Re: Stubbens are like fine wine!

["Tamara Jane Habberley" <tamarahabberley@lineone.net>]

Hi

Im looking at getting Flair air bags to for my wintec. They have a good
website which is well worth a visit.

 I had a demo of a saddler over here(UK) who is really fanatical about them.
he thinks they will become the 'flocking' of choice.  They do one thing
conventional flocking can not which is conform to the horses back and give
as the muscles move either side which makes sense to me. They cover a fairly
small surface area ( i.e. a conventional GP's panel area), but I can not see
this to be different to the area you would have pressure disperesed on with
a bareback or treeless saddle. . .

Tamara
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Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 3:16 PM
Subject: RC: Stubbens are like fine wine!


> Diane Nelson safehavn@fast.net
> A well-made Stubben is like a fine wine, it "ages" beautifully and seems
to fit most every occasion (or horse's back in this case!).  One thing to
remember though - they should be stuffed to fit the horse's back.  New
Stubbens tend to come overstuffed so a good saddler can take some of it out
and distribute the flocking to conform to your horse's back.
>
> Yes, it is true that the panels are not very broad, as some of the English
endurance types, so it's weight distribution is not optimal.  For that
reason I would not recommend it for distance riding where you are after the
turtle award.  But a well-balanced rider on a saddle that fits like a glove
is far better off than than a bad rider on a poorly fitting saddle (or any
other of those combinations you care to name).
>
> There are some new technologies out now - an air bladder system that
substitutes for flocking and can be altered to suit a particular horse.  I'm
looking into that system for a used Stubben VSD that I got off of eBay for a
very reasonable cost.
>
> The good thing about Stubbens is that they can be found used just about
everywhere so you don't necessarily need to invest in a brand new model.
>
> Enjoy....
>
> Diane in buried in snow Allentown, PA
>
> Won't be riding for a good long time (sigh).
>
>
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