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Re: [RC] [RC] Hi ! & a What Saddle to use in Mtns Question - terry banisterAnd don't forget the Valarie "Kanavey" saddle.<html><P><IMG height=12 src="http://graphics.hotmail.com/emsmiled.gif"; width=12> Happy Trails!</P> <P>Terry</P> <DIV></DIV></html> >From: "Margaret Dinan" <margrott@xxxxxxxxxxx> >To: "Laney" <laneyh@xxxxxxxx>,"DRG1" <copper111@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,"Ride Camp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: [RC] Hi ! & a What Saddle to use in Mtns Question >Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 07:06:25 -0400 > >You 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!! > >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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