Re: stirrups ...things I've learned./Italian Trooper?

[Chris Paus <paus@micoks.net>]

I've seen an Italian endurance saddle at one of our local tack shops. It's
brand name is Appaloosa. Isnt' that a hoot! I've talked to my Italian
horsey pals on thenet and the Appaloosa saddles are very popular over
there....

chris paus & star

At 05:57 PM 1/28/98 EST, Angela C. McGhee wrote:
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>There was no mention of pivoting bars.  It seemed to be a rigid tree,
>with no panels of any sort between tree and horse. (If I remember
>correctly.)  When you looked at it it looked like the seat was far above
>the saddle, but it didn't really feel that way.  I couldn't reach the
>stirrups, don't know about the balance.  They claimed Maggie Price had
>just bought two of them.  I'm sorry, I do not remember the name of the
>saddle.  I don't remember them mentioning the word Trooper.  I am
>familiar with the Field Trial type saddles and this really didn't
>resemble them.
>
>Sorry I can't be of much help,
>Angie
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>>from
>4-5866]   Re that Italian 
>>saddle-was it a"Universal Pattern Trooper"?If it was 
>>,it may have had those pivoting sidebars I mentioned,and this would 
>>have 
>>accounted for the rep saying,in all sincerity,"it fits all 
>>horses".That's 
>>erroneous,of course,but pivoting side bars do go a long way toward 
>>solving the saddle fit problem.What was the brand name on that 
>>saddle?I've not seen an Italian trooper,but I did recently  see a 
>>photo 
>>of mounted present day border militia in China or Mongolia or 
>>Gazeekistan 
>>or some-such,mounted on-you guessed it-bronze arch slung-seat trooper 
>>saddles,all rather the worse for wear,as were the riders.Tough looking 
>>
>>characters!I'll bet they'd be competitve in Endurance competition.
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