This will give you the correct girth size of your horse.

How to measure an english saddle. Every manufacturer's saddle sizing will feel different between models of saddles. Most saddle makers provide their customers with detailed guidelines on how to measure a saddle seat size. Semi quarter horse, quarter horse, and full quarter horse with.

Ignore the seat size measurement of the saddle, and work with what actually fits your body. They are traditionally made from leather or synthetic suede over wood or metal frames. Place a tape measurer at the centre the cantle measure to the nail head (look at the inch side of the tape measurer not the cm side).

A good rule of thumb is that an english saddle seat size will run around two inches larger than a western saddle. Start measuring from the top of the metal down to the edge of the flap. This will make it much easier to measure.

Using a measuring tape, measure the distance from the center of the pommel at the front of the saddle to the middle of the cantle at the rear. In order to measure the width of the saddle flap, measure horizontally over the widest. To measure what gullet size your horse needs, you’ll need a clothes hanger.

All you need is a tape measure and the saddle in front of you. The measurement in the center of the button is you seat size. After doing this, you will have to subtract three from this measurement.

So, if you ride a 15.5” western saddle, you will likely need a 17.5”. You would start by placing the tape measure (at mark. English saddle seats are normally.