What Is The Average Gullet Size For A Quarter Horse?

Semi-Quarter horse bars usually have a 6 1/4″ gullet, and Quarter Horse Bars usually have a 6 1/2″ to 6 3/4″ gullet. Designed to fit the average horse, one of these two widths will fit approximately 80% of horses comfortably. Full-Quarter horse bars usually have a 7″ gullet.

What is the most common gullet size?

Gullet Size
A standard gullet measures 7 inches and is the most common measurement found in saddles described as having “full quarter horse bars”. Any gullet that measures larger than 7 inches is considered to be wide.

What size is a full quarter horse bars saddle?

A saddle with full quarter horse bars will typically measure 7 inches across the gullet. A saddle with semi-quarter horse bars normally has a gullet measurement of 6 3/4 inches.

What size gullet is 6 inches?

An English saddle is a bit different from Western saddles, so it’s important to know the proper way to measure and fit one.
Gullet Size Chart.

Is a 7 inch gullet full quarter horse bars?

Full-Quarter horse bars usually have a 7″ gullet. They are designed for mutton-withered horses with broader backs. Arab saddles, usually with 6 1/2″ to 6 3/4″ gullets, are for Arabians. They have a shorter gullet.

How do I know if my gullet is too small?

There should be two to three fingers space between the top of the wither and the gullet of the saddle. If you can fit your whole hand (vertically) between the bottom of the gullet and the wither, the tree is probably too narrow.

What happens if a saddle is too wide?

Most of the evaluations I’ve conducted reveal saddles that fit too wide for the horse. Over time, a wide-fitting saddle will create atrophy in the trapezius muscles (or wither) and create shoulder holes, which then cause the saddle to fall forward and down, further hampering shoulder movement and forward momentum.

How many inches is a narrow gullet?

Quarter Horse Bars –designed to fit narrower western horses which were common place up through the 1960’s. These bars have a narrow angle. Gullet width of 5 3/4″- 6″.

What size saddle fits most horses?

Tree Widths:
Semi-Quarter horse bars usually have a 6 1/4″ gullet, and Quarter Horse Bars usually have a 6 1/2″ to 6 3/4″ gullet. Designed to fit the average horse, one of these two widths will fit approximately 80% of horses comfortably. Full-Quarter horse bars usually have a 7″ gullet.

What is the difference between quarter horse bars and full quarter horse bars?

Bar Angle and Gullet Widths. Semi-quarter horse bars fit most of today’s western horses. Gullet width of 6 1/2″. Full Quarter Horse Bars-have even wider angles to accommodate wider-bodied horses and horses with flatter or “Mutton” withers.

How do I know my saddle size?

Use a measuring tape and take it along your thigh bone, measuring from the end of your knee to the backside of your bottom. It’s better to go a size larger if in doubt. For Western riders the rule of thumb is that the English seat size is generally two inches larger than a Western saddle seat size.

How wide should a saddle gullet be?

Measure from ligament to ligament. The average horse should be between 1.5″ to 2.5″ in width so that means your gullet width on your saddle should be at the very least 2″ in width but preferably greater than 3″.

What size gullet is a medium tree?

If there’s 1/2″ to 3/4″ of space on either side of your fist, the saddle is approximately a medium tree. If there’s 0″ to 1/2″ then the tree is narrow; and if there’s more than 1″ of space on either side of your fist, the tree is wide or extra wide.

What size is a yellow gullet?

Standard saddles have been specifically designed to accommodate the EASY-CHANGE® Gullet Range in the six interchangeable gullet plates as follows: Narrow – Yellow, Medium Narrow – Green, Medium – Black, Medium Wide – Blue, Wide – Red and Extra Wide – White.

What gullet system does Collegiate use?

The Gullet Series III can be used in all Collegiate Saddles.

Is my saddle too wide for my horse?

Look at the angle of the point of the saddle, and look at the angle of the horses shoulder. You should be able to see if the point is following the shape of the horse, or if it is sticking inwards (too narrow), or if it is sticking outwards (too wide). You should be looking at the angle of the POINT, not the panel.

Why does my saddle lift at the back?

Check the Panel Contact
A saddle that looses contact in the middle of its panel could be too narrow causing the saddle to bridge and creating 4 point pressure. A saddle lifting off significantly at the back could be too wide and increase tightness around the horse’s shoulder and may lift and catch the rider behind.

How do I know if my saddle is bridging?

If you lose contact, or have less contact, under the center of the bar, your saddle is bridging. That is often easier to notice than if you have high pressure under the ends of the bars, though you can feel that too if it is severe enough.

What happens if your saddle is too narrow?

If the saddle is too narrow, the pommel will be too high at the front throwing the rider’s weight to the rear and putting weight and pressure through the loin area of the horse. The rider will also be unbalanced tipping forward in consequence. The panels (the soft pads under the saddle) will probably also ‘bridge.

What do dry spots under a saddle mean?

A dry spot is a place where the saddle tree is applying pressure. They usually occur under the front part of the saddle. However, a dry spot that is slightly larger than the palm of your hand can actually be a good thing. A saddle tree is designed to distribute pressure over the horses back.

How tight should a saddle be on a horse?

The girth should be tight enough to keep the saddle in position but not so tight that it interferes with your horse’s movement or causes the saddle to slip forward.