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My Andy Foster saddle has foam panels rather than wool flocking, so  
that wasn't even an option.


On May 11, 2007, at 9:59 PM, Laney Humphrey wrote:

> I had an Andy Foster saddle once but sold the horse so eventually  
> sold the saddle.  I'm wondering though, if a competent saddler  
> could reflock it and make it fit the horse you have now.   
> Admittedly there are very few people in this country who can do  
> that, but depending on where you live, maybe there is one.  But, if  
> the tree really is too narrow there probably isn't anything that  
> can be done.
> Mary Ann, if you're reading this, a saddle with a tree that's too  
> narrow is like a wearing an A width shoe when our foot is really a  
> B width.  No saddle pad will fix the problem because the pad is  
> just more "stuff" being put in a space already too small.
> Laney
>
> Beth Walker wrote:
> > Dry spots indicate too much pressure.  They are located right  
> > behind the shoulders.  I'm pretty sure that this problem is from a  
> > too narrow tree -- the saddle was made for my old horse, who had  
> > higher, narrower withers, and nothing is going to fix that except  
> > for a new saddle.  This spring, when he started to shed out, he  
> > began showing white hairs -- not a lot, just a little roaning.   
> > However, the roaning is exactly where the dry spots were.  I tried  
> > lots of different pads with that saddle, and nothing fixed the dry  
> > spots.    In the meantime, I'm using my Specialized, which fits  
> > better.
> > On May 11, 2007, at 1:39 PM, Mary Ann Spencer wrote:
> > > What is the problem from leaving dry spots?????   Seems having  
> > > the withers and shoulders doing ok is the highest priority?   
> > > Where r the dry spots? Sometimes I must wonder if somone is just  
> > > trying to sell saddles?    There are great pads now that make up  
> > > for a few small saddle fitting problems. The trouble with  
> > > changing saddles frequently is that as the horse deveops mucles,  
> > > the fit of the saddle will change.  I am planning to get one of  
> > > the Parelli pads rather than change saddles unless there is  
> > > really a bad fit. Those pads are pricey but not as high as a new  
> > > saddle.
> > >
> > > I have read a lot of accounts of the horses confirmation changing  
> > > as the fitness improves.  It is so difficult to get a good fit  
> > > for both horse and rider.
> > >
> > > IMHO
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beth Walker" <bwalker2@xxxxxxx>
> > > To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 1:35 PM
> > > Subject: [RC] Arabian Saddle Compay
> > >
> > >
> > > Has anyone had any experience with these saddles?   I am considering
> > > either the Solstice or the Rubicon styles.
> > >
> > > I currently have an Andy Foster English saddle that I love, but it
> > > doesn't fit my horse.  I had a saddle fitter check it, and she said
> > > that it was not a bad fit, but it leaves dry spots...  So, I'm
> > > looking to replace it with another English-style saddle that I can
> > > ride in local shows and in LDs.   I have a Specialized that I bought
> > > for doing LDs, but it is a bit long for my boy -- he is about 14.2
> > > and very compact,  so the Specialized with its Western-style bars
> > > takes up his whole back from withers to hips.  An English style fits
> > > him better as far as panel length is concerned, and would let me use
> > > the same saddle in local shows and in LD rides.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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