RE: Saddle too wide.. So Change It

["Snodgrass, Bonnie" <snodgrab@ncr.disa.mil>]

It seems to be a little known fact that english saddles with decent trees
can be widened and narrowed. I've had it done on one saddle and will
probably have another one done for me. I have two Smith-Worthington saddles,
both of which were med-wide width trees when purchased. I had my dressage
saddle widened to an extra wide by Smith-Worthington and have been very
pleased with the results. It cost about $80 to do. Whole lot cheaper than a
new saddle. They are in Hartford, Connecticut. There is a saddler in NJ that
has the same machine and the company that makes the flair panel saddles also
has one.

Bonnie

-----Original Message-----
From: julienne.rha.b@bayer.com [mailto:julienne.rha.b@bayer.com]
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 5:59 PM
To: ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject: RC: Saddle too wide..


More saddle woes and I'm interested in input from you guys.. my Arabian
Saddle
Company Solstice started out fitting great (with an out of shape horse) but
now
that the flocking has been packed down and she's more fit, it's too wide for
her
so it's in for reflocking (it's a size extra wide tree).  I'm debating
whether I
should just sell the saddle and get a 'standard' or 'wide' width (fiance
just
got laid off.. so money's tight right now) or stick with the saddle and hope
that she fills out and the the reflocking will help.  Ridgeway evaluated the
saddle fit before the reflocking and said if I don't do anything about it
it'll
eventually damage her back because it rocks.  I just bought a Supracor
english
pad and I'm debating returning that and get a really fluffy woolback or
Cloud 9
pad if that will help.  What do you guys think?  I know there is no
substitute
for a good fitting saddle.. but with money in a crunch.. well, you all know
the
story.

     Julienne



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