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Re: [RC] English saddle - short or long billets and Why? - rjkopp

Go long...if your saddle fits you won't have a problem with shifting.  And, if 
you find you don't like them you can cut them to be short.  If you start out 
short and have a problem then it is a bigger project to have long billets put 
on at a later date.

Roxanne/Kentucky

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From: "Marta Kozlowska" <martank@xxxxxxxxx>


I ordered a semi-custom saddle for my mare. It's coming in January.
It's an all purpose saddle. My previous saddle was a dressage saddle
but the one before that was an all purpose, too.  So while we were
fitting the horse for the saddle a question came up as to what billets
to get - long or short. My initial reaction was that long billets
(which would allow me to use a dressage girth) might put the buckles
under my calf somewhere. But then as I thought about it I realized
that I didn't have that problem with my dressage saddle so why would I
have that problem with an AP. My concern with short billets is that
they may create bulk under my thigh. So I asked on another horsey
board and I also asked my trainer. I got many opinions. Some people
claim that the longer girth gives the saddle more stability.  Others
say that short billets make it easier to adjust the girth from the
saddle (true but not really my concern here). So I'm curious what the
endurance folks think about this issue?

Thanks!

Marta

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