Horses yesterday, golf today.

I had an interested session with Lily yesterday.  I've taken her out and played with the saddle on for over a week now and I've only had her do the usual stuff at walk and trot. 
But I wanted to get on her and not just bend her and so on, I knew I was going to ask her to move.  So when I put the saddle on her I "really" looked at it from all angles and told myself that the front of the saddle should be sitting higher.

I got her done up and we went out to warm up.  Since I was going to be riding I asked for a canter.  She backed her ears and started crow hopping.  (shock, she's never done this!)

I said "game over" and had her come to me.  I'd put a couple of shim between the pad and saddle just to test.  Well, I should have done that I suppose, but the really bad thing was I'd put the pad on upside down.  I've never done that before....how could I do that... what a dummy.

I fixed everything and put the shims inside.  No more ears back or crow hopping.  How interesting.

The problem wasn't fixed however.  Every time she cantered, the saddle slipped forward over her withers.

I took that pad and saddle off four different times with four different ways to shim.  None worked. 
Phooey.  Now what?
Guess I'll have to see if I can get a local instructor here to help me figure this one out.  I thought I knew how to gauge a horses topline and shim properly.  Guess I thought wrong.

I didnt' play today because by the time I got home from my golf lesson, (which was awesome by the way) the clouds were looming.  And as I write this I hear thunder so I'm going to head outside real fast and feed and get them bedded down for the night.

Later yall.