I use an ANKY dressage saddle.? It fits my
Arab mares perfectly.
From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of nina bomar Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 10:12
PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] saddle issues:
barrel backed horses
I have a big ½
Arab ½ running quarter mare who is very wide backed and then a little 14.3 Arab
gelding that is short backed and wide as well. I also have an Arab
gelding who is slightly narrow and has a higher wither, in which I ride him in
an Orthoflex Cutback and I love it. The Orthoflex however definitely does
not fit the two wide backed horses. I don’t know where to start with this
whole saddle shopping thing. I remember it took me forever to finally
find the Orthoflex and I dread the saddle shopping all over again. I wish it
fit these other two horses, but they both have dry spots after riding and my
gelding that it fits never has a dry spot. My question is can anyone
suggest a saddle that is similar to the OF Cutback but fits a more wide backed
horse?
I recently
volunteered at the lunch stop at the Malibu
ride and thought that I would get some great ideas on which saddle to look into
next. Oh boy was I wrong…… each rider that came in seemed to have a
different saddle. I couldn’t believe how there really didn’t seem to be
one saddle in particular that was more commonly used. Additionally, all
the riders had their own stories as to why their saddle was the best!!!
