Myth #1: One size fits all.
Quite a few times weekly we find ourselves explaining that one size saddle does not fit in all horses. This seems like basic info, although for a first-time horse owner, it may be baffling to find that not only do saddles are available with various seat sizes for you, but they also come with different tree sizes for the horse of yours. We tried to create a basic way for shoppers to measure their horses to figure out what size bar needed and came up with our convenient, printable gullet templates. Regardless of how much your horse is or just how wide you feel the back of his is, measuring just to ensure can help save the headache of returning an ill-fitting saddle.
Myth #2: I'll have the capability to buy a saddle that fits two various horses.
There's a rare exception for this myth, and that's when you have two horses which are extremely similar in weight, back length, back width, as well as wither shape. But a mere twenty five pounds in the wrong spot, a three inch shorter returned, or a slightly higher wither could mean a saddle fitting a single horse and hurting another. If you are shopping for 2 horses, we recommend focusing on one horse at a time rather than trying to put together a compromise between the 2. Compromising saddle healthy is, quite frankly, compromising your horse's comfort and therefore, the behavior of his as well.
Myth #3: An effective saddle pad will solve my saddle fitting problems.
Many horse owners think that setting a good saddle pad under an ill fitting saddle will relieve pinching, slipping, or irregular strain. Effective saddle pads can result in the saddle to fit much better.
There is technology which is much in the pad trade to support a saddle fit better and you should take advantage of that technology. Padding-up that will eliminate sores from a bad fitting saddle is not a good choice. For example, if a saddle is too narrow, padding up to buffer the pressure will make the horse wider that will result in even more stress.Myth #4: All saddles which claim to be semi quarter horse have exactly the same gullet width.
You'll notice several versions to this myth. The the fact is the saddle business uses terms loosely. Semi-quarter horse bars are known as quarter horse bars, but others utilize the term quarter horse bars to describe broad bars, thus the same saddle could be given various phrases. This is very confusing to someone buying the first saddle of theirs. We've attempted to wrestle this myth to the earth in the shop of ours by standardizing our terms. We implement the term standard to narrow, semi quarter horse bars and exipure benefits — www.kentreporter.com — the phrase full to broad, full quarter horse bars.]]>