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Abetta's are not junk at all.  I've had several and rode in them for over 15 
years without a problem.  We even went swimming with the saddles and it 
didn't hurt them at all.  The cordura/leather seats are very grippy and when 
I switched to a leather Tucker recently, I had to get a seat cover to keep 
myself from slipping all the time.

Rae
Tall C Arabians - Central

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie Fuller" <natira121@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <morris921@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 6:01 PM
Subject: [RC] First saddles


> What Ed said is good advice, and I'll add this:
>
> If you feel comfortable in a western, look into the bighorn saddles... 
> they are resonable, well built and look pretty good.  In my experience, 
> stay away from the low end A-Betta's.  My husband had one, and it was a 
> piece of junk!  I doubt it would have held up a year in an endurance 
> and/or training for endurance situation. The other problem he had with it 
> was that the seat was so danged slippery! Good thing he knows how to fall 
> from all his years of athletic endeavors! *grin*
>
> English saddles are light, and there's alot of good cheaper ones out 
> there.  But, like Ed said, if you aren't used to riding in one, it's going 
> to add a lot of stress to your starting a horse, and possibly changing 
> riding style too.
>
> Don't forget about Aussies, but stay away from the cheapies.  They're crap 
> too.  You can find decent ones cheap if you look.  I rode western for 
> years, then english, and now Aussie.  I swear bu them, in spite of their 
> being heavier than most endurance type saddles.  To me, the fit, quality 
> and security of these saddles make the weight a moot point. (If you want a 
> big plug for Syd Hill saddles, email me!)
>
> My advice is to ride what you've got and research all the saddles out 
> there on the web.  And when you are out riding, ask everyone about their 
> saddles, and try them if yu can.  You may want to look into getting your 
> horse's back measured with a back gauge (some saddle shops will let you 
> rent them, some horse chiropractors will do the same, or you can pay to 
> have your horse measured.  Ths will help a lot in looking at saddles, and 
> is really important if you get to the point where you decide to have a 
> custom saddle built, in any style.
>
> Julie
>
>
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