How to Western Saddle a Horse - The Right Way For The Horse
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Rick explains how to saddle a horse discussing pad position, natural lay, cinch placement, stretching the front legs and breast collars. You can find more helpful information about horses on Rick's web site
Again fantastic explanation!!!!!!!! Most people don't even think about making sure nothing is bothering, rubbing, or pinching the horse. They just slap it on and go. Then when the horse starts acted up, bucking and rearing they blame the horse, when its THEM. Clearly anyone who doesn't do this method of saddling their horse is selfish, lazy, and just doesn't care about the horses well being. Thank you so much for your videos!!! Keep them coming! ~Natalie
I've watched tons of these videos and yours is the first one that I've seen that said make sure you wipe your horse down and your pad down to make sure there's no grass burrs or sand on it by far the best video on TH-cam about how to settle a horse
Good job! Concise, no music, no BS. Included all the little points that could make the horse uncomfortable.
This is such a straightforward, easy to understand video on how to Western saddle a horse. There were no umm's or uhh's because you know what you're talking about.
Getting to see the process as it's explained makes it easier for beginners to understand. For me, anyway.
I didn't realize how much weight you had lost and muscle that you gained till I watched this from 13 years ago. You're definitely in better shape now than you when you made this video - looking good! 💯👍
P.S. Don't let that stop you from making cheesecake videos, please!
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@gitanopnmex : I don't use bits, don't like them so the bit should be the last thing in and the first thing out. I leave my horse in a halter until I am done and ready to go. Anytime a bit is in there is the chance that the horse steps on reins or gets hung up on something, the nose and month need to be protected as much as possible.
well..today is my first day at the theraputic riding stable..i have very little horse experience, other than loving and kissing them.
This video helped me alot. Thank you
This is the best video on that subject. I really like how you care for the comfort of your horse. Well done!
I was always told that the cinch had to be real tight to keep the saddle on the horse. I decided to try and saddle my horse your way as per this video,leaving the cinch a little loose my horse and I had the best ride ever, Thank you Rick for all these videos they really help.
@WhitetailHurt : Lots of saddle places will let you take saddle and try it out, that is a good way to tell. I like wade tree saddles, but they tend to be expensive. McCalls makes some good trail riding saddles, some like Aussie (no horn), some like endurance, I like my horn in case the trail is busy I can honk. :) Pre twisted stirrups is a real benefit for knees and hips, takes a lot of pressure off on long rides, if you don't buy saddle with them, pay to have them done. Good all wool pad!
Great info! Here is more on turned/twisted stirrups: www.cowboyway.com/HowTo/TurnStirrups.htm
Totally agree!
I love your videos I love the way you think you've helped me and my horse so much
You are livin' the dream! 💜 . Thankyou for sharing your life (and knowledge) with us.
love this video. You are so detailed and sensitive to making sure the preparations for riding are for the comfort of the horse and tt gives an amazing view of what may hurt, bother, or irritate a sweet sensitive animal that needs this kind of care. THANK YOU!
That was fairly interesting to watch, Rick. You're indeed a formidable teacher. 👌🏻👍🏻
Thank you!👏 I ride English and was thinking of starting western lessons. This was very helpful!
I volunteer at a local ranch and I feel bad for the trail horses because the other volunteers and employees don't brush the horses very well before rides. Therefore I brush them as I walk them up from the pasture to be tacked up for a ride. They also don't pick the horses' hooves. Atleast I do it, right?
I love Buddy trying to mess with your gloves. Great demonstration.
Hollywood back in the day😊💛
I remember hearing your saddle pad tip in another video of yours and I always do it now xD It's all the little things that make up the big picture! Thanks Rick!
😂 Buddy was trying to pick pocket Rick's gloves 🤣 Buddy your a good boy Mr.T your a good boy and Mokie is a good boy too(I don't think he had Mokie when this video was posted🤷♂️)
Ive ridden western for a long time now and im a bit shorter than normal and my horse is tall, so getting the saddle was always a strugle cus boy it was heavy! but thanks for the tip on that leg I never thought about that! keep up the great videos
Maze You might also look into Circle Y or Tucker Flex Saddles. A good used one can be found on tack trade web pages, FB groups or Ebay. They are light, flex on the horse's back for comfort and made in the USA. They fit just about any horse you ride.
helps the saddle from moving back, helps the saddle from sliding left or right, distributes any pulling force over a larger surface area so all the force is not just on cinch. It also makes the breast more formal than just a t-shirt with no collar.
RE: Nica Gringa : what is the purpose of the breast collar??
This is a very simple but effective look at saddling your horse. I liked it alot.
Buddy & Mr. T are good boys !
Beautiful saddle!! Quality gear= good Horseman!
I'm 100% sure it's custom made... that level of quality cost no less than $4,500. I'm almost certain you won't see this, but if you do, who made it?
www.lostbuckaroo.com/proddetail.asp?prod=LWSS
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Thank you!!!
Excellent. Horse first.
Best video out there. Very detailed and has horses best interest in mind
I'm noticing that not many people use the cinch knot anymore when saddling their horse. Now I get what the buckle is for 😅 I just never use it. I feel better with the cinch knot. Great video! 👍
This is great, and looks like you got yourself a nice horse there! Always loved western, even though I'be never really tried it more than two hours in the mountains of Brazil.. But I dream of learning it, so that I can look for a job on a ranch, when I'm done with educating myself. :)
I love this Rick looking young and buddy trying to steal your gloves ❤️❤️🤣😂🤣😂
who is this by but i love this video because every one i watch on a video they did not say if you where going to mess up there fur
I wish you would have mentioned more about the rear chinch. I see people tightening that rear chinch too much because they think it keeps the saddle on the horse and they galled their horse. When I said something this one "expert for 20 years" said a loose back chinch causes wrecks and death if a tree branch gets inside a lose chinch. I said I'm not saying leaving it hanging down, just LOOSE enough to slide your hand in between the horse and the strap. They said I was stupid 🙄
But it was me that decided to bring a can of blue spray that she needed to put on her galled horse after riding trails for 2 hours
Our horses weren't galled
Thanks Rick. Love your videos.
@hpylori7 : If you go to description of video I have a link about my saddle. It is a 16. I answered tight question in the how to cinch a horse vid.
Now that's good stuff,. I just need to practice it now
thank you for this, its been a few months sense i put a saddle on my gelding, but like a bike, once you learn it you never forget, but just in case thanks for the refresher!
Great video Rick! Glad you and Buddy are out of Commie California! I moved to Texas too with ALL my horses,dogs and two goats…….oh….and my baron eyed parrot….whose name is STEWIE! Thank you for all you teach us and share!
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Thank you Rick! Very helpful to watch a pro do it from time to time.
Thank you! You have the cutest horse there!!! It was a little distracting watching your pal. I can tell that your horse likes you!!
Lots of good points mentioned here.
The real deal Rick.
Seems more complicated than English... Thanks for the video! 👍
Very very very very very good lesson perfecto..! And I do like the saddle and the saddle out fit thanks a lot. I all way say the back sinch has to be tide a bid .. perfecto.!
I looked at different videos about riding and working with horses, Rick Gore's is the best, especially for a novice from New Jersey like me! If I had seen these before I photographed a cattle drive in Paraguay, even with their weird saddles, I would have enjoyed the experience more!
I miss riding! Good lesson
an easy way to put the saddle on is to pull the stirrup up on the horn with the cinch and breast collar and back cinch up underneath the stirrup so that it is easier to swing the saddle on.
Excellent!!
It's a good pre-ride workout too.
Great Video. Thanks Rick
Thanks for watching!
Rick you look so young and buddy looks good
lol I think you just told me I am old. ")
Great explanation!! Great ill use this method with I start riding in February!!:)
Great video! :) When i get my own horse i wanna start riding western too so this is a great video!
Awesome you think in the natural way too! :)
Good video helped me as a beginner.
Very nice demo!
The horse was licking his back 😂
Great video explaining everything. I was just wondering if a rear cinch AKA bucking strap is really necessary?
Your vídeos are very helpful yo me for me because im a beginer
gret job! your one of the few who can actually make a video about this and do everythign correctly! jw, where is the navajo pad? depending on your bounce/jump pad, so u not always need a navajo pad?
Well look at U !!! ♥️ this 🤠
Thanks so much! That really helps... I'm new at this so ya... THANKS!! :)
Thank you. nice job
Is this what a lvl 4 Bond looks like?
Rick, shouldn’t you hook your stirrup over the horn on the other side from where you’re saddling? I always do, so the stirrup doesn’t clunk into their ribs while swinging it over them. No judgement or anything just additional step I take personally. This is a great video to show people how to tack up properly as I’ve seen people’s saddles slip on rides from improper saddling and it’s not been pretty!
Wow you look very young in this video.
He's gotten old. I fear we'll lose another great man soon ;-;. We always lose the greatest men too soon. At least I know and can say that Rick has definitely improved the life of my gelding.
yes i think so
what is the Bristol like object that dangles from the girth and back strap?
Charlie Abell I don't know what it's called but it's used to help keep flies away I believe
@@aliciadinga8766 guessing it's made out of horsehair
It's called a shoo fly
i was told never walk behind the horse, and i saw you did just that, so that was kind of surprising to me, so my question is, how do you know if the horse trust you enough to walk behind it?
training experience and knowing the horse
Also, if you are still learning your horse I suggest walking around your horse's butt with one hand on top of his rear end. It's a good way to let him know what's behind him and a good trust building excersize. Walk around him real close so he can't get a full kick on you.
Hey Rick I know buddy and Mr. T are so calm and desensitized to trails. How do I get my horse come outside the pasture for riding? Is it just repetition and patience?
Pretty much, and when starting trail rides, do short ones at first. 5 minutes, walk back to the barn. 10 minutes, then back home. Let the horse get used to leaving and coming back, without asking for a five hour trail ride full of hills and fallen trees and sharp rocks and cougars, lol. Also, short trail rides will start to condition his muscles and strengthen him so longer trails aren't so taxing.
nice job
What is the benefits or a back cinch? I currently ride w/o one but I'm noticing more and more western riders w/ it. Thank you.
keeps saddle from flopping or bouncing in back of saddle, keeps saddle from bouncing on horse's back, gives more pulling strength if you dally up and drag something or have to rope or pull another critter.
@@ThinkLikeAHorse Thank you for a quick response. It totally makes sense. Have a great day!
Hi
Watched a western saddle being placed on a horse with a folded towel in the back of it, maybe it is because the saddle does not fit? Or tilts the saddle forward a tad?
Omg is that Buddy.
Heck yeah
Hey Rick I've been looking at rear cinches but I don't know how wide one should be, what do you recommend? thank you
wider distributes more even pressure..
I just have one question @thinklikeahorse
I love this video :)
Any suggestions on a comfortable trail saddle for both horse and rider? (first time buyer)
Trainer said i didnt need my back cinch anymore now my horse bucks at the canter with it. What's the best way to get her use to it again? Would you consider a back cinch neccessary?
im going to ride horses this year in April wish me luck
if you need luck you should not ride it..
How tight should does the saddle need to be? Should I be able to slide a finger behind the latigo?
yes not too tight
Your the best daddy !!!!!
Sorry. Is Mr. T a Mustang?
Do you have to tie off the cinch? I've seen some people make like "4" with the end.
@horseawareness thnx for the advice!
1. Is that a 16" or 17" saddle seat?
2. Who makes your saddle? I am sure you have a good one and I would like one just like it.
3. How tight to make the cinch so that the saddle will not slip when mounting or riding? Thanks
hpylori7 I don’t know what the saddle seat is or where he got it but every horse is different on what hole you put it on when your mouthing. A lot the horses I ride I but on the second while on the right but if I’m riding English it varies
@horseawareness Thanks I understand that helps
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what state are you in the background is gorgeous!
Hi Rick,
what brand is the knife you`re carrying?
It`s nice :-)
regards
Dirk
+Dirk Neugebauer
not sure, I keeping meaning to check and forget, sorry, hopefully I will pull it out in a future video and show it.
Dirk Neugebauer that's awesome you notice if someone is carrying a pocket knife or not. I always do that too and wonder what brand it may be. I always carry a Benchmade knife on me no matter what I'm wearing...tee hee hee
I love Benchmade knifes!!!
Forgot the best part getting on.
what is the purpose of the breast collar???
Nica Gringa to help the saddle from sliding back on the horse's back.
do you recomend the two girths? all the saddles i have seen/used, they have only had one girth.
arena kittle I prefer one in my opinion but opinions varies
Great Video, I have a question I`v seen other cowboys first apply the Horse Bit on then the Saddle what do you recomend?
No bits. Nothing in the horse's mouth
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awww buddie!
But I have a cheep ass saddle lol
quite complicated.... tbh..
Well horses are so.....
Not really. Quick feel of the surfaces, cinch up a couple times, and go. Rick was very thorough in his explanation, but he can saddle his horse in 2 minutes when not teaching how. It becomes habit, muscle memory.