Top 6 Signs Your Saddle may be Hurting Your Horse

Equitopia Presents: The Top 6 Signs Your Saddle May Be Hurting Your Horse. Does your horse pin its ears when you approach with the saddle? Does it buck, bolt or go "hollow" when being ridden? See if it's your saddle that could be creating pain, resistance and worse, long term damage to your horse. Master Saddle Fitter Jochen Schleese demonstrates the top 6 signs to look for and provides solutions to poor saddle fit. www.EquitopiaCenter.com

[@memphis1201]

Your instruction is concise and easy to follow. Thanks for this very informative video.

[@kathleenkayk]

Im saddle shopping and this video saved me from being ignorant. Beutiful demo horse, btw. Thank you for posting this.

[@equitopiacenter8650]

Glad we could be of assistance:) We have lots more info. for owners on our website - www.equitopiacenter.com

[@nancylynnmayo]

Thank you so much for this information. Excellent tutorial on saddle fit and problems with poor fitting saddles.

[@reginaclement6914]

You make a Great Job thank you

[@JustASleepySloth]

or I can use a treeless saddle which completely bypasses all of these problems, there can certainly be other problems with them but with no tree you get less resistence and you get less weight in the saddle, it fits to any horses form

[@LaRa-youknowit]

I wish you did this with gaited horses and western saddles

[@equitopiacenter8650]

working on it:) It takes time to research and evaluate the right resource:)

[@TheRachzerack]

hi. A friends 15 year old male horse does not like to receive the saddle. She told me the saddle was made for this horse 10 years ago and used few. Can it be that its not fitting anymore because of physical changes in the horse?

[@equitopiacenter8650]

Hi there. Yes, it is unlikely that the saddle still fits the horse. Saddles should be checked and adjusted at least twice a year and whenever there is a change in musculature, weight etc. We have a great online course that helps to guide you on the process if of interest:) www.equitopiacenter.com/online-courses/

[@TheRachzerack]

@@equitopiacenter8650 tyvm- just as i thought. I will check it .

[@biancadavis2902]

What do I do if the saddle is shifting? Is it the girth not being tight enough?

[@mariar.assuncao1995]

How do I make sure I buy the right saddle without this mesuring and stuff?

[@equitopiacenter8650]

You would contact a qualified saddle fitter. It is important to ask them the right questions - what qualifications they have, how long they have been in business, and address some of the points in this video or show some of the saddle fitting videos to them. Also, see how your horse reacts. Unfortunately, it can be quite difficult as there are a lot of poorly trained fitters who are not well versed in the biomechanics of horse movement.

[@rhonaharker6358]

It’s so sad the horse gives up when the saddle is placed on