subject: Horse Saddles For Sale-Tips On Buying The Ideal Horse Saddle For You [print this page] Author: Graham Williams Author: Graham Williams
The saddle is one of the key bits of horse riding apparel, so there are many things to take into account when picking out horse saddles for sale. To begin with, your riding style must be identified. In most cases, this can be either English or Western, even though there are specialty saddles for activities like polo, dressage, jumping, and racing.
In English riding, any rider keeps one reign within each hand and tells the horse to turn through softly pulling one reign, which applies pressure to a bit in the horse's mouth.
Western- style riders have both reigns in one hand and tell the horse to turn by shifting his or her weight or laying the reigns against the horses neck. Western saddles are heavier and larger in comparison with English saddles and were originally made for hard- riding cowboys.
The riders weight is distributed equally across the horses back, which allows the horse and rider to become comfortable on lengthy rides.
Dressage saddles enable the riders leg and the horse to have a greater amount of contact. Your flaps are cut straight and narrow and these saddles contain a different cut than a English saddle.
For jumping, a hunt seat saddle must be used. This saddle was initially produced for fox hunting, and it affords the rider the best position for jumping.
Horse racing requires a flat racing saddle. These are very lite but strong and have really short stirrups consequently the rider may lean forward as far as possible.
It doesn't matter the activity, the following question is the type of saddle. You can get leather saddles, suede saddles, as well as saddles produced from man-made materials. Leather saddles are one of the most well known, and a high quality leather saddle should last for years. Synthetic saddles are lightweight and easy to clean, but perhaps haven't the durability associated with a leather saddle.
The most important thing for saddles is comfort, for both the rider and also the horse. A saddle that doesn't fit properly may cause back muscle bruising on the horse. Saddle sizes are measured in inches, from the pommel to the cantle. There should be 2-3 inches of space in between the rider and the back of the saddle when seated.
What's more, the saddle should remain firmly in place without slipping and it should fit the horse tightly across the shoulders and back without digging in.
There's a lot of saddles to choose from, so it is vital to consider your anticipated riding activities whenever choosing a horse saddle for sale.About the Author:
