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Re: [RC] What Saddle to use in Mtns Question - Karen SullivanPlease Reply to: Lisa Bentley cwbleb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== After a lot of research, I chose the Bob Marshall endurance saddle which I absolutely. I ordered it youth cut (to allow for more leg swing) and with extra long billets (to prevent my legs rubbing.) It is "cushy" comfortable, secure, puts me in the correct riding position & fits just about any horse I can crawl up on. I use it with the Skito pad and it has yet to produce a sore back. I do ride in the hills & mountains with it and find a breast collar a must have. Hope this helps, Lisa B. *As far at Mtn. riding.....just a note that the rider I crewed for just completed Tevis in a Bob Marshall endurance saddle, with skito pad and Dixie Midnight. Actually, I had advertised my mare on the sportsaddle list some years ago for sale...and really wanted a sport saddle owner to buy her, as we had started her under saddle and on the trail in these saddles, and I knew they were lightweight and fit her well. She did all her conditiioning rides and 50';s in the SS, then the rider went to Tevis. Unlike quite a few horses I saw the day after Tevis, this mare had no rub marks, has had no white pressure spots over time, and her back did not seem especially sensitive or sore after 100 miles. She also had a breastcollar and crupper. Karen =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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