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So would these mean they would be a good choice for horses with dippy 
backs?  Or do these dippy-backed horses change their shape as they get 
stronger and wind up in the same position?

On Monday, July 4, 2005, at 03:16 AM, Ridecamp Guest wrote:

> Please Reply to: Liz liz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> In response to: "They tried to avoid scrubbing in back by having a 
> high amount of rocker, which caused a lot of the horses that they were 
> used on to have white marks in the middle of their backs.
>
> Quentin"
>
> This was my experience also with these saddles. I tried four of them a 
> while back and thought maybe it was the conformation of my own horses 
> but later learned that a lot of people had the same problems with 
> them. I saw a lot of Gaston Mercier saddles at the Florac 100 in 
> France and a lot of sore horse backs. He certainly designs very unique 
> and beautiful saddles and spends a lot of money in advertizing 
> especially in France so a lot of newbies think it is THE saddle to 
> buy. However, a lot of experienced riders seem to use other saddles.
>
> Liz
>
>
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