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How to Fit a Dressage Saddle

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Uploaded by on Jan 19, 2010

It's important to fit a dressage saddle properly on a horse because it has a direct effect on the progress of a rider's training. Discover why a saddle needs to be fit gently on a dressage horse with helpful advice in this video on horse training and dressage.

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  • why use a stud girth for dressage? is it to spread pressure?

  • I crossed the billets on my dressage saddle in addition to using a Barnsby no-slip pad, to prevent my saddle from being pulled forward onto the horse's shoulder. My mare has a "girth pocket" that is very far forward from where I sit in the saddle, so the crossing prevents the saddle from being pulled down in the front and keeps the pressure more even along the length of the saddle.  Not ideal, but there you go.

  • why cross the billets? that's the strangest thing I've ever seen... And I even saw someone put their saddle backwards so that says a lot... :p

  • @tiptopmuffin i agree i have never done that

  • I have never seen the crossing of the billets ? Why do this ? I am interested :P all those times when tacking up and I accidentally hooked the wrong girth point to the wrong leather I couldnt just ran with it !!! hahaha

  • Why cross the billets?

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