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Re: [RC] Rigging options for existing sportsaddle - Karla Watson

Hi Karen!
I converted both my sport saddles from western rigging to english rigging (2 billets!). I don't know about the V rigging but found that I can adjust the saddle from on top of my horse and with a nice dressage girth (with elastic), it helped keep my saddle in place better.
 
Here is the website that sells the converter (from western to english) at bottom of page.
 
There is also some very good high-lining merchandise to buy on this same page.
 
Karla Watson
Portland
 
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 12:16 PM
Subject: [RC] Rigging options for existing sportsaddle

I've had my sport saddle for about four months now, and I really like it -
I'm finally getting used to riding in it.

I only have one problem, and that is with the cinch. My mare is extremely
round (and FAT right now), and the cinch keeps on sliding forward - I'm
using a crupper to keep the saddle in place (she has round shoulders and
almost no withers), but the cinch continues to slide up to right behind her
elbows.

To add another twist, I have a difficult time adjusting the cinch from the
saddle - and since I'm using a skito pad, which compresses after warmup, I
really need to be able to do this (If I get off to do it, it defeats the
purpose - without my weight in the saddle, the pad pops back up). When I
rode English, I had no problems, because there were two billet straps to
adjust - I could adjust one, then the other. But right now, I keep losing
the cinch strap when I adjust (I'm using sportacks quick cinch, which is
easier than a standard cinch, but still a problem).

I saw in one of the classifieds that someone has set up a "V" rigging on
their saddle. Can someone explain this to me? It seems from the pictures
that they loop the cinch strap through the back D ring on the saddle. An
ideal situation for me would be a type of center fire rigging using the
sportack option that provides two billet straps - but the saddle is not
configured for that - just the standard endurance model.

Any other ideas?

Thanks!

Karen and Mazzie

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