saddle fitting

["Jessica Spoone" <lady_selene@hotmail.com>]

Can anybody give me a few tips on fitting a saddle? I don't want to spend 
the money on a custom saddle right now since I'm just getting into 
endurance. Preferably something under $600 is what I'm looking for. I know 
how to do a withers tracing but I have no clue where on the tracing I should 
measure and what part of the saddle it would correspond to. Any websites out 
there that can help? Swell, gullet and the various rigging terms are mostly 
where I'm lost. Thanks in advance. Jess + Casino (ummm mom I dunno if thats 
gonna fit....)


>From: RDCARRIE@aol.com
>To: penelope_75647@yahoo.com, ridecamp@endurance.net
>Subject: RC:    Re: Abetta and other saddles
>Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 16:03:21 EST
>
>Hi Penny,
>I got my new Specialized Saddle a few weeks ago, and love it...and perhaps
>even more importantly, my horse loves it too.  You can not only adjust the
>fit to your horse, but can change the stirrup position as well.  Posting is
>effortless.  Since I've only had mine a couple of weeks, I can't attest to
>how well the foam/velcro shims hold up over time, but even if they did 
>start
>to break down after a few years, it would be a simple matter to replace 
>them.
>  They're definitely worth looking into.  Dave (the guy who makes them) has 
>a
>demo program that lets you try one out before buying - he'll mail it to 
>you.
>I tried one at the ride he managed in January, and my horse just cruised
>along.
>
>Dawn in Texas
>
>
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