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Don't know how wide you need but the Wintec Aussie has the changeable 
gullet which can be made pretty wide.  I have one and when I've want to 
feel really secure, I've loved the saddle.  Took a reined cowhorse 
clinic and went down the fence in that saddle.  Not pretty but I didn't 
worry about coming off.
Laney

Beth Walker wrote:
> Do you know if they come in wide tree sizes?
>
> I have gotten the impression that they mostly fit the narrow / 
> high-withered type horses, and don't fit big-shouldered, round-barrel 
> types.
>
> I've always wanted one, mostly because I thought they would be really, 
> really secure, but didn't think they would fit.  The price was a bit of 
> a stopper, too.  At the moment, I can only afford to buy one pricey 
> saddle.  :)
>
>
> On May 9, 2007, at 6:03 AM, Glenda Snodgrass wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 8 May 2007, Rusty Toth wrote:
> >
> > > I am also curious about these saddles. Please share your thoughts on 
> > > them
> > > good and bad.
> >
> > It seems to me that Aussie saddles are one of those things you either 
> > love or hate.  If you like a deep, secure seat that really holds you 
> > in, then you'll like an Aussie. If, however, you like a wide open seat 
> > with lots of room to move around, then you'll hate an Aussie.
> >
> > I personally love them.  I used one on my little Arab when I first 
> > started in endurance.  It fit me perfectly and I never came out of it 
> > -- the only saddle I never came out of riding that little horse. :))  
> > It didn't fit him so well, though, so we moved on to a custom Desoto 
> > saddle which fit us both.  I've always wanted another Aussie, and I'm 
> > seriously considering one for my new horse.  I found the seat to be 
> > very secure, and the poleys never got in my way, never interfered with 
> > posting at all, and definitely helped me stay on when Lakota did his 
> > "Exit, stage left!" maneuver.
> >
> > Glenda R. Snodgrass
> > AERC #M18819
> > SE Region
> >
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