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[RC] re-rigging saddle - Laurie DurginHmmm, hope I am ok to try this, but heck, life needs excitment.If a normal english saddle with short billet straps is rigged with a long girth, then my single flap with a channel and long billets and short girth, which seems to be encouraging the saddle to go too far forward because of their elbow groove, . . . . Then if I take the long billets out of the 'channel' in the center of saddle (checking with a flashlight and seeing the billets are sewn to a nylon strap attached to the tree, behind the stirrup bar, about 1/3 to 1/2 way back from pommel. . . So I take them out of the channel which forces the billets to come out of the bottom of the flap(dressage style, or like a Wintec) and just girth it that way, so the straps can angle some forward towards his girth groove. Mind you, I use a crupper and breastplate, so there should be some security there. I don't think >vbg< it will flip upside down. . . .Trying this tomorrow. . . Unless there are any objections. . . It may actually solve my problem.9 Or maybe get another channel sewn at an angle). After this I just make my own saddle!!!!!!! _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar ? get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ ============================================================ There are 2 ways to win at this sport. You take a horse and race him for a short time and then find a new horse or you can take one horse , do the homework and spend many miles and years enjoying that horse. ~ Paddi Sprecher ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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