[Guest] Re: [RC] Sports Saddle/Ansur Saddle - Mary Orosz
I have both an Ansur and a Sport Saddle. I will have
had the Ansur for 2 years next month and have put a lot of miles on it,
although I do not do 50’s or 100’s. I alsway check his back
after long rides just to make sure he is not sore – this is because in
previous saddles he has gotten sore and when I got him he had 2 white spots on
his back. He is mutton withered and very round. The saddle is
holding up wonderfully – the only wear is from when I used regular
stirrups and they scratched the saddle somewhat. I solved this problem by
getting some wintec stirrups. I just purchased a BM Sport Endurance saddle recently,
since he is a spooker and I have tasted the dirt a few times. – Those darn
instantaneous pivots! I also needed a second saddle since I got a second horse
so the BM endurance sounded like the perfect solution. The BM endurance is only
used for trail since I like the connection between you and your horse with the Ansur.
I had borrowed a BM endurance to try and felt more secure, although I like the
knee pads and the comfort of the Ansur better. I have since found out
that they now have a “Secure System” that they can retrofit your
saddle with and am considering having that done if I have some spare money some
time. I have had no problems with rubbed hair, but they did tell you to seat
the saddle one or 2 inches behind the withers. I used a non slip pad
(kind of like you line your kitchen drawers with) and a filler pad that Ansur
sells. I do know that Skito makes a pad especially for the Ansur saddle.
