Your Personal Saddle Checklist
Use these points to help you decide whether or not a particular saddle is going to work for you: (D) dres- sage or (J) jumping:
Does your leg hang comfortably and loosely
straight down? (D) Does your flap allow your leg to support you in
a two-point position over the jump? (J) Is the saddle comfortable for you between
your upper inner thighs (this is where the twist is) or do you feel ‘pulled apart’ in this area (soreness in the hips?) (D/J) Can you feel your seat bones? (D/J) Are the stirrup bars in the correct position to
allow you to achieve the shoulder-hip-heel straight line? (D) Is your knee comfortably placed on the flap or is it angled outwards? (D/J) Is there flap visible behind your leg when you
are in the stirrups? (D/J) Can you affect a pelvic tilt (forwards and back-
wards movement) comfortably without pain at your pubic symphysis or in the crotch area? (D) Do the thigh/knee rolls impede movement
at the hips, at the knees, at the ankle? Are they too long, too big or too small? Do they support you or are they in the way? (D/J) Can you post comfortably? (D) Is there enough room in front and behind your pelvis so that during trotting you don’t hit your pu- bic bone? (D/J) So that during sitting trot you are not thrown out of the saddle at the cantle area? (D) Is the saddle flap long enough to avoid having
your boot top catch on it? (D/J) Is the seat seam uncomfortable and notice-
able? (D/J) Are you in balance during the walk? (D/J) Do
you have enough support from the saddle to be able to sit properly in position while the horse is walking? (D/J)
Once you have answered these questions for
yourself and feel comfortable in the saddle, then you can assess if it is a good choice for you and your riding discipline.
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