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Another options is to get an English saddle with adjustable stirrup 
bars. That will allow you to adjust the placement of you stirrup (up and 
back) to accommodate for you and your horse. The horse can make a big 
difference where related to the correct placement of the stirrup (front 
to back) for the best balanced riding position. I have one horse that I 
can ride with a dressage saddle just fine but am uncomfortable in the 
more forward placement on my all purpose saddle. I have another one that 
is just the opposite - with a dressage saddle I am behind his trot but 
with an all purpose we are fine.

The adjustable bar would allow me to ride both horses with one saddle.

Truman

Ranelle Rubin wrote:
> Diana,
>
> One option for you might be one of the many treeless saddles that 
> allow front-to-back movement of stirrup placement. I have owned two 
> different kinds, and ridden in two others. Here are my personal 
> observations. I do not work for any of the companies. I have 
> represented one in the AERC booth, but only as a rider/user of their 
> product with no commission for selling saddles. (I always want to know 
> who has what to gain when I hear opinions of others re:products). 
> Treeless saddles are not for everyone, and they certainly are not for 
> every horse. I was forced to consider them due to my horse's back. It 
> is as wide as a draft horse and short as a Welch pony. It has worked 
> well for him so far.


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