beginners out there. Please realize Ryan makes swinging that saddle look sooo easy and while it is the standard approach to saddling, it takes practice, strength and finesse to land a heavy western saddle as softly as he did and with minimal swing on that off-side stirrup. While you're getting the hang of it, in addition to securing the loose end of the cinch as Ryan as done, PLEASE secure that stirrup over the horn so it doesn't hit them on the downswing. Depending on the size of the horse, stirrup length and ability of the person doing the swinging, that stirrup can bounce off their ribs or the back of their elbow. Also, there's a good chance, particularly with a horse this size, your first few swings may not get that loose stirrup over their rump without banging into their hip. Hard objects bouncing off bone hurts. If you doubt that, take a loose stirrup and hit yourself on the elbow a few times - not just a tap - put a nice long swing behind it! And, if you think, oh, they're big, strong animals - it doesn't feel the same way to them..........think again! Some horses are stoic and repeatedly forgive and endure those type of blunders, but...some will resent and anticipate it which will lead to saddling issues. Stoic or not, all horses respond well to some common courtesy in everything we do with them.
Well written.
beautiful advice
Good advice. But if you are only 5 ft tall you get a mounting block to help get a saddle on a 17 hand horse.
liked your reply. was a good read
Yes Daggone Very straight and good To tell..p.s.i was thinking some people just should nt be allowed Near aHorse as horses are special peopleAINT
That looks so easy I am 5'-1" and my TB is 16,2 hand...I have a fairly light saddle bit I also have back issues so saddling has become a real chore...I Need to do it like this...Thanks Ryan!
Dang that’s the tallest horse I’ve seen in a while! Love the tip
Bailey? You watch his videos???!!?
U watch him, ive met him in really live I road he’s horse he was at the North Dakota state fair
Your so sweet to your horse because you put the saddle on it so gently
Me at 5.5 trying to saddle 18h+ *Yeets Saddle over head* "let's gooooo"
Sameee thooo 😭
thanks again Ryan. The more we pass on to others the better off we all are.
You make it look so easy! 🙂
Meanwhile I'm also looking at how velvety that horse looks ohhhh 😍😍😍.
Helpful!! They're all tall when your short ;)
😄😄👍😄
Boy do I miss riding, I miss my horse, it breaks my heart that more than likely I'll never have another..🥺
Same here. For YEARSI couldn't even watch riding at all or be around the horses. I had just come back from showing at the Kentucky Horse Park after being 1 of 4 chosen to ride on the national championships in show jumping representing Colorado. I too an individual first place and I got back home and went for a trail ride and had a freak accident and dislocated both shoulders and my right hip. I started dislocating my hip every time I'd get on my horse no matter how careful I was. If we were able to get it back in it stayed for a while until I would jump and that was it for me. I was 23 b then. Later in life I was diagnosed with a genetic connective tissue disorder called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. I am really sick from it now. I can barely walk and use a wheelchair for distances more than just say going in to pay for gas⛽️. Now I can watch again and I'm thinking of attempting to go to do horse therapy for the disabled. But not having th level of riding I had with my own horses on my property still rips my heart out.
I am SO SORRY you're going through that. It's the single most devastating loss I have ever had in my life. I completely understand. 😪😪😪
@@sixmercer2504 I'm so very sorry to hear about your health!! Hugs
Great idea! Thank you, I needed to see this😊!
Mind blown. Needed this as I am so short every horse is ginormous to me!😂
smart i’ve been struggling this whole time😂
I ride a horse that size to ! She’s a spotted draft horse shire named Luna! We barrel race .
Yeah!! It HELPS if you're TALL!! I had major problems, so I rode bareback. But THANK YOU , SWEETIE
That’s a good tip about placing the saddle pad at an angle. Will try!
POV: you have a draft horse
Ryan thank you so much this helps a lot!!
Nice cowboy!!
I am not a Horse Person although l love & respect them . 👏
Never ever seen a Saddle Pad like that B4 . Xcellent
Love that saddle pad
Thank you very educational video for all of us non horse riders who would like to be
“Basic horse stuff” got me laughing
Him:saddleing a 17 hand horse
Me having to deal with an 18 hands:..
When I worked with carriages we had a 19.2 percheron. Had to get a little running start to get the harness up 😂
@@heavymetalbassist5 hahah
I ride a 19.5 hand Belgian during the summers when I work in Estes park it’s a challenge to saddle him
Hahaha try my Belgian draft. I Can’t even stretch to get on him.
I’m just amazed that you’re still alive
I was never shown to do it that way. Your way looks alot easier.
I'm getting horses so thanks 😊
My guy 16hh and this will be good for me too. Thanks Ryan. Love your videos.
THANK YOU LOVELY RYAN. GOD BLESS YOU AND PROTECT YOU ALWAYS
Yellowstone... here i come🤠 Howdy Mr. Duton. Dont worry.. I watch RUclips. There very thorough .
17.2 my kind of horse!🏇👣💞
Love that saddle! I’d love to clean it cuz I’m a little OCD on equipment cuz cleaning tack is relaxing lol.
wow, cool. 🐴
I love that you gently set the saddle down instead of plopping it on his back. I’ve seen so many people basically throw the saddle on the back and all I can think is how much that’s gotta hurt their poor backs
Ryan, I tried saddling Sir Bors like you show on your "How to saddle a tall horse" video. It worked great! Thank you!
he makes it look easy folks.
I remember going on a 2 week trek and I, the shortest person there, only 5'1 was initially given a lovely mare, breeze, only round 17hh for the first week but then changed to their largest horse, Ringo star (fun fact, he was used in the filming of mulan), who was 17.3hh. I'm amazed I was even able to mount him from the ground and I rode stirrupless the whole trek as all the western saddles they had didn't have fenders short enough for me (I'm usually in 110cm English leathers). They were lovely shire standies and I wish I could go back there again
I was taught the same technique to saddle a horse but, I was also taught to put the right side stirrup on the saddle before you toss it up there, then adjust.
thanks ryan that is a great tip
Why was that satisfying
Good to know Ryan!
Nice vid Ryan.
Holy cow!
I’ve never seen Ryan next to a horse this tall!!
Yeah, I'd still need a platform to do all that. I'm 5'2. He makes that look so easy
I like how he doesn’t slam it down on the horses back like lots of other western riders
at first I was like "what's so hard about sattling a tall horse" then I saw the western saddle
I. Do Horse riding, I love horses I want to be a horse riding teacher when I grow up
Professional!
Great tip I have a 16 hand gelding he’s a sweetheart though
Now do that when you 4’11 🥲 I have to lift it way over my head 😭
He differently is a big boy !
1) Be a big, strong cowboy!
I used to work at a yard that had a couple of horses who were at least 17hh. I'm 4'10" so had to get fairly inventive when it came to tacking them up. It wasn't exactly pretty, but I managed it 😆
Wish I had this tip when I was in a riding class😭 I’m 5’0 and even the smallest mare in the class was super tall for me. Struggled so much. I even had to train my arms during the semester because I had 0 upper body strength for swinging a 50lb saddle over my head to land on the horse’s back
Love how gently you placed the saddle on him. Hate to see it drop hard on a horse back
Good stuff
Good job
That was absolutely perfect. Do you recommend talking to and petting your horse, for a few minutes before you just get them ready for saddling? This is an honest question, from a guy, that hasn't any horse knowledge. Thank you, sir.
The horse is SO STILL: are you SURE it’s ALIVE…??!! 😲😲😅👣👍🏼
Good tip but you forgot one step (with any size horse): before you swing it onto the horse hook the stirrup that's on the far side of the saddle onto the horn so that when you swing it onto the horse it doesn't bruise the horse's ribs. After the saddle is in place go to the other side of the horse to let down the stirrup. Keep up these videos☺
Down here we have the stirrup on the right hand side flung over the saddle to the left before throwing the saddle over the horse to prevent any hitting of the horse . That is how i was taught .
Before I could reach that high I would throw my right stirup over the horn, lean the saddle on the left side then rotate it over. Still do it on my tall horses!
I do this to my tiny QH too😂
I'm just sitting here thinking "Omg! Why didn't I think of doing that!" XD I normally place the saddle pad on properly first then fight with holding my saddle above my head/horses back so I don't just drop it on him.
(I have only been learning to ride for about a year, so this honestly is good advice XD)
Good tip
I am 5ft. Every horse around me is, relatively, that big or bigger! Good to know.
God damn you make that look easy while i have battle saddling a 15.5 jeez
Well done
My mare is only 14.3 and I have saddle like this. Short issues lol
Will use on my 14.3 shortie. Thanks!
I have never had to saddle a 17 hand high horse. It would need a special trick like this to make it easy to get it centered on the horse.
Thx for this
good job
I’m 5’3 and this is so easy for me I have an 18 hand horse
Never thought of that
Nobody does it better than the Brits
I was taught to lean the opposite side stirrup up and over the seat.
flip the left stirrup over the saddle before swinging the saddle up.👌
Me being short I would never get up on a 17.2 hand horse without a mounting block lol
I just put it on my head lol
That’s how I saddle my 15.2 quarter horse 😅I’m so damn short xD
Me: justr girl who love horse
Smart
He makes it look so easy 😪
Never forget to set the pad and inch or 2 forward and then slide back after saddle is in place to lay hair down in proper direction.
I'm 6"4 That's about how tall my horse was!!
18 Hand Cleveland Bay Stallion be like
Ty
This saddle pad looks VERY nice for rider & horse. What is it; I’d like to purchase it
I always hook my off side stirrup. But, that’s a debate for another video
BAsic "horse stuff" is to put the off-side tack over the horn or seat so the stirrup and cinches don;t bang the horse in the ribs.
Yup
That's how we do it in my family and our youth are taught this too.
he didnt
I tack up English and it's easier bc English saddles are smaller and lighter which is awesome for someone as small as me
This will be helpful as I am short and am going to look a 16 hand which would probably feel more like 17hands lol
Is that a Wade tree saddle style? I use this method it's great and easy on the horse.
I ride without a blanket saddle or bridal. Giddy up.
Naw I still gotta stand on the mounting block to put tall horses saddles on them.
Great tip for those of us that are vertically challenged . Is that a Diamond wool pad you are using ?
you know, that’s smart- I will probably do that with my half draft that stands at 16 hands- wait no. With all my damn horses because I'm 5'3.
I wish someone would make a video about not dragging a saddle towards the withers and why not. I no longer have horses or I’d make it.
Let's also not forget that now all the hair has been pushed to the right. This is not the natural direction of the coat. It would be better to start further forward half on the shoulder, put the saddle first diagonally, then push it high on the withers, and then with the coat direction a bit more backwards until it is in the right place.
and where is that hollow canal to protect the spine?