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    RE: [RC] sport saddles - Linda Cowles


    > I have yet to hear one negative comment regarding the sport saddles.   -- Karla
     
    These are a few caveats....
     
    I own 2 sports saddles and they have worked great on all 4 of the horses - with very different backs - that I used them on... I traded in several highly regarded endurance saddles after many months of satisfaction with them.
     
    However nothing is perfect for every horse and every rider all the time.
     
    I've put them on two horses whose withers were too high for them.
     
    I've had friends who rode with their feet in front of their center of balance, and the horses had sore backs after long rides. These guys rode like cowboys in a chair type position even though the stirrups were hung in the centered seat position. Their weight was on their butts vs. being distributed throughout their inner leg and seat.
     
    I occasionally had a problem with a TB type horse who had a narrow rib cage and prominent spine if she dropped weight in early conditioning - something that happened easily. It then placed too much pressure on her spine, resulting in rubs. I watched her carefully and had a saddle with normal bars to use if she dropped any weight at all.
     
    Aside from that? Make sure you get it big enough! They look huge compared to other types of saddles, and most women I know groan at the sight of the seat! "Wow - is my butt THAT big???"   Get it big enough! This is NOT a "cute" saddle!
     
    Linda Cowles


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    Re: [RC] sport saddles, Karla Watson