Can anyone tell me what a front riser and a back riser are used for saddle fit -wise ? :redface:
Thankyou :happy:
Thankyou :happy:
Front and rear risers info please!
- Thread starter denisextilly
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I've used pads in a sheepskin numnah at the front of the saddle because it sat too low and Panda had been out of work for a long time and needed to 'fill out' and muscle up. Now with work she doesn't need them.
Ok ill explain but if im wrong anyone correct me 
Back riser is if the saddle sits too low, causing you to sit too far back in the saddle.
Front riser will take pressure off the saddle at the front either side of his withers.
A full padded riser will lift the whole saddle off the back slightly, adding more cushioning to the horse , also if there isnt enough of a gap in the tree to clear the spine.
Now go on you clever bunch tell me thats all wrong :giggle:
Back riser is if the saddle sits too low, causing you to sit too far back in the saddle.
Front riser will take pressure off the saddle at the front either side of his withers.
A full padded riser will lift the whole saddle off the back slightly, adding more cushioning to the horse , also if there isnt enough of a gap in the tree to clear the spine.
Now go on you clever bunch tell me thats all wrong :giggle:
Basically they do what they say on the tin - a back riser raises the back of the saddle and the front riser raises the front. Both (and any riser/saddle adjuster) should be used only as a short term method, if at all, as the need for them indicates that the saddle doesn't fit.
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