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Re: [RC] Treeless Saddles and Mounting - Chris Paus

Well, my mare doesn't have enough withers to hold a
saddle. Her back is the flattest I've ever seen on a
horse.

but, I did get a bareback pad to use until I find the
right saddle for her. It's called a Littlejoe Bareback
saddle. And surprisngly, I can mount up without it
slipping! It feels very secure.

The barefoot rolled around on Ali when I was riding.
The Littlejoe doesn't.

http://www.imagesmithstudio.com/lj/bbsdl.cfm

chris

--- Candace Kahn <paintedskyranch@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Chris,
     Sorry you had trouble with mounting with the
treeless.  A lot of people have written about that. 
I think that most people mount with their stirrup
hanging alongside the horse's loins.  Therefore when
weight is put into the stirrup the stirrup moves
under the stomach of the horse and the weight from
the rider tends to pull the saddle over unless held
in place by the withers.  With the treeless saddle,
since the saddle itself is so flexible, it doesn't
get held in place by the withers.  So what to do
about that?  Recently after reading about the
problems that people were having mounting I started
to look at how I mount and frankly I don't do it
that way.  Actually the way I mount might look goofy
but it works.  I place my foot in the stirrup and
place the stirrup and my foot forward and brace it
against my horses front leg so that when my weight
goes into the stirrup it presses against his leg and
gives me leverage to get up without pulling the
saddle over.  My left hand is grabbing mane and my
right hand when I bounce up pushes against my
horses' butt or the back of the saddle to help push
my butt over.  I never pull on the saddle or
overboard it goes.  
     I was glad to hear you enjoyed the experience
of the Barefoot Saddle once you got up there.  All
of my customers have loved the ride they get in this
saddle.

With Warm Regards,
Candy
www.boaboots.com<http://www.boaboots.com/>

Candace Kahn
Naturally Bare Hoof Care
New and improved Boa Boots are here!!
authorized dealer of Boa Hoof Boots, Barefoot
Treeless Saddles, 
Equipedic Saddle Pads, Best Friends Grazing Muzzle
Painted Sky Ranch
PO Box 639
Jacksonville, OR 97530
541-899-0149; 541-899-0150


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"A good horse makes short miles," George Eliot

Chris and Star

BayRab Acres
http://pages.prodigy.net/paus

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