Re: RC: Girth on Sports Saddle

[DESERTRYDR1@aol.com]

Beth, one of the problems with a treeless saddle is that they can still have 
fit problems.  Sliding up onto the withers is a typical sysmptom of a saddle 
that does not fit the horse.  In our case the saddle was too narrow, and it 
tried to find a narrower place on the horse's back.  Once I found the right 
tree tofit my horse's back, the problem went away.  It is also true about the 
cinch spot on their belly.  The sport saddles I've seen fit like a western 
saddle, with the front of the saddle going over the horse's shoulder blade.  
Maybe you are trying to position it like an english saddle, and placing it 
too far back.  Good luck, jeri