>> All beings will eventually give up when they understand that you are not listening. <<
My mare did just that. She had been trying to tell me the saddle hurt her and finally quit on be on the trail and became a plow horse. I feel so bad now. That is what woke me up to her pain. She had been slinging her head during transitions and I finally heard her. My new saddle should arrive in a couple of weeks and (fingers crossed) it will fit her.