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 Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 1:04 pm
Her Royal Bossness iRoseThorn_xXx Her Royal Bossness I'll post some video up top of him! xD That's all I have that shows his withers anyway. I'm a friend of EQuestrian_343 and all I can say, is that that horse has withers. Quite a bit actually. His shoulder blades are high too. All I can guess, is that your saddle is being placed too far back. The front edge saddle-flap should stop right at the back of the shoulder. If you have to, it can overlap th shoulder if it is a must. Really? Someone was telling me at work his shoulders might be large and pushing the saddle back as he walks? I always put the saddle directly on if not a bit over his wither, and shoulder and the saddle still slides! Does anyone think it could be a growing issue as he keeps changing in height and width weekly? Not to mention, maybe your saddle doesn't fit properly. Look into getting him measured and maybe try out a different saddle.
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 2:55 pm
My friend owns a cob who's 7 years old and has no withers, it's just flat, her saddle is really wide. She needs help getting up or the saddle just moves, I did aswell when I was minding her but towards the end of the week I just tightened the girth a lot, really sprung up and then loosened the girth. And she's 15.1
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Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 4:09 pm
How old is your horse? Because in one post you said he was still growing in height and width.
So, I want to know his age.
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Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:03 pm
iRoseThorn_xXx How old is your horse? Because in one post you said he was still growing in height and width. So, I want to know his age. I would also like to know his age...
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:31 am
EQuestrian_343 cuttiegirlamber If u feed him less he'll loose weight and get withers, right? All my horses have withers. They are mostly in Endurance shape - it's be hard to ride endurance on a rolly polly horse. lol Um, yeah... all I'm going to say is that by feeding him less you'll lose whatever muscle and healthy fat they already have. The sad truth is that there are many, many, many horses out there being fed too much when you think about how much work they are actually doing. It sounds like the original poster either has an ill fitting saddle or doesn't know how to saddle the horse. It's okay - none of us knows everything that's why we ask for help.
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Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:21 pm
He turns five this month, he's a Tennessee Walker so he grows or two more years.
I took him to a trainer to get advice and they think his wither is short but pointed out something I never noticed (him being my first horse I had nothing to compare him to) he apparently is straight backed, there is no curve at all in his back.
He's a normal weight for his size still and I don't want to over or under feed him for something like this what would my options be?
Would a mule saddle work on him?
Would it inhibit his movement?
Could his back be why he has problems gaiting?
And would a back alignment be in order or wouldn't be necessary?
(P.S. Sorry I don't get to reply often, the only time I'm online is when I get to come to the library.. ><)
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Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:51 am
I have Haflingers, and before them a mutton withered QH pony. You can starve them, buy 100 different saddles, pads, glue or whatever you want - the key is a mounting block and balance!!!! Technically, if your balance is good - you don't even need a girth - technically! A breast collar doesn't really help because half the time the saddle is sliding forward! We are still looking for a western saddle that fits, if you find one PLEASE let me know! We ended up getting an English AP saddle with an 18 inch seat even though we only needed a 16. The regular tree in addition to the longer seat has worked wonders. A wide tree only slid around even more. Until you have experienced the joy of a witherless horse you can't really understand the problem. I will say one thing - bareback ROCKS when you don't have to worry about the withers. it's like riding a couch! And you can use anything sturdy for a mounting block - a picnic table is great! Good luck and let me know if you find a good western saddle! I am going to start checking out Arab saddles next - shorter and better for no withers and flat backs from what I am told.
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