Signs That Your Saddle Doesn’t Fit Your Horse

A horse that goes around with his head up, ears pinned, and tail swishing could be indicating discomfort or displeasure for any number of reasons. One that’s commonly overlooked, however, is poor saddle fit.

When professional saddlers evaluate a horse’s saddle, they look for telltale signs of poor fit in the horse’s body, behavior, and movement. Master saddlers Laurence Pearman, Ian Hastilow, and Annette Gavin described these during the 2015 Society o