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Re: [RC] Dressage saddles for endurance - Zephyr Arabians--- DESERTRYDR1@xxxxxxx wrote: shoulder blades should lie smooth against the body, it helps to have a small pocket behind them, at least in placing the saddle and having it stay there. What you're talking about here is the "sweet spot" and is important for a horse to have good saddle position. This is what is lacking on my mare that wears a crupper. She's got ok withers and a strong back, but without the sweet spot the saddle doesn't stay still on steep downhills. As I said, she's the only one of my horses with this issue, so it's one I've become far too aware of. :) BTW, I like well-sprung ribs and do not consider the wide back of an Arabian to be a fault -- as long as they have withers and sweet spot -- the teardrop shape is correct on a TB or some other breeds, but few Arabians are built like that, even good Arabians. I also use a Wintec Dressage Pro (w/ interchangable gullet, but older than the CAIR models). How do you like the CAIR as compared to the older models? I'm thinking about getting a Dressage 2000 or AP 2000 with the CAIR system eventually. Have you ridden in the AP? I'm a rider that is greatly annoyed by the slightest misalignment of the stirrups -- partly due to having ridden bareback & dressage so much, and partly due to a bad back. ~Nicole ===== * Zephyr Arabians & KattWmn Web Design * * http://www.zephyrarabians.com * * http://www.kattwmn.com * * From the "Horse Capital of the USA" Norco, CA * * * * You have the right to remain silent, anything * * you say can be misquoted and used against you. * __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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