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[RC] saddles (again) - Jonnienglish saddles (several): not enough room to hang thing from; 2 horses got sore backs over 50 miles+<<< I have no trouble adapting them to hang all the crap I can from them as easy as any other saddle. Most good saddle shops can add more rings to them. The fit is another issue. Many do not have a very large surface area to distribute the weight of some riders over enough area of the back. I liked the fit of the Arabian Saddle Co. Solstice for the horses, and it had a larger area to distribute the weight, but did not like the leg position for ME. others love it. They put you in more of a dressage position and I was used to. Big Horn endurance: crept forward up over the withers<<< They creep forward on most horses I have used them on. It is the current saddle that is fitting my guys, so I will go with it for awhile. I just use a crupper, and problem solved. Western style endurance -I have a hard time with my knees in any western fenders.<<< You can change them out you know. Nothing says you can't go to a 2" stirrup leather like Ortho-Flex uses. Look at the saddles Annie George makes. http://www.vtc.net/~ags/ She offers a lighter "fender". Tried a Stonewall - quite liked it but too narrow for my horse <<< Not uncommon from the ones I have tried. They usually fit a more narrow horse well, unless they have a custom fit for your horse done. For those of you who ride 100s - your saddles must fit well and be comfortable - DO tell! And what about those of you who ride several horses - how do you deal with that?<<< A saddle should fit well and be comfortable if you only do LD's IMO. I have 3 horses, and they are all wide. One has high withers, then springs wide. He has the dips or "pockets" below the withers. For him, he gets a pad that is thicker in that area. Otherwise, the Big Horn is fitting them right now. I also invested in an Impression Pad, to check saddle fit. Best investment I could have done. I ruled out a bunch of saddles before the XP2004. You will end up saving money by figuring out a saddle fit issue BEFORE you buy the saddle!! http://www.rocler.qc.ca/portlewis/index.htm Good luck in your search. I too, have hear nothing but good things about the Reactor Saddles, and they sound like they are worth the $$$ if you have it to spend. Jonni in TX =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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