PROPER CHECKING OF SADDLE FIT

STEP 1:

With the flat of your hand, check for shoulder clearance!  You  need to be able to ‘sweep your  hand’ all the way down to the rigging.

STEP 2:

Continue your sweep all the way  down to the rigging.  You may need to hold onto the back of the saddle to keep from it sliding back.

STEP 3:

Please note how high my hand is under the saddle!  You must reach up to the bars or you will only be checking leather!  You are looking for feeling for even pressure  from about the swells to the cantle with the shoulders and backside of the saddle more free of contact.

STEP 4:

Continue moving your hands the length of the saddle/bars.  The backside should lift off sufficiently for the hips to move up and under the tree.

THESE ARE FITTING BASICS!  IF YOUR SADDLE FAILS THIS INSPECTION, IT IS NOT FITTING AND YOU SHOULD START LOOKING FOR A NEW  SADDLE!