Happy Back Riding

I highly recommend reading this book!  I’m sure this book has helped many horses and I hope we can reach even more.  I wish people understood that “girthiness”  is not obstinacy, it is the horse trying to tell you the saddle causes pain. Other symptoms of bad saddle fit are:

• tail swishing
• carrying the tail to one side
• heavier on one rein
• pushing the rib cage to one side
• hanging the tongue out of the mouth
• difficulty tracking up
• biting at the saddle while you approach with it.
• saddle sliding forward
• saddle sliding back
• saddle sliding to the side
• ignoring the aids, and more

I have observed the same changes in horses that the author describes many times when the saddle is finally comfortable.  The e-version of this book is available for a few dollars on Amazon.