The better a saddle fits a horse, the less you have to worry about needing horse blankets. Saddle blankets were originally used just to keep the sweat off the saddle. To do that job a thin wool Navajo Indian blanket worked just fine. Nowadays there are hundreds of saddle blankets available ranging from high-tech to no-tech. Saddle blanket manufacturers are taking advantage of the fact that between 60% to 70% of the horses in the United States are estimated to being ridden with saddles that don’t fit properly.
We run into people all the time who spend over $1000 on a saddle and then have to go out and spend another $200 to $300 on a pad and blanket to help 'fix' a saddle that doesn’t fit correctly. Saddle blankets can take up some of the slack if your saddle isn’t a perfect fit but there is definitely a point where if a saddle fits so poorly that no saddle pad and blanket combination can make up for it. Prevent a bad saddle from causing the horse (and likely the rider as well) pain and irritation - make sure that the saddle you choose fits the horse and rider it's intended for!
Design your own saddle with our online application,"Saddle Builder." Lets you see what your new Western saddle will look like. Try out all of the Synergist Saddles options and colors, add or remove features, and see what they look like on different color horses! It's fun! Click» to try it yourself!
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