Aurelie Report post Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) By now you should know that i ask too much questions...but hey...that's the way i am I came to wonder about it by looking at a lot of saddles Looking my notes and several books about saddle making And it appears that i have not found a detailed a good enough answer to it..... It is NOT about the placement of the rigging dee in full, 7/8 or 3/4 position...that i know WHYS and HOWS It is about the distance between the base of the fork and the rigging dee 1st : red arrow and then green arrow Is there a "reference" distance? I ve heard of 4" , 5 1/2" or even 7" for the front rigging? or is it just a "range" acceptable distance? those 3 measurement can do? or is it depending on if it's flate plates or inskirts or even an endurance saddle with "small skirts??? i guess all of this has its importance.... same with the back rigging If i make an "educated " guess, i would say : you do not want it too low because it would hurt the horse somehow and i guess that if too high, the saddle would not be "stable" and turn..... so? Whys? and Hows? and implications technically speaking for the saddle AND the horse? Maybe i am bothering myself with stupid questions.....but as you say in the USA "Better be safe than sorry"..... Thanks for your opinions and advices Edited July 31, 2012 by Aurelie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wyldflower Report post Posted August 1, 2012 Excellent question Aurelie. One hears a bit about ways of figuring the various rigging positions and types, but not much about other aspects regarding rigging. Al Stohlman does talk about this in his saddlemaking books, but not in great detail. Hopefully one of the many excellent saddlemakers here will shed some more insight on this topic. Dixie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aurelie Report post Posted August 1, 2012 ... Al Stohlman does talk about this in his saddlemaking books, but not in great detail. Hopefully one of the many excellent saddlemakers here will shed some more insight on this topic. Dixie Yes, exactly, i ve looked Al's books but it's not enough detailed and clearly "laid down" Al's books are really good...but sometimes, i found some missing specifications i know...me and my never-ending-questions .... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aurelie Report post Posted August 31, 2012 (edited) Here, finally i had an answer : "Hey Aurelie,There is no standard on the height of either the front or back rigging. I like the front rigging to be at least half or fully below the skirt. It makes it easier to cinch the latigo. Most D rigging rests entirely on the skirt. MT flat plate is usually below the skirts. The back rigging usually is about level with the skirt bottom." and with my luck , i tumbled on another post that may be useful to make that answer complete : My link Edited August 31, 2012 by Aurelie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
