Comments | equestrian: determining saddle tree size

edgyspice in equestrian

determining saddle tree size

Sep 27, 2010 17:33

I have a really old Pariani hunt seat saddle for sale that doesn't have any size info on it, and I don't have a horse to fit it to either! Is there a way to determine a saddle's tree size without either a) measuring the horse it's supposed to fit or b) determining it from the manufacturer's stamp? I need to find out so I can get back to a ( Read more... )

tack question, saddle fitting, tack: saddles

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iateyourhotdog September 28 2010, 02:56:02 UTC

http://www.google.ca/search?q=measure+saddle+tree&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

iateyourhotdog September 28 2010, 02:56:28 UTC

not snarkin, just sayin

edgyspice September 28 2010, 03:04:09 UTC

Haha, no sweat. That actually brought up some links I hadn't seen before, so thanks very much!

trigger_happy01 September 28 2010, 13:24:28 UTC

Not sure if this applies for hunt saddles or not. But...

When I measured my mare with a flexi-curve, I measured down the sides of the curve 8.25 inches and then measured straight across which gave me the approximate tree size she needed. I ordered that size in a dressage saddle and it was a PERFECT fit. I'm assuming you could measure the saddle the same way, but this again was a dressage saddle. If this doesn't help... feel free to ignore! Lol.