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Re: [RC] TWH - saddle fit - Lynne Glazer

The Duetts aren't that expensive for the broad backed horse. Many Lipizzaner owners use them as an affordable saddle, their horses are not overly wide (13" or so in RP parlance) but very flat backed.

I had TWHs for ten years, and as Bruce and Truman say, freeing up that wither/shoulder is key. I saw a huge difference in my old fart after switching to an OF from a typical TWH flat saddle. This was in the early 90s, and he was a huge guy, bet he was being horribly pinched at the bottom of the tree points, I was relatively clueless about saddle fit then, but knew the flex-panel saddle would be a better choice. My other TWH was more the typical slab-sided type, with a deep heart girth--like Bobbie Lieberman's Gypsy if anyone knows her. They both went well in that saddle. It wasn't until I went back to Arabs that saddle fit became an issue again.

So pleased to hear of the DQP disruption at the Celebration. :-) Makes my day.

Lynne

On Aug 26, 2006, at 10:36 AM, Laney Humphrey wrote:

Since more and more people are riding really broad horses (not for endurance, more for pleasure and low level dressage), there are some saddles now made for tabletop backs - but they aren't cheap!
Laney


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[RC] TWH - saddle fit, Marlene Moss
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