Boz

["Sharlene" <sharrc@sosinet.net>]

I have to speak to this.  Until one sees John ride, and see how his horse
responds, one really can't pass this kind judgment.  I accept your
impression.  But, I did have the opportunity to speak one-on-one to John,
and to see him work his clinic horse.  Awesome is the only word that comes
to mind.  I have never seen this kind of rider/horse cooperation short of
videotapes of the Spanish Riding School performances (a different forum,
that's for sure!)  It was just pretty incredible, and what really impressed
me was the happy attitude of his horse, which he'd only been riding for a
year and had purchased for $1,000.
    People can certainly have different opinions, and also different styles
of riding.  Science is where there is one right answer; Art is where there
are many.  I say, the proof is always in the pudding.
Sharlene (actually living in the same county as Boz Saddlery).
-----Original Message-----
From: Sue Brown <sbrown@wamedes.com>
To: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Friday, September 24, 1999 8:54 PM
Subject: RC: Re: Specialized Saddles


>>I just received a letter and advertisement from Specialized Saddles.  I
>currently own a Boz saddle.  It has not made my h=
>>orse's back sore at all, but the width (twist) is a little much for my
>small frame and having the stirrups so far forward=
>>throws my top half forward when posting and cantering.  I talked to John
>about this and his explanation was for me to ph=
>>ysically pull the stirrups back with my leg while cantering and trotting.
>I do not think HE has actually tried to do thi=
>>s for 50 or more miles!  I have several years of dressage training under
>my belt and something tells me that my over-forw=
>>ard position is not JUST me.
>>
>
>It's not JUST you.  I had a long talk with him at the convention where he
>tried to tell me that the "feet forward" position was THE balanced position
>that everyone should ride in, and that I didn't know what I was talking
>about!! (I had been referring to aspects of balanced riding ala Sally
>Swift!)  I ended up having to be rude and just walk away since he was not
>going to listen to anything I had to say and was being pretty obnoxious
>about whatever I *did* say.  Insults certainly aren't going to sell many
>saddles or clinic attendances.  We obviously had very different ideas about
>what balanced riding meant...and he wasn't very nice when my idea was
>different than his.
>
>Sue
>
>sbrown@wamedes.com
>Tyee Farm
>Marysville, Wa.
>
>
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