Never gave it much thought but horses of yesteryear were very narrow through the withers and todays nags are quite wide by comparison. Has breeding, nutrition or some other factor caused this? Any vets or saddlemakers have anything to add?
This was brought back to my attention by a local saddlemaker when I was discussing having an antique saddle restored. I had no intention of riding it but he did bring that up. It's something I knew but never thought about because well, I don't have a time machine and never considered riding this old saddle on one of my horses. My, uh, saddle area is also bigger than cowboys of old. Nutrition is the cause of my widening.
This was brought back to my attention by a local saddlemaker when I was discussing having an antique saddle restored. I had no intention of riding it but he did bring that up. It's something I knew but never thought about because well, I don't have a time machine and never considered riding this old saddle on one of my horses. My, uh, saddle area is also bigger than cowboys of old. Nutrition is the cause of my widening.