Saddle Bags are important in terms of equal size, equal weight and equal weight distribution. The horse saddlebags are dead weight therefore, cannot adjust themselves in the saddle like a rider. Each side of the saddlebags should be equal regardless of the designs or materials. Weigh each side of the the horse saddlebags to ensure they are within a few ounces of each other. The more weight that will carry on the horse saddlebags is the more important to balance them. If you load one side of your saddle bags heavier than the other, be sure to hang something heavier on the opposite side of the saddle. Riding saddles want to slip to the heavier side and nothing is more uncomfortable, and potentially hazardous, than riding down the trail with the saddle off to one side.
