How to Fit Your Horse Properly
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| Stand your horse on a flat even ground and place the saddle on his back w/out a pad or girth making sure you place it at the withers. Slide the saddle forward or back until falls into the correct position. A properly fitted saddle rest nicely on your horses back. |
| Next, check to make sure the saddle skirt follows the shape/contour of your horses back; it should conform to the horses back evenly with no flares and should not puch into it's hips, which can cause discomfort. |
| Now check to see if the saddle is balanced, does the billet follow the contour of your horses girth? If yes, now check to see if the flat area of the seat is parallel to the ground. The pommel should not be higher than the cantle. |
| Now check to see if you can place at least 4 fingers in between the pommel/fork clearance, on a new saddle if you fit more than four fingers it is too narrow and less than three then it is too wide. Once the saddle is broken in it will fit to at least 2 1/2 fingers clearance between the pommel/fork. |
| Now from the same position above look down the gullet of the saddle, making sure there is clearance the entire run of the horses back. |
| Now make sure the flaps of the saddle is following the contour of your horses shoulders and is not causing any pinching. |
