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| I have a mare that is built an inch lower in the front. She also has pockets on each side of her withers, I think from badly fitting saddles when I first got her. I thought I had finally made the perfect combo of my Pards Advantage saddle and CSI pad as far as fitting her (she was not easy to find a saddle for as she is very wide). However, at my last lesson with my instructor (who I haven't really seen this winter) she commented that she thinks my saddle is sitting to far up on my mare's shoulders. When I tack her up I place pad and saddle a little too far forward and then shimmy it back until it finds the sweet spot. But I have started to notice that the saddle does seem to be moving forward a bit.
Is this forward movement just going to be inevitable with a horse that is built downhill? Anything I can change on my current set up to help this?
Both of these were taken after we had ridden:
http://imgur.com/Dv92kte
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It's can be hard with one that has beefy withers but I personally like where the saddle is sitting. I always put mine over their shoulders, not behind. Not everyone shares that same opinion but I've had good luck with it. My horses are never back sore. |
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| I don't really consider one inch difference running downhill. What discipline you going to ride in? Personally, I think your saddle is ok. |
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| To me the saddle looks to wide. Maybe take photos without the saddle pad that might give us a better idea. |
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 Serious Snap Trapper
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | I also am not hating where the saddle is sitting. Sometimes where we want the saddle and where it fits better are two different things. I prefer my saddles to sit a little more forward rather than behind. |
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  Keeper of the King Snake
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Location: Dubach, LA | CE Biofit pad or some other pad that is built up in the front. |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | It took me 5 years to find a saddle for my mare that I didnt have that problem with. I had her fit by two seperate double j fitters. The first mis fitted her to a nueva tree. Had the same issue and had to shim. After two years of riding her in it and feeling like there must be a better fit, I tried a different fitter. She fit her to a standard pozzi. This was just shy of a year ago and since switching, havent had a single issue with the saddle slipping forward. I thought for sure it was something I was just going to have to live with, but nope. Got a saddle that fits like a glove and problem is gone :) AND the dip behind her withers has filled in.
ETA: Lots of saddles I tried I thought fit really nice... had good sweat pattern, equal pressure, looked to fit correctly. But ultimately just werent what I needed.
Edited by jschipper 2017-03-22 12:07 PM
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| streakysox - 2017-03-22 10:29 AM
I don't really consider one inch difference running downhill. What discipline you going to ride in? Personally, I think your saddle is ok.
We ride western dressage and hope to take up team penning or sorting at some point this year.
Oops, guess I can't multi-quote. I tried a CE built up pad in the past and found it to be too thick. I don't think the saddle is too wide, I can't imagine going any narrower, but I can certainly get a couple of pictures.
I hope it doesn't take me 5 years to find a saddle!  It already took me a long time to find this one!! And of course now I am wishing I had something lighter. Oof. 
Edited by draftmare 2017-03-22 2:37 PM
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