[RC] Really wide-backed horse and saddle fit - Nancy
I have 2 horses that between
them they have been through more than 20 saddles in 5 years. Lyric is the
queen of wide, flat backed horses and she is very persnickety about fit. Jazzi
is just growing up and her saddles issues I consider normal. Jazzi is an NSH
also. My advice: get a Specialized and learn how to adjust it. It will save
you thousands of dollars and hours of frustration. I wish I had done it sooner!
Nancy Reed
Lazy J Ranch
ElfinForest,
CA
PS I have a SR Enduro, Bob
Marshall Barrel for sale.
Subject: [RC] Really
wide-backed horse and saddle fit
I have purchased an
Arab/Saddlebred gelding, 15 1/2H, who has a really broad back (and I mean
"really" broad), although he does have a nice wither. He is not in
endurance condition, but I hope to have him in easy 50-milers by mid-summer.
My dilemna in the meantime is what saddle to use (despite the fact that we
probably own at least 10 saddles from western to dressage to aussie to
endurance!)? I don't really think any of the saddles we presently own will fit
him very well, although I am considering starting him in the adjustable gullet
Wintec Dressage to start (and I know the drawbacks there) until he is ready for
some serious mileage. I would really like to avoid that whole, huge, messy
saddle fit problem if at all possible. It is very hard to figure out what ones
will work well once you start heading up into
bigger mileage ie: Reactor
Panel, Synergist, etc., so I'm trying to avoid
spending thousands and
thousands of dollars on saddles that just won't work for endurance, even if the
ads claim they will. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated - you
can e-mail me directly if you like to avoid problems with too many saddle discussions
on Ridecamp. Thank you.
