[Horseychick94]

My quarter horse has quite the wither. It is not only hard to find a saddle to fit him but it is hard to find the perfect pads as well. He has some nice shoulders on him but his wither is just crazy for what he is. Narrow saddles provide good wither clearance for him BUT squeezes his poor shoulders to no end. Put him in a medium tree saddle and it fits his shoulder really good but the pommel sinks right down on his withers. Saddle fitting is so difficult for him that I swear that if I didn't love him so much I would sell him back to his old owner. I am constantly shopping for saddles that might work better for him and it is getting ridiculous. SO. Other than the pommel falling down on his withers, my OLD miller's jumping saddle fits him pretty good. I am now in the market for a PERFECT riser pad. I have tried several but hated them all. Foam squishes down and doesn't work. Wintec risers are too thick, not tapered enough, and are way too hard. Gel causes too much friction and movement. Fleece squishes down. Cashel are way too clunky and are way too stiff. I don't need something too thick (like a wintec pad). Need something soft and pliable with out losing its effectiveness without squishing down, and nothing too terribly expensive. Anyone have any suggestions? Here is my horse.

 

[boots]

I don't have a photo, but will try to describe what we do with one mare.

Over her dressage pad I place a felt pony pad ending just behind her withers. It works well for her. She has never been sore. The saddle then has the stability needed for polo.

Neither the boss, nor I, have found a riser pad that was stable enough for not only polo, but for hacking across country.

 

[unclearthur]

Prolite do a really good pad, though I'm not certain they're available over there. The foam they use gets firmer as it's compressed so you can never get it down to nothing. And they do an adjustable shimmed pad, too.

On a separate note, your horse looks MW to me. I suspect the saddles you're using don't have a deep enough panel to fill the hollow behind his shoulders which is one reason you're having problems. Too-narrow saddles often try to get to the point where they fit better so slip back slightly and drop. A saddle fitter who knows what he/she's doing would help, but I know that's not always practical.

Nice looking horse, BTW

 

[Horseychick94]

On a separate note, your horse looks MW to me. I suspect the saddles you're using don't have a deep enough panel to fill the hollow behind his shoulders which is one reason you're having problems. Too-narrow saddles often try to get to the point where they fit better so slip back slightly and drop.

That makes sense to me. Where would I find such a saddle?

 

[~*~anebel~*~]

I have a regular prolite and a shim one. Both are awesome and allow me to fit my saddles to multiple training horses.
I'd get a saddle fitter out and buy a prolite with shims
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