Horsemanship, under all its considerations, is ultimately about a person using their best judgment and having the best skills to make things right for their horse. Saddle fit has become somewhat of a scapegoat as of late for this poor understanding or poor skill. There seems to be no dearth of folks who are stepping in to prey on these misunderstandings, causing the useless expenditure of quite a bit of money for little actual gain in comfort for the horse. So for as far as I can tell the experience I have in this topic leads me to recommend that folks take much of this ado over saddle fit with a healthy grain of salt. But in the end, of course, do what you think best, looking to your horse and your own rear end for the final answer on fit.
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