Re: RC:Saddle fit

["Cora" <bandc@teknett.com>]

Correct!!!!...Cora
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Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 4:25 PM
Subject: RC: RC:Saddle fit


> Barb Peck bpeck@together.net
> Barb Peck
> bpeck@together.net
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> RE: Saddles slipping forward.
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> Er, I don't mean to step on anyones toes here,
> but a crupper shouldn't be used to hold a saddle
> in place if it doesn't fit in the first place.
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> Saddles can slip forward if:
> 1) The saddle fits the horse, but the girth rigging
> is too far back of the horses natural girth groove.
> The girth creeps up to where it should be and the saddle goes with it. (A
crupper will help in this case,
> but the rigging should really be in the correct place for the
> horse.)
>
> 2) The saddle is too narrow,  so it sits up on the bottom edge
> of the bars, and it'll creep forward (and probably the horse will
> be sore.)
>
> 3) The saddle is too wide in the wither area (It'll pitch up in the back).
It'll move down in front and forward.
>
> A crupper will work if the horse is witherless (and the
> saddle fits) or if the horse has low withers, with no depression
> or flair to the shoulders (and the saddle fits).
>
> Regards,
> Barb
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