How to Fit an English Saddle to Your Horse

Video Transcript

"When putting the saddle on, you begin by putting your basic pad first. The saddle pads should come right up onto their whithers with the slot for the girth just behind their forearm. Then we'll place the back pad just on top making sure that the seam of the pads match right along with her spine. Next we're ready for the saddle. We're just going to carefully and softly place this on top and attach the saddle pads by putting the billet just through the little loops. This just keeps everything secure. When using a girth that has elastic on one end and just leather on the other, you begin by putting the leather side. We're going to tuck it through the saddle pad, attach it to the right and furtherest left billets and then go around to the other side and do the same on this side. And for now we're going to keep it loose. And now we're going back on the other side and tighten it up. It doesn't have to be super tight now, just tight enough to keep it secure. You'll check it again before you get on."