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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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