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Hey Laney,

 

I understood the Balance folks collaborated with Linda P on the design, but are not the actual saddle makers.  I like the look of the saddle very much, though as for most excellent products, the ka-ching! factor weighs in heavily. The Parelli saddle fitting philosophy varies from what most folks are accustomed, from placement of the saddle far enough back to allow for a full range of motion for the shoulders, use and placement of shims between the saddle and pad to avoid that forward-falling sensation, and a bit of a different position of sitting on one's bum for balance.  It's a quite comfortable position, and gets me considering the notion of parting with my dressage saddle.  Or not.  I have mixed feelings. I still would need another saddle for distance riding, if only for tougher leather than my 'delicate' pretty saddle.  Can't even get it wet, and riding in the rain is fun when properly equipped. 

 

I'd be interested in the saddles people ride that do well in the elements, particularly rain......... 

 

Yah, Cal is tall to be sure, but my nearsightedness helps keep the distance to the ground obscured.  And, he covers a lot of ground while still seeming to move slowly.  My 15 hand pistol, Delphi, is also long strided, but can go so fast the wind seems to whistle between her ears, you can feel the speed like driving a good roadster, and you can feel her joy.....   Cal doesn't have that feeling (yet... but I've had him less than a month).....   Delphi is level-backed at any gait, but it's easier to 'sit' Cal's trot --- and she is so athletic someone told me she'd make a good cow or reining horse.  It is certainly fun to play 'cow pony' with her at liberty (I get to be the calf, lol....) 

 

Liz

Minnesota

 

Laney Humphrey <laneyhh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I do know that the Parelli saddle is made by the Balance company so it
should be well designed. I can't imagine sitting on a horse 3 hands
taller than mine - more power to you!!!
Laney

Elizabeth Chase wrote:
> Well, then, perhaps I should invest in that parachute from the
> door-to-door salesman after all...... my new rescue is 17.2 1/2 hands
> ......... he was an eventer (no he'll not be doing distances that I can
> forsee, lol..... my 15 hand Teke cross is for that) .... his stride at
> a regular trot is soooooo long.....
>
> I can see, though, teaching him how to bow or use his neck to launch me
> aboard. Not looking forward to practicing emergency dismounts from him,
> but if I get on, I'd best be able to disembark in a heartbeat. My Teke
> mare has learned how to yield to me so I can slide over from things like
> fences and picnic tables (standard mounting block size for the TB, lol).
>
> Oh, and I am 5' 4"....
>
> Then there's the saddle question..... but before I pester folks, is
> there a way to search the archives to see what has already been
> written? Any experience with the Parelli saddles around here?
>
> Vertical displacement fun,
>
> Liz
> Delphi (Aiyupi's half brother)
> Cal (new boy in the family)
>
> Minnesota
>
>
>
> */D'Arcy Demianoff-Thompson /* wrote:
>
> "laughing out loud" Chris that is what two and three step mounting
> blocks, tree stumps, fence rails, etc.. are for! Also, when you
> drop off those 16H horses to the ground...ouch! I just have to
> imagine what it looks like when I get off a 15-16H horse - I am only
> 5'2". Probably NOT a pretty site. The reward...they give me a
> better viewing point that much higher up! LOL!
>
> */D'Arcy Lynne
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