Dropped front rig on in-skirt rigging

[JAM]

I'm about to build a saddle for a mutton-withered horse whose commercial saddles tend to roll side-to-side. Needless to say, the tree was custom-built for her and fits her like a glove. I've decided to use an in-skirt rigging to make it as lightweight as possible (she's 14.3 HH and delicately built - and I HATE lifting a heavy saddle, even onto a short horse).

Question: Would dropping the front (full) rigging lower help stabilize the saddle by sort of "wrapping" it around her more, or will it be a waste of leather and design effort?

Edited May 18, 2008 by JAM

[Tosch]

JAM,

I do not have a link handy but 3 or 4 weeks ago Keith Seidel explained in a post how far down he drops his inskirt rigs and why. You might want to hunt up his posts.

Tosch

[JAM]

Thanks! Once again you've come through with a wealth of information. In reading all Kieth Seidel's previous posts (about anything and everything) I came across not only exactly what I needed to answer this question but a tone of other useful information, too. And it saved everyone a lot of time answering the same question over and over

[kseidel]

Thanks, That saved me a lot of typing! (and I don't type very fast) Keith