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Nicole.Noelle Reg. May 2012	Posted 2015-02-22 6:41 PM Subject: Saddle for Thoroughbred
Regular Posts: 69	Any saddle and/or pad advice for your typical thoroughbred built type horse? High withers and relatively large shoulders. Looking for advice on make, any specific trees, bars, or gullet sizes or any saddle/pad combos. Really any information would be helpful. Saddle fit isn't my strong suit and unfortunately I have a more limited budget.
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oija Reg. Feb 2012	Posted 2015-02-22 6:52 PM Subject: RE: Saddle for Thoroughbred
Expert Posts: 3782 Location: Gainesville, TX	You should try a semi quarter horse bars billy cook. Fit my appendix gelding great. He had big old withers.
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streakysox Reg. Jul 2008	Posted 2015-02-22 6:52 PM Subject: RE: Saddle for Thoroughbred
Take a Picture Posts: 12838	I love my Billy Cooks for my high withered, broad shouldered horse. I have two different trees and both fit well. One is a CJ and the other is a Buster Welch. My favorite is the Buster Welch. (Sulfur OK saddles)
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cavyrunsbarrels Reg. Dec 2010	Posted 2015-02-23 2:34 AM Subject: RE: Saddle for Thoroughbred
Red Bull Agressive Posts: 5981 Location: North Dakota	Well every horse is different. The "typical" thoroughbred is going to be on the narrower side with high withers. There's a lot of room for variation though, especially regarding the width of the shoulders, shape of the back, etc etc. I'm no expert but no expert would be able to recommend a saddle four a horse sight unseen and only knowing the breed. Maybe if you post some good conformation shots someone experienced with fitting will be able to recommend something.
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GiddyUp75 Reg. Feb 2015	Posted 2015-02-23 8:29 AM Subject: RE: Saddle for Thoroughbred
Member Posts: 17	Bump. Similar situation.
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jschipper Reg. Feb 2010	Posted 2015-02-23 10:50 AM Subject: RE: Saddle for Thoroughbred
Elite Veteran Posts: 964 Location: Alberta, Canada	I have my 5 year old ottb in a standard tree pozzi right now. slightly wide in the gullet (I have it shimmed) but fits her really nice everywhere else. She'll fill out still. I have her older sister who is 11 and a typical thoroughbred with big shoulders -- she fits an lm nueva perfectly.
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Racer4eva Reg. Feb 2009	Posted 2015-02-23 11:58 AM Subject: RE: Saddle for Thoroughbred
Elite Veteran Posts: 762 Location: NC	I have an appendix and either a saddle with a buster welch tree like someone else said or I run her in a debra sibley and that fits her perfectly
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Dreamingofcans Reg. Jan 2011	Posted 2015-02-23 12:17 PM Subject: RE: Saddle for Thoroughbred
Elite Veteran Posts: 974 Location: USA	Sibley or the Lynn McKenzie Nueva
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