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Re: [RC] Saddle - best value & comfort? - Born Country

Hi Sharon,

Even though I'm brand new to this sport, I have ridden
in my sport saddle for several months now.  I love it
and so does my hard-to-fit horse.  I use a skito pad
under the saddle that distributes the weight evenly
and had a channel down the spine for air-flow.  The
inserts come out of the pad so I can just toss the pad
itself into the washer.  The inserts get horse hair
all over them, but I just use duct tape to get it off.


When I first used this saddle, I noticed 2 things
right off the bat.  I can feel the muscles of my
horse's back.  If he tenses for any reason, I know it.
The second thing was that he moves much easier;
really strides out on the trot.  I chose treeless
simply because my horse is so difficult to fit.  This
way, I don't worry about trees.  Of course, this is
just my humble opinion!

Esther

--- sharon1359@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Hi,

I'm growing increasingly disgusted with the saddle I
bought a year or so ago, 
around the time I bought my horse.  Being new to
distance riding, I thought 
that just because a saddle had "endurance" in the
name, it would be 
comfortable.  Even after having a saddle fitter
adjust it to my horse, we're 
both still having problems.  'Nuff said about old
history...

My horse is a 7yo 850# 14.2h Arab/Rocky Mountain
Horse, and he's gaited.  He 
takes a medium-wide tree, I'd guess.

Not only does the new saddle need to fit him really
well (which of course is 
obvious) and give him lots of shoulder room so he
can really stride out, but *I 
NEED* a really really REALLY comfortable seat for my
bony butt.  I also need 
the stirrups to be back far enough so I can get my
feet under my hips.

We're currently doing both CTR (up to 2-day 50's)
and Endurance (up to 50) but 
we're doing it all slow - this is our hobby not our
profession!  I have a very 
small budget... as in, will have to pay with several
different credit cards.

I'd love to find something used because it would be
less expensive, but I 
suspect it would be like me buying shoes at Good
Will... it wouldn't "break in" 
to his back like a new saddle would.  (Am I wrong?) 

Does anyone have any thoughts for me in this search?
 

What brands are a really good value when they're
new?  What brands might fit OK 
even though they're used?

Thanks,
-Sharon K. & Zephyr's Elegant Gift


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