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RE: [RC] ?Saddle for Wide-Backed Horse? - Ranelle RubinTitle: MessageWhen I
had a wide backed horse, and Arab who was 6 at the time and whose back was
obviously still changing, after hauling him from tack store to tack store,
purchasing several saddles that did not work, I finally found a saddle
that did and has worked for every horse I have ridden since (imagine
that!)..It is a Skyhorse aka Skyrider. They are no longer made, but can be found
if one is diligent. The entire tree is on hinges so it adjusts to fit the
angle of any horses' back. I am not going to sit here and try to
convince you this is the best saddle, etc..but I have riden everything from
14'2" Arabs to 17H t-breds with these saddles (I now have 3 in my barn) with
only one horse who had any difficulties. He was a "inverted-back-head in the
sky" horse I was training. Once I got his head down, his back where it needed to
be, and got him working off his rear-end, he is fine with this saddle. He
finished Tevis 2003 with this saddle on his back in 23rd looking like a
million! Any of you who recieved or saw this years Tevis magazine, he is the
horse who we leased to Mr Hasumi in 2003..great finish
photo..
So
there is my 2cents about saddles. I bought my third one this summer off of
endurance.net because my son who is 11 needed a saddle, so I gave him my first
Skyhorse and found a great deal on one. My boyfriend rides the other one.
Ranelle Rubin
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