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What Is A High Shoulder Saddle?

by | Jan 20, 2017 | Ask the Marshall, Departments

What is a high shoulder saddle?          Colin Hilton-Ash London, United Kingdom, England Noted saddlemaker Carson Thomas, of Wickenburg, Arizona, explains: “I believe that refers to a horse with a very high shoulder blade that comes up higher than normal and just below the wither. It can make the front of the saddle tree bar directly under the gullet not sit down properly, causing it to ride high on his shoulder, wither and back, causing pinching or sores. But in most cases, a saddle


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