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Re: [RC] Hi ! & a What Saddle to use in Mtns Question - Margaret DinanYou forgot to include Synergist in this list. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laney" <laneyh@xxxxxxxx> To: "DRG1" <copper111@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Ride Camp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 12:51 AM Subject: Re: [RC] Hi ! & a What Saddle to use in Mtns Question There are 4 saddlemakers that specialize in custom saddles for endurance and long distance (& 3 of them are women who actually compete!): Anne George, Katee Owens (Advantage Saddles), Marilyn Horstmyer (DeSoto Saddles), and Steve Ray (SR saddles). They can all work with you to design a saddle that will fit you and your horse and they are competitively priced. Laney They all have websites accessible from the "saddles" link on endurance.net. DRG1 wrote:Hi, I’m new here <waving Hi!!!>, just getting started in CTR (maybe endurance in the future). I’d like to introduce myself, plus ask a question, so heres a little background… I used to ride English 3 day eventing (did so for 18 yrs), & rode in a Stubben Siegfried (the one they USED to make – 1975 vintage), still have it, beautiful saddle, but English (to me) is too hard to ride in the mountains (7000 ft & UGHHH Rocky..) where I live, work & play. Got married, hubby only wanted to ride Western so I switched. He ropes, so I started too. I have been doing rodeo events since 1992 (competitive roping). Have had some fairly severe orthopedic problems (back, hip) this past yr, (me, not the horse), so I am no longer able to really ride the Quarter horses anymore (loping is very difficult on them for me). Bought a Missouri foxtrotter for the easy gaits & I can canter again! :^D (VBG)! So, now I am looking for a saddle. I don’t want to ride English for the aforementioned reasons, don’t like western saddles anymore as the “twist” is generally too wide for my hip, so I figured a hybrid endurance saddle. I am thinking the Tucker Equitation Endurance would be a good one, but I tried the medium tree – didn’t fit my MFT (too high, 4 fingers under the pommel), & felt the stirrups were too far forward – so I was not in a balanced seat, but riding on the cantle. I am thinking this is cuz the saddle was too high in front. I am waiting for the wide tree Tucker Equitation Endurance to come in to try. But, in the meantime, I am asking, what other endurance type saddles have a cushy seat (for my back) & a “relatively” narrow twist, & keep one in a “Balanced” seat to try? Anyone with a gaited horse that’s used one would be a plus too! J Thanks all, in advance for your reply, & nice to meet you!=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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