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

[rides2far@juno.com (Angela C. McGhee)]

I believe that's the name.  You'd think I'd remember that, rode Apps for
18 years!

Angie


On Wed, 28 Jan 1998 20:43:57 -0600 Chris Paus <paus@micoks.net> writes:
>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:
>>
>>
>>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
>>
>>>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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