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29 kwi 2019 · Saddlemaker Troy West gives basic pointers on how to test to see if you have a broken saddletree, which will help you avoid bigger problems.
Proper Position of a Western Saddle; Factors That Affect Tree Fit; Troubleshooting Saddle Fit Problems; Measuring Horses For Fit; Measuring the Rider For a Side Saddle Tree
Tree width and tree angle absolutely need to be adjusted together. If the width of your saddle’s tree is correct for your horse, but the angle is incorrect, the saddle will not fit your horse. Conversely, if the angle is alright, but the width is not, the same will happen.
Western Saddle Fitting and Different Tree Sizes. Checking the fit of your saddle. Checking for Saddle Fit. Watch on. Goal of Fit: Bar Contact to the Horse’s Back. The bars protect the spine and distribute pressure from the rider’s weight evenly across the horse’s back.
The traditional Western tree is built to fit right behind the shoulder blade and shaped so that as the horse’s leg is moved forward, the back corner of the shoulder blade will slip under the rounded front edge of the bar.
The final page contains a link to a downloadable Quick Reference Chart so you can correlate signs of saddle fit issues with possible reasons you can check out more. To learn more, you can purchase our 67 minute Western Saddle Fit - the Basics video via streaming. You can also order it in DVD format. (We should have called it by "More than Just ...
1 gru 2016 · One of the most common issues that I run into in saddle fitting is that the angle of the tree (across several different models, styles and disciplines) is too wide.