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<blockquote data-quote="hayray" data-source="post: 621890" data-attributes="member: 3046"><p>The bars on the saddle are too narrow and I noticed from your wet spots on the back of the horse that the bars from the wither back are not sitting on the horses back but rather the saddle is resting on the skirting, or outside perimeter of the saddle. Looking at the wet spots shows you were the saddle is rubbing which I am sure you already know this, but nothing wrong with pointing out the obvious. I would suggest with this particular horse to try a saddle that has wider bars at the wither but with more of a narrow twist on the bars - medium to wide tree with a narrow twist. The saddle you posted I think has rather flat and wide bars and that is why the saddle is pinching at the withers and is suspended off the horses back and is bridging between the wither and point of croup as others mentioned. Also, try to find a saddle that has a tapered back and rounded skirting so as to not impede the shoulder - remember that the scapular is not a hinge and ball joint and needs to slide anterior and then rearward - even saddles with correct fitting bars but large skirting rarely fit a horse correctly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hayray, post: 621890, member: 3046"] The bars on the saddle are too narrow and I noticed from your wet spots on the back of the horse that the bars from the wither back are not sitting on the horses back but rather the saddle is resting on the skirting, or outside perimeter of the saddle. Looking at the wet spots shows you were the saddle is rubbing which I am sure you already know this, but nothing wrong with pointing out the obvious. I would suggest with this particular horse to try a saddle that has wider bars at the wither but with more of a narrow twist on the bars - medium to wide tree with a narrow twist. The saddle you posted I think has rather flat and wide bars and that is why the saddle is pinching at the withers and is suspended off the horses back and is bridging between the wither and point of croup as others mentioned. Also, try to find a saddle that has a tapered back and rounded skirting so as to not impede the shoulder - remember that the scapular is not a hinge and ball joint and needs to slide anterior and then rearward - even saddles with correct fitting bars but large skirting rarely fit a horse correctly. [/QUOTE]
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