Re: endurance saddle for TB

[Truman Prevatt <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

We were looking for a saddle for Jordy.  We tried everything at the local tack
shop.  We ran into the Stubben rep one day and he came out to fit Jordy.  He was
really nice and I was quite impressed, but all his saddles were too narrow.  That

is too bad since these are great saddles.  This old boy has a wide back and a
very tall  narrow wither.

The only saddle we found to fit was the Arabian Saddle Co. Soltice - wide tree.
BTW it also fits Dan to a T.  These two guys are big Arabs.  Jordy is about 15-2
to 15-3 and Dan is 16 - this is a true hight not an inflated Arab height.

Truman

CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 98-09-23 11:59:30 EDT, kathy@nvolve.com writes:
>
> <<  "Own a TB, buy a Stubben". >>
>
> Works for a lot of Arabs, too. Bought a well-used Stubben in 1978 and rode it
> on ALL my horses until 1997 when I broke the tree.  Put over 4000 AERC miles
> on various horses with it, as well as all my conditioning, trail marking,
> pleasure riding, you-name-it.  Never had a sore back until the ride after
> which I discovered the broken tree...  Admittedly I have never had a horse
> that was hard to fit, either--Junior (my now-going-blind stallion) had 5
> different riders the year he was PNER mileage champion, and has had 11
> different riders in his career--all have used their own saddles, and the only
> time HE has had a sore back was the ride after which I discovered the broken
> tree...  Had one other PNER mileage champ (also reserve points champ--an old
> mare named Sansih) back in 1985 who was ridden by me in the Stubben every step
> of the way.
>
> Heidi Smith, DVM--Sagehill Arabians (Oregon)


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Truman Prevatt
Brooksville, FL

Mystic “The Horse from Hell” Storm
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