How To Saddle A Horse

Lower The Cinches, Breast Collar, and Stirrup

Walk to the horse's opposite side and gently lower the cinches, breast collar, and stirrup so they hang down neatly.

Straighten the cinches and breast collar

The Front Cinch

Return to the left side of the horse.

Your most important job at this point is to use the front cinch to quickly but gently snug the saddle onto the horse. If you want to, you can hook the left stirrup over the saddle horn so it is out of your way. Lace the latigo through the front cinch ring (blue circle).

Then bring the latigo back up and through the
D-ring on the saddle's front rigging (red circle), then back down through the cinch ring again (green circle).

Pull the tail of the latigo up to snug the saddle to the horse. Most riders, during this step, want the front cinch to be snug enough to keep the saddle secure, but they don't tighten it all the way like they do when they are ready to get on and ride.

When done, lace the end of the latigo through the latigo keeper to keep it out of your way.
Latigo in latigo keeper

Continue lacing the latigo

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How To Saddle A Horse - Page 2 of 3

Lower The Cinches, Breast Collar, and Stirrup

The Front Cinch