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Re: [RC] light western saddle - rides2fardede, i suggest a bighorn western saddle. lightweight, comfortable, and will fit your big guy(horse and rider) it is a model 175, in either a 16 Hey Ed, Maybe yours is broader because of the bigger seat, but we borrowed the Big Horn tree once (factory is 6 miles from here) to put on our guys. My husband owned a Big Horn (15") at the time and rode a stocky App. When we put it on him it was OK in the pomel area, but in the rear the tree was too narrow and he was riding on the edges. My riding partner at the time rode an "American" (cheaper version of Big Horn on same tree built across the road) and that was where her horse was sore after rides the rear edges in the cantle area...even though she was a featherweight. The tree actually fit one of my narrower Arabs like a custom fit. I have a side view photo of that horse I'll send to you privately. The weirdest thing was, I kept telling Big Horn they should build their endurance saddle on an Arabian tree. We borrowed their Arabian tree and it would have fit a Belgian...VERY wide. This was about 12 years ago. Things could have changed. I believe our Big Horn was the 800 series if I recall correctly. Seems like the 16" was a different number. Angie =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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