How do you calculate to size of an English Cinch?
Set your saddle on your horse - including the saddle pad, and with a helper, run a measuring tape from the center hole of the billet strap on one side, to the center billet hole on the other side. Make sure you keep the measuring tape laid snug (not ...
what is a breast collar used for, same as a martingale?
While a breast collar is used to keep a saddle in place, a well fitted saddle shouldn't need one. Martingales hold the head down, they don't train a horse to do anything. The minute you take it off, the head will go back up. Patience and time teaches...
Saddle Fitting?
i'm not sure cuz i use tree-less saddles. get a horse- person out there w/ you who knows this stuff. i don't think the skirt should be raised from the horse's body at all. for western saddle, i think you should not see light, but if english saddle, t...