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SADDLE SIZER HOW TO
How To Measure English Horse Saddle Width Once you have these measurements, find yourself a fitting saddle will be much easier. Once again, to get an accurate measurement about the best sizes for yourself, the best thing to do is to sit in a good-fitting saddle, then do the measurements. To measure the width of the saddle flap, measure horizontally across the widest part of the flap. Measure from the top of the piece of metal that holds the stirrup down to the edge of the bottom of the flap. Lift up that flap to reveal a piece of metal to hold the stirrup in place. To measure the length of the flap, find where the stirrup connects to the saddle. How to Take English Horse Saddle Flap Length & Angle Measurements The flap should extend past your knee and a few inches down your calf. It can be extremely annoying to keep getting a tall boot caught on the edge of the saddle flap. When your knee is bent in order to keep your foot in the stirrup, you should be able to fit 2-3 fingers between the top of your knee and the edge of the saddle.Īnother aspect you want to ensure is that the end of the flap won’t interfere with your tall boots. To properly determine this, sit in the saddle with your stirrups adjusted to fall at your ankles. You’ll want a saddle that has an angle that can compensate for your knee. When you sit in an English saddle, your knee should not bend over the edge of the saddle flap. The flaps are the sides of the English saddle that hang over the horse’s barrel, resting against your inner thigh, knee, and slightly down your calf The Saddle in Comparison to You The next part of the English saddle you’ll want to fit is the flap of the saddle. How To Measure the Flap Length & Angle of English Horse Saddles To measure the seat size of an English saddle, you can measure from either nailhead on the sides of the pommel to the middle of the cantle, or the end of the saddle. An average female adult will usually need a 17″ saddle while a heavier or taller adult needs an 18 ” saddle. Youth and petite adults can usually fit in a 15″ saddle. When it comes to saddle seat sizes, it can be easy to make a generalized guess on what size you’ll need. When you sit in the saddle, you should be able to fit a hand between yourself and the front of the saddle (the pommel) and a hand between yourself and the end of the saddle (the cantle.)
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When it comes to seat size, many saddle brands tend to vary in the accuracy of their measurements… just like trying on shoes! So, in order to get an accurate feel and measurement for your seat size, it may be better to personally try out the English saddles you’re interested in. How To Measure English Horse Saddles So They Fit Measuring English Horse Saddle Seat Size Read on to learn step-by-by step how to measure a horse saddle. In addition to measuring the saddle, it’s recommend that you try the saddle on your horse to ensure it fits them correctly. So, how to do you measure a horse saddle? In order to measure a horse saddle, you need to get the saddle’s measurements for the seat size, flap length and angle for English saddles, skirt length for western saddles, and the saddle width. To save you from the struggle that I have been through, I wrote this article to share what I’ve learned about measuring both English and western horse saddles/ Saddle shopping is one of my favorite things to do however, it can be frustrating when you don’t know how to properly measure a saddle for your horse.