Thanks for the info - We live in an Amish area, so I think I'm going to
take the saddle to a local harness shop and have a few rings added and a breast
collar made. I'm more concerned about the shifting from side to
side. Of course, with more experience, that should change. Thanks
again.
Both my daughters have ridden in the 13" pony western saddle, a cheap
$250 dollar saddle, I bought to get my oldest started. We
have a 13.2 hand pony mare and she has taught both my girls to ride. I
use to use a breast collar with it, but it wore out and I have not replaced it
yet. I have used a biothane that was a touch too big on her and switched
to a nylon breast collar and it worked just fine. I have owned the
pony for over 6 years. I bought her when my daughter
was 5 yo she is now going on 12. I can tell you that we
have put many many miles on this pony with this saddle and have never had any
back problems.. I would very much like to buy a BM saddle
because of the miles we do, but don't have an extra $800. When we ride
it's anywhere from 10 miles to over 15 miles. I found the nylon breast
collars and easier to adjust and more flexible.
