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Re: [RC] gaited saddles - Laney HumphreyJust the same as various folks have been saying about horses: ride what you've got and enjoy the ride - if the saddle fits your horse and you and lets the two of you do your job comfortably and happily, ride it! Since endurance horses trot (or gait) most of the time, a saddle that gives great shoulder clearance is the way to go. The saddle designed for gaited horses probably has more than usual flare to the fronts of the tree which gives the shoulders lots of room.Laney PAMELA LANIER wrote: Rode my short backed arab the other day in a friends center fired rigged fabtron gaited endurance saddle...had been previously riding in a wintec ap with the medium wide gullet. Good wither clearance, nice shoulder movement, nice sweat pattern and no sore back. I was amazed at what it did for my seat...have had a couple of flying dismounts due to change of direction with the wintec(horses change of direction rider stayed on the same course) needless to say i felt much more secure...ridden western since youth and changed to english 4 years ago when i started endurance. I was wondering if anyone had any comments good or bad to make about the Fabtron gaited endurance saddle... Rode in my Arabian Big Horn western yesterday and had good wither clearance also but felt tighter in the shoulder area that the gaited saddle did. Sweat pattern seemed good also ...no dry spots but seemed not quite as wet in the wither area as did the gaited...Feels like coming back home to ride western again! No to mention what it has done for my confidence... =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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