Re: RC Saddle Fit

["superpat" <superpat@gateway.net>]

Thanks for your perseverance in telling us about the Impression Pad. I have
deleted the address to order it. Will you forward it to me? Thanks in
advance,
Pat

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From: <guest@endurance.net>
To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 12:28 AM
Subject: RC: RC Saddle Fit


> Lynda Townsend arabians4u@hotmail.com
> Dolores, sorry about the part of being a guest.  I have filled out
> the registration and mailed my cheque, but I still keep coming up
> as a guest.
> The reason that you are only hearing about the Impression Pad now
> is that it has just come out on the market.  I was fortunate to
> have to oportunity to try it for a year.  And I can't praise it
> enough.  I have nothing to do with the company.  But when I find
> something this good, that anyone can use, that will help make our
> horses life much better.  Shouldn't we talk about it.
> You can see and feel the pad, and tell where it is thicker or thiner.
> Imbalance and pressure show very well.
> I realize that all endurance and competitive riders are concerned
> about saddle fit, and I believe that we work harder at making
> sure our horses are comfortable and that our saddles do fit well.
> But there are still alot of people who do not know until they
> have the white spots on there horse from so much pressure, or until
> the horse starts to act up. There is something posted almost every
> day about which kind of saddle to buy because theirs doesn't fit.
> We had a fellow here who rode regularly, and when he came back he
> would blanket his horse.  This horses back was so sore, that if you
> were the one taking the blanket off, you were taking your life in
> your hands.  This horse told the fellow for a long time, little
> things, like, not liking to be brushed.  Not standing to be saddled
> someone had to hold him.  When he got on him, the horse couldn't
> stand still. He said the horse was hot and just wanted to go.
> Truth was, the saddle was bridging.
> Yes you are right, this pad does not correct the saddle fit.  That
> is not its job.  It is an impression pad, and it will give you a
> very good impression of how your saddle fits.  You can't correct
> a problem, if you are only guessing.  This takes the guess work out
> of it.
> I have found that if the saddle is fitting pretty well, that you
> can usually shim it with the rubber shims that are about 1/8" thick.
> You can really play around with your saddle until you get a nice
> impression on the pad.
> If you could tell, just by looking, that your saddle didn't fit,
> then we would have this problem.  Everyone would own a saddle that fit.
> In the past I have said that our horses body is changing all the
> time, as they grow, age, muscle, gain weight, whatever.  But at
> least now we have a fairly easy way to check our saddle fit regularly.
> I'm sorry if it sounded like advertising, but I would love for everyone
> who owned a horse to know that we have a great new way to check
> our saddle fit.  To make our horses lot in life just alittle better.
> Until I got to use this pad, I to, thought my saddle fit.
> For a long time, I read the posts about saddle fit, and couldn't
> say anything because it was still in the works.  Now its out and
> I feel that we have a great opportunity to learn about our horses
> and their saddles.  Isn't that what its all about.  When you hit on
> something you think is great, do you keep it a secret, or wouldn't
> you like the horse world to know.
> I want to learn all I can to make my horses life better, to make
> his job easier, and more comfortable.  Thats why I read ridecamp,
> I use the suggestions I like, and think about the rest.
> Lynda
>
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