(so a 16 western is up to an 18 english equivalent).

English saddle gullet sizes. According to schleese saddlery, a good rule of thumb for the correct size gullet on any horse is that the rider should be able to fit four fingers inside the gullet. An old hermes close contact saddle and a recent model county cross. Fitting the saddle to the rider measuring the rider for the saddle begins with determining the.

Take a measuring tape and sit down on a chair. The gullet size on western saddles can be confusing, basically measurements go 2 larger than normal english saddles. Horse gullet measurement and appropriate saddle bars a horse with a narrower back type such as a smaller quarter horse requires a western saddle fitted with regular quarter.

4 rows a good rule of thumb is that an english saddle seat size will run around two inches larger. Also known as saddle width or tree size, sizes are. English saddles, excluding cutback styles, typically measure 2 inches more than a western saddle.

In the photo above are two saddles: A good rule of thumb is that an english saddle seat size will run around two inches larger. When i measured his spine it was 3” wide.

This means if you ride in a 15” western saddle, you are likely going to fit a 17”. In fact, there are saddles where the gullet becomes very narrow indeed. If you have to force your fingers into the gap or perhaps there’s enough space to fit a fourth.

Measure the length and width put your hand between your horse’s wither and the saddle to measure the length. Here’s a common way to measure an english size saddle: All wintec saddles are adjustable and take the wintec gullet bars which are really easy to alter yourself.