Re: Saddle type for walking horses

["Karen Sullivan" <greymare@jps.net>]

First time I ever saw or sat in a Sport saddle was when I visited some TWH
breeders.  They claimed it allowed their horses to gait better....my friend
and I ended up with Sport saddles, and have been ridnig them for at ;least 7
years successfully....
Karen

----- Original Message -----
From: <guest@endurance.net>
To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2001 5:38 PM
Subject: RC: Saddle type for walking horses


> Tracy Behan ECD@ga.prestige.net
> I currently ride a Tennessee Walking Horse and over the past 5 years have
> done Limited Distance.  My first and only saddle has been a "take off" of
> a Big Horn Endurance saddle. Since my time and lifestyle only permits me
> to condition and ultimately ride LD, the saddle seemed to work OK.... I
> recently bought a Big Horn endurance saddle and the 5 times that I have
> used the saddle in conditioning (3 - 5 hours) each time, the horse has had
> a sore back 2 out of the 5.  Those 2 times he was sore were longer
> conditioning rides (5 hours).
>
> For anyone out there who rides a walking horse (I know there are not many)
> my question is this:  for the amount of time that I can dedicate to
> conditioning (one 3 - 5 hour ride per week) to do 3 - 5 LD rides a year
> what saddle would be the best for a WALKING HORSE.
>
> Tracy
>
>
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