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There is a tear in my new saddle, is this normal?

We are often called with this question. People will then find one or more slits of about 3 cm under the sweat flap or saddle skirt. These are so-called "filling holes", these are used by the saddle fitter to be able to refill the saddle and are made in the saddlery. Sometimes the saddle fitter adds them himself. So it can't hurt… it should be and is necessary to be able to top up the saddle.

 

My saddle is flapping, what now?

Usually the cause of a saddle chattering is that it is too wide in the front. This can have many causes: the horse may have lost weight, the padding of the saddle has collapsed, the resilience is gone. The result is that the pressure distribution of the saddle on the horse's back is no longer equal. There is pressure mainly on the front. Result: the saddle starts to chatter and the muscles next to the withers of the horse are pinched and driven away.

Solution: Have your horse's saddle checked. We will visit you on location for all brands of saddles and all horses / ponies for a saddle check.

 

My saddle slides, what now?

The saddle slides back; usually the saddle is too wide. Solution: saddle check – perhaps fill/adjust saddle (possibly narrow it if possible) or another saddle.

The saddle slides forward; the saddle is usually too narrow. Solution: saddle check – perhaps remove the filling/adjust saddle (if necessary widen if possible) or another saddle.

Saddle slides from left to right; often this is a result of a too narrow or triangular shaped chamber on a round horse. Solution: saddle check or another saddle. Do not use elastic girth.

Solution: Have your horse's saddle checked. We will visit you on location for all brands of saddles and all horses / ponies for a saddle check.

 

Can the tree of my Fryso saddle be adjusted?

In a Fryso saddle is a wooden spring tree. We can make some adjustments to the tree, but too big changes can be at the expense of the stiffness of the tree and we do not recommend that. We can vary about 1 fit by adjusting the filling and minor adjustments.

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At Fryso we employ 4 skilled saddle fitters who can come by to check your saddle and see if we can solve your saddle problem. We come to your location for all brands of saddles and all horses and ponies.

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