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Re: [RC] saddle fit for low-withered horse - Chris PausI'd say, even if the saddle you have is wide enough, it may not fit the horse if it slides. I finally found a saddle that fits my very wide, round as a butterball, mare. I got a Duett. I usually ride in a western style endurance saddle, but the DuettAP is what fit Ali. I put a light biothane breast collar on her, more to have a place to hang my HRM than to hold the saddle. No crupper. I've ridden up and down some very steep terrain with her in that saddle and it has not moved much. It's also a very secure seat for me. Check the "rock" in the saddle, the scoop of it.. does that fit the scoop of your horse's back? Is the saddle placed appropriately? A lot of people put the saddle too far forward. I hope this helps. chris --- Ridecamp Guest <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Please Reply to: Karen Gardella billnkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== I was hoping that some of you out there may be able to give me some advice on helping to solve my saddle fit problem on a new mare that I purchased. The mare is stocky, slightly high behind (in the rump) with lower withers. I have tried some saddles that fit her width-wise, but they always seem to creep up her withers, even with working her just on the flats. Her previous owner said that she had used an Orthoflex cutback on her with a crupper without any problems. I have tried an Orthoflex but it still seems to creep up her withers. I hate to rely on a crupper to keep the saddle in place, but at this point I don't know what else to try. I don't have much experience with using cruppers. I have seen ads on Brown's CorrecTor pad which claims to keep saddles in place, even on the downhills, but have not found anyone that has tried it. Has anyone on Ridecamp know of anyone that has success with the CorrecTor pad or even tried one? Also, I've been told that ofter treeless saddles can work good on horses with lower withers. Is there anyone out there that has a horse with similiar problem that has found anything that helps. Any advice or input would be much appreciated! You can email me directly at billnkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Thanks!!!!!!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ===== "A good horse makes short miles," George Eliot Chris and Star BayRab Acres http://pages.prodigy.net/paus =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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