How is wintec gullet size measured?
If you have loose gullets, the easiest way to measure is this. Get a roll of sticky tape. Measure three finger-widths (2″) back from the back of the horse’s shoulder blade and stick a piece of tape there. This is where the tree points should sit.
What size is a green wintec gullet?
If your gullet has been changed after purchase the colours are sized as follows: Yellow – Narrow, Green – Medium Narrow, Black – Medium, Blue – Medium wide, Red – Wide, and White is Extra wide.
What size is a medium gullet?
6.5”
An English saddle is a bit different from Western saddles, so it’s important to know the proper way to measure and fit one….Gullet Size Chart.
| Gullet Size | Inches |
|---|---|
| Narrow | 6” |
| Medium or Average | 6.5” |
| Wide | 7” |
| Extra Wide | 8” |
What is the widest gullet for a wintec saddle?
Wintc wides are designed to be used with the three purple gullets and the XW (white gullet) and the Wide(red gullet). The normal wintec will only fit up to an XW gullet. If you can fit anything wider in that in it I’d be very impressed.
How do you size a Wintec saddle?
A guide to stock saddle v English saddle seat sizes
- 40 cm/16″ to 42 cm/16.5″ = Small stock saddle.
- 42 cm/16.5″ to 43 cm/17″ = Medium stock saddle.
- 43 cm/17″ to 44 cm/17.5″ = Large stock saddle.
- 44 cm/17.5″ to 46 cm/18″ = Extra Large stock saddle.
Do Wintec saddles fit all horses?
Their saddles are lightweight, durable, easy to maintain, and adjustable throughout the gullet system and CAIR panels. Wintec offer a fantastic range of saddles at affordable prices, including models suitable for ponies, cobs, horses with standard withers, horses with high withers, and for various disciplines.
Do Wintec saddles fit Quarter horses?
NEW Wintec 2000 Wide All Purpose – now a grippy saddle to suit your wide quarter-horse!
What are gullet sizes?
Gullet Width or sometimes referred to as bar spread is the measurement 2 inches below the narrowest part of the gullet, even with the side conchos. This is the most common factor because we can measure it more easily. When measuring, make sure you’re underneath the bars, not in front of the saddle.
Do Wintec saddles come up big?
Registered. Measuring from stud diagonally to centre of cantle, my Wintec’s usually come up bigger than labelled.
What’s the difference between Wintec wide and medium gullets?
Because wintec widths are totally screwy and a wintec wide (red) is roughly equivelent of most proper saddles medium. And using gullet widths to judge any saddles width is completely and utterly pointless – the studs are in different places, each make has slightly different lengths of points and a ‘medium’ in one brand could be…
Why do Wintec saddles have adjustable gullets?
All Wintec saddles are designed with an adjustable gullet system. This provides a quick and easy way of adjusting the width of the saddle to fit correctly over the horses withers.
What does Hart stand for in Wintec gullet bars?
In 2020, Wintec renamed their Easy-Change Gullet system, and CAIR panels, and combined them into the HART system. HART stands for Horse and Rider Technology. Wintec a proud to promote HART offering the next level of unparalled comfort, through its protective cushioning with the CAIR panels, adjustability with the Easy Change solution gullet bars.
Which is the best brand of gullet bars?
Wintec is the worlds number one synthetic saddle brand. Their saddles are lightweight, durable, easy to maintain, and adjustable throughout the gullet system and CAIR panels.