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Re: [RC] [RC] Need Saddle Input - Karen SullivanHi Dawn, I do not believe he needs a treed saddle, but certainly, the old style Barefoots don't have any spinal clearance; that all has to be created by the right pad. I really give a good reccomendation for the Sensation hybrid. The Sensations have a gullet with spinal clearance, and the hybrid has good wither clearance. The pommel is firmly stuffed, so have some give....it is working just great on all my horses, and my mustang really gaited well downhill this past weekend. Karen On 10/8/07, Dawn Carrie <rdcarrie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: We're hoping the collective experience of you RCers can provide some ideas here... Can anyone suggest some saddles that will fit a horse that has a very prominent spine, is rafter-sided (ribs are not well-sprung...rather, they slant downward. This is a 13 yr old paso Fino gelding. He's currently being ridden in a treeless saddle (Barefoot Cheyenne), but his spine is so prominent that on hilly rides the spine is impacted by the rider's seatbones, and he gets a small bump on his spine. His back is more muscled up now due to being worked in frame and rounded (not hollow), but that spine is still very prominent, and always will be. He needs a treed saddle to give spine clearance. He's very narrow, so needs a narrow tree...but with good flare/clearance for the shoulders, as he has a *very* laid back shoulder and is very sensitive to any impingement on it. He also has quite high withers. At this point my husband (the rider) doesn't care if it's an English style or western style saddle...just wants some ideas to investigate that will work for the horse. Any ideas? Dawn Carrie, Texas =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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