Your saddle is the connection between you and your horse.

How to measure saddles. Here at the saddle bank we regularly get asked to confirm a saddle’s seat size. To measure the post and the cap, use a straight edge to measure from the bottom of the horn to where the cap begins. You should see four felt knots embedded in the.

Grab a measuring tape, and measure from the center of the button on the pommel at. The distance between each side of the hanger will be your horse’s gullet width. Before selecting the correct saddle.

To get the correct saddle gullet measurement, you need to measure your horse’s withers, getting the angle, pitch, and depth of the ideal gullet and the bars the gullet rides on. English saddle seats are normally. Start measuring from the top of the metal down to the edge of the flap.

When measuring a western saddle, you are going to measure from the back of the horn to the top of the cantle. To measure the cap, just measure from one side to the other. Find the center of the stirrup bar.

Key measurements of an english saddle: Pull the tape snugly and diagonally towards the logo button on the side of the pommel. They measure the length from the tip of the last usable part of the cantle to one inch below the base of the horn.

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. To do this, first ensure that the saddle is level, as this will make things so much easier. The difference lies in where you place the tape measure.