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Re: [RC] Wintec Users - Karla Watson

Its for my daughters' Paso Fino/Arab. He is gaited and has that typical gaited-shaped back. Points up on spine a mule back, hardly any withers and he is about as round as round can be, lower down. So too wide a saddle, it sits on his withers/spine a bit, too narrow and it catches that wide part of his little mighty shoulders. We are getting the white patches from dry patches. I have heard that treeless doesn't work well for gaited breeds but know many who ride in them successfully. I think we need to just get her treeless like our other 2 horses are in.
---------Karla Watson
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Paus
Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 7:45 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] Wintec Users

My thought on this is that you'd have the gullet spreading, but not panels. It would cause the saddle to be misshapen once you sit in it and ride in it. I think the gullet irons are needed for the integrity of the saddle.
 
I broke down and bought a Duett saddle for my very wide, no withers mare. I've been very happy with it and she has been too.
 
chris

Karla Watson <karlawatson@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Wintec Users: Have you removed the changeable gullets to leave no gullet in there to make it wider? I did that and tried in on this horse that is pretty mutton withered. Seem to fit better. Haven't ridden in it yet. Anyone do this? Will it work??
---------Karla Watson/Oregon


"Slowee, slowee catchee monkey," Rudyard Kipling, from The Jungle Book
 
Chris Paus
Lake Region SWA  http://lakeregionswa.fws1.com
 

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