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RE: [RC] saddle help - David LeBlancNancy Reed said:
The current saddle, Abetta endurance w/ fleece, is only 6 months old. I tried over 5 different saddles to find this one and I am NOT happy to have to go through this process againL. Should I go to a treeless? I know her back will change many more times as she is 5 years old. [She just added a shoe size - 0 to a 1] Bob Marshall is too long and rubbed her loins. How are the Torsions/Reactor Panels? Any other more western style endurance out there that is light and small? Are the Tuckers too heavy? --------------------- The only thing we use our Abetta for is a saddle rack in our stock trailer. It does _not_ go on a horse anymore (though it sort of works on our old QH). We've tried a bunch of different saddles - a DeSoto (Marilyn Horstmeyer) still works great on one of our horses, another goes very well in an Ortho-Flex. I ride mine in a Reactor Panel, bought after a crash caused some nasty back problems. I really like it - the concept behind it is I think very solid. The people who sell them are some of the best and most helpful vendors I've ever dealt with. They got my money 2 years ago, and I just got off the phone earlier with Lisa who spent a couple of hours helping me get the fit just right - the horse has changed, so we changed the saddle to match. Reactor Panel isn't cheap, and they are all English-style, but I feel more secure in my RP than I do in a Western-style now that I'm used to it. Something else I'd strongly recommend, esp. if you're working with a standard solid tree saddle, is the Equimeasure kit. You can easily make a mold of your horse's back, then stick it into saddles and feel around to see what fits and what doesn't. The fact that the horse's back will change is another thing I like about the Reactor Panel - I can keep changing the saddle as the horse changes. They can also give you a try-out saddle at a reasonable charge so you can see how you like it. I also just can't say enough good things about how supportive they've been. The Specialized Saddles are also a cool concept - they can be changed around, too, and do come in Western style. Now I really need to get back to work... =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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