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Summary: Watch as a seasoned horseback rider provides important safety information to consider while saddling your horse Western style in this free online video about horseback riding.
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Kelli LaBar Kelli LaBar is a practicing aesthetician and makeup artist in Wilmington, N.C. She graduated from Miller-Motte Technical College as a certified aesthetician, ... read more
Hi, I'm Kelli on behalf of Expert Village, I'm going to show you my tips and techniques to saddle your horse with the western saddle. So in conclusion when you are saddling your horse to ride western, you want to make sure that you have saddle pad that is long enough and wide enough to fit your saddle properly. You are going to gently place your saddle on your horses back and you want to adjust it so that it is sitting level on the horse and it is not off to one side or the other. You also want to make sure you tighten your cinch, you want it snug enough that your saddle would not slip. You are going to check your stirrups and adjust them accordingly by sliding the buckle up or down. So those are some tips and techniques that you can use to saddle your horses to ride western.