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Re: [RC] Many saddles... still a sore back - need advise (little long) - Ericka Nelsonok, i will dare to say this again....i have tried the wintec, sharon saare and a very nice albion saddle. all made my horse very sore in different areas,,,swelling and tenderness. i am now using the torsion treeless trekker. artie loves it and has had no soreness at all. i, however, am still nursing my sore knees from our first long (25 miles) ride early on this summer, as i had not adjusted the stirrups correctly. i'm hearing that this saddle is a lot like the barefoot saddle. i will check this one out at AERC this march. ericka ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ridecamp Guest" <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 12:24 PM Subject: [RC] Many saddles... still a sore back - need advise (little long) Please Reply to: S. Smith shayne.smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== This year I have been struggling with saddle fit for my 10yr old gelding. He finally grew out of his previous saddle we have had for 2yrs. This is our fourth endurance season, and we are finally done growing!! Problem is... I have tried 4 different saddles this year with no luck. My gelding keeps coming up sore on his loins on both sides. He is "short-backed" and I am very aware of the types of saddle I try. I have tried Wintec, Soltice, RP and KL Select. All saddles seem to fit fine at first (2months) and then continue to make him sore. Time off and try again? We regularly keep up with Dressage lessons for balance, flexibility and strength. And we don't over do any rides. We mid pack and have approx 600 miles under our belts. I have asked my loacl vet to check out any leg problems as well. None. My farrier is a great farrier, no foot problems. My gelding does not have a lot of whithers (crupper needed). And we have NO white hairs anywhere. It's just sore when we bath or scrub down an hour after a ride. Gone the next day. Any suggestions out there? Very frustrated. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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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