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Gosh, there isn't much help for you my dear, you're
too near the edge, LOL...

sorry, couldn't resist.

the answer is whatever works for you and your horse.
There's no reason you can't ride a KMH with a
traditional English saddle. No reason you can't use an
English saddle on trails or endurance.

I personally prefer AP style saddles, other people
prefer dressage style.It's whatever works for you and
your horse. Gosh, that's a lot of help, eh?

Unfortunately, you'll just have to experiment. It's
helpful if you can find saddles you like that other
people have and see if they'll let you try them before
you spend the money.

If you can't, then go Ebaying and start trying saddles
and resell them if they don't work.

Don't worry. Texans are getting used to seeing people
in lycra tights riding in little English saddles,
LOL...

stubbens usually work pretty well on high withered
horses. They don't work at all on my flat backed
Arabs. the good thing there is that there often are
some bargains on Stubbens on Ebay. EquiBette is
Libertyville's house brand. I think it's made by
Thorogood.  seems to be decent for the money. If it
doesn't work, you haven't spent a fortune.

I have a wide variety of saddles at my barn, a
different kind for each horse... Makes it interesting!

chris
--- Harrytmdh <harrytmdh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> OK OK PLEASE Advise me PLEEEESE!!!!
>
> i am driving myself nuts here, but as my kids say
> "it
> wont be a long trip..."  I am sick absolutely sick
> to
> death of my western saddle. Its heavy, i can NOT
> ride
> in it!!! And as every helpful Texan for miles points
> out I have my stirrups too short...yeah? thats the
> ONLY way i can stay afloat. Having come from NJ to
> TX
> i miss my english saddle... 
> I need help here folks. Ginger is a 14.3 Kentucky
> Mountain saddle horse. So she gaits. her mama was a
> saddlebred, her papa a Rocky Mountain, somehow
> registering her as a KMSH. she has high withers
> also.
>
> My question is I want a decent ENGLISH saddle.I
> tried
> the treeless sportsaddles.. NO. Dont like them
> either!
> I am looking on ebay at used Collegiates and
> Stubbens.
> What do you suggest? or a new wintec? Equi-Bette?
> THEN
> WHAT? do I get a A/P, close contact, will a dressage
> work? I dont know what to get! Medium Tree?? We dont
> ride everyday and will probably never be any real
> competition for you folks, but we do trail ride, and
> I
> would someday like to try Dressage. I dont want an
> endurance saddle,not yet.
>
> Please help, Any advice is gratefully Acepted!!! i
> am
> just about bats over this. Ginger is honest and
> willing and I dont want to hurt her either. But this
> western saddle can not be good for her, cause I HATE
> IT!!!
>
> Paula and Ginger
> in still wonderfully HOT Texas :)
>
>
>
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