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[RC] Saddle Fit - JulienneI'm having a tough time finding a saddle that will fit my mare (and me). Yesterday I tried a County Competitor with a Spring Tree, wide, 17.5, short flaps that fit me like a dream.. but I'm not sure how it fits Isabella. When I placed the saddle on her, she had good contact along the front panels and the panels that went along her back (her previous saddle bridged quite a bit). However, there were 4 fingers width between her withers and the front part of the gullet. I've heard 2-3 fingers is a better fit. I rode her for about an hour (haha, longest I've ridden her since our last ride with all this mud) and she seems to go pretty well in it, but she's a pretty stoic horse so it was hard to tell. A friend of mine took a look with me riding in it and she felt along the bottom of the front panels and said there was pretty good contact (although it was snug) and it didn't seem to be pinching her.. The saddle has a nice wide gullet and the balance of the saddle (pommel/cantle) seems to be pretty good, although I'll take another look the next time I'm out there. Any expert saddle fitters have input on how this fits? Is 4 fingers width okay as far as gullet clearance in the front if it has good contact everywhere else? It's hard for me to believe that my mare (a little 14.2 arab/paso fino) needs an extra wide tree. I also have my eye on a Schleese, 17.5, short flap which I've been told by Schleese's saddle fitters can be widened to an extra wide if necessary. Julienne & Isabella (just wish this horse could talk and let me know how the saddle feels!) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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