Used English Riding Saddles how do i get comfortable with riding my horse?
ok, my horse, Daisy is a frisky, stubborn brat, but i love her. her gate is walk, trot and prance. she is used to being ridden western which is what my granma who bought her rides. i learned english. when i ride her english with the english saddle she lowers her head like she is going to buck, she does that with my grandma too. when she rides her western, with the western saddle, she is way better. should i lear to ride western which i don't like as much, or should i fix this problem, and if so, how do i do that? ok she has the same bridle for both styles, she has had this bridle for a while. i think it might be that she is used to the western saddle and style and she doesn't know what to think about the english. ALSO, i forgot about this, but her sister Stormy is always in the field next to where i ride her, which also doesn't help her attitude. but that isn't the reason i don't think..
It might be what bit you are using with english. She is prob. used to something with a curb chain. Perhaps use a kimberwick when you ride her english.
Another possiblitly is when you ride english you have more contact. The western horses you have to ride english without contact for a while and gradually pick up your contact.
I agree english is MUCH better, it's also easier on horses joints.
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Do most Draft horses fit into Full quarter horse bars or Wide tree english saddles?
I have a percheron x shire cross and I want to ride her english and maybe jump her. I am looking for english saddles and I dont know what size saddle to get. Do you think that drafts fit into FQHB I plan on measuring her but i havnt got to it so i figured i would just ask. Also if you know where i could get a cheap new or used saddle that would be great. She doesnt have as wide withers as most drafts I dont think....
You really do got to just measure. Some drafts, especially the shire and clydesdale breeds, just aren't nearly as wide as people sometimes think. They have a fair bit of wither. When looking at saddles, there's more than just the tree to consider, of course. You want to look at the gullet (in english saddles) and the channel, which is the gap between the bars of the tree. For example, in English saddles, the Passier brand comes with a regular channel and a freedom channel... the regular one is very narrow and even if the rest of the saddle is wide it can pinch on the back of a larger horse.
In western saddles, you also want to look at the pommel height. Some western saddles have shallow pommels that just don't clear the withers of a more withery horse.
For English saddles, if custom ordering a wide or fitted saddle won't work, look at the saddles with interchangeable gullets. Wintec, Bates, Collegiate all use one type of gullet and you can order a wide one and change the gullets even wider or narrower. That can sometimes be the most economical way to get a saddle that fits "good enough" without going to a custom order. I use a Wintec on horses that are still developing muscle because I find I have to change it as they grow.
For western saddles, probably QH or FQH bars is what you're after but check to make sure. Can you rent/borrow/trial a saddle for a bit to see what fits? We have been through dozens of saddle trials trying to fit our very large (1330lb) moose of a horse with a wither that sticks up like a stegosaurus plate. In the end he ended up being a SEMI QH bar, that was totally unexpected.
Talk to the people at specialty tack shops like http://www.bighorsetack.com/ or http://www.drafttack.com/ ... they are used to trying to fit saddles to wide or not-so-wide large horses, and might have some good tips.
