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        Location: Gainesville, TX | Ride the saddle that fits you and the horse. Ride bareback a bit more and build up your muscle strength to help you sit the turns better. I didn't have the best saddle in high school for barrel racing. It was more of a roping saddle. It did fit me and the horse well though. So I learned to stay with my quick catty little horse by learning to ride him bareback at all speeds. Then the saddle didnt matter because I had a good enough muscle control it didn't matter where he went I could stick with him. I am sure others might have more specific saddle suggestions but that is mine. |
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       Location: USA | Take this with a grain of salt as I’m not a professional saddle fitter or maker, but I honestly think what saddle works for you depends on your body type. For example, if you’re tall, short, long torso, short torso, big boobs, thicker thighs, big booty and so on. It also depends on your skeletal structure and how your pelvis is anatomically positioned which affects your femur placement and so on. What saddle do you ride in now? Does it have a high rise in the seat, tall cantle? I personally don’t like tall cantles as I feel like they throw me forward. The high rise saddles don’t allow me to tilt my hips and sit deep on a horse, but I also have a lot of junk in the trunk and prefer a flatter cutting style seat which allows my pelvis to move more freely. You have to figure out what you’re needing to do when you ride and if your saddle is inhibiting you or not. Hope this helps!! |