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Is this a good fit

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#1 ·
Bought this Aussie a year ago, it's super comfortable does it look like its a good fit for the mare?


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We're going to need a different type of pictures to be able to help you.

Check out how the pictures were taken in this thread:

http://www.horseforum.com/saddle-fitting-issues/english-saddle-fit-stock-horse-701393/

The pictures need to be WITHOUT a pad, and prefera bly with your horse standing square with head up.
We need one straight from behind, one straight from the side (like you've done, but closer up, please), and one that shows the shape of the saddle-tree vs the shape of your horse's shoulder, just like O did in the above thread.

If we have that, we can give some useful feedback.
 
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if it weren't a good fit, your mare would have told you by now, since she's been wearing it a year? or, did you buy it a year ago and only just now put it on her?

from a side view, it looks to sit reasonably well, but as freia said, you can't tell unless you get better photos.
 
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Will get better pics tomorrow, weather sucks right now. I originally got the saddle for my sister in law to use... She no longer has her horse so she gave the saddle to me. Only had it on my horse a few times she seemed fine.

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I'll saddle her again tomorrow and take another pic. I put it onnher again AFTER intook these pics and did slide it back until it found a natural resting spot, thats when I measured and got the 1 1/2 inch clearance. Could this be fixed with a thicker pad like a gel pad?

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I'm not an Aussie guru. I'm an English-girl, but most principles of saddle-fitting are valid across saddle-types.

The pics definitely have the saddle too far forward. Nothing rigid can be within 2" of the rear edge of the scapula. sounds like you figured that out.

If this were on my horse, I would not be concerned about the 1.5" clearance. At least with English saddles, different saddle brands and tree-types (hoop vs A-tree) will have different pommel-clearances on different typed horses. I'm never concerned with how much clearance. I'm only concerned that there IS clearance no matter how the horse is moving or what I'm doing in the saddle. If you sit in this, with a pad, and cinched down, and there is clearance, it's fine.

From what I can see, I think it looks like the shape of the front of the tree matches your horse's shoulder-shape pretty closely.

The rear of the panels is not digging into the loins, and seems to match the curve of his back.

Run your hand under the middle of the saddle and feel for any bridging.

Once the saddle is moved back into the correct position, look for the balance of the seat. If the saddle is too low in the front, so that the rider is pitched forward, then it may very well have too wide a gullet (while having the correct tree-flare/angle).

Since the tree-shape looks like a pretty nice fit to your horse, if you feel better with everything further up off his back, you should be able to go ahead and put a decent pad under there to lift it a little, without messing up the fit. I would do a felted wool pad or sheepskin pad. I don't know if they make those for Aussies, but they sure feel nce under an English saddle.
 
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