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Lynn,

I prefer to "assume innocence" here. Saying someone should have looked 
sooner..well..it goes without saying none of us know it all. The search to 
"do no harm" in riding our horses at all, not to mention the miles we do, is 
what it is all about, don't you agree?

I gave her and her mare a gift of a session with my equine therapist, which 
is where she discovered for herself that her horse had issues. She then was 
ready to explore solutions to those issues.

How many of us have learned lessons the hard way?? I am not ashamed to admit 
I fall into that category!

Best to you...

Ranelle Rubin
R.Rubin Consulting

raneller@xxxxxxx

916-663-4140 home office
916-718-2427 cellular
916-848-3662 fax




> From: Lynne Glazer <lynne@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Ranelle Rubin <raneller@xxxxxxx>
> CC: Ridecamp Camp <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [RC]   Another Freeform story!-Just the facts 'maam!
> Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 09:52:14 -0800
>
> Ranelle, I love your enthusiasm.
>
> It is so gratifying when a horse is able to travel without pain and  the 
> rider is comfortable as well.  A horse who has "ALWAYS thrown her  head 
> under saddle" was never happy, eh?  Rider responsibility is the  flaw here, 
> don't you think?  She should have been on the Great Saddle  Hunt long 
> before now.  It's nice that she had purchased a pricy  saddle, thinking 
> that it had to be the answer--but that's no panacea.
>
> No doubt, you know how "any change" will often make a horse happy.   The 
> key is whether or not it still works for them 6 months from  now.   With 
> any saddle the key is getting the rider to check to see  if it still 
> fits--and especially if it's a traditional English  saddle, rider 
> inattention can surely lead to disaster, and any  replacement that doesn't 
> trigger those sensitive points is at least  temporarily or ideally even 
> long term wonderful.  That saddle might  have worked just fine if it was 
> restuffed, if it was fit correctly in  the first place from the tree and 
> angles standpoint.
>
> Hope to see you in the jacuzzi next year at convention, or better  yet, at 
> a ride...
>
> regards,
> Lynne
> (Great Saddle Hunt trail meant 5 saddles for my horse)
>
> On Mar 10, 2007, at 8:35 AM, Ranelle Rubin wrote:
>
> > Yesterday, I took a friend out on my demo Freeform saddle. She was  riding 
> > her mare, who has completed Tevis twice...nice mare...! She  has been 
> > riding in a very expensive "air ride" English endurance  saddle. I won't 
> > name names here, 'cause it doesn't really matter!
> >
> > This mare, until yesterday, has ALWAYS thrown her head under  saddle. The 
> > owner had already begun to see changes in the horse's  back that led her 
> > to believe her hunt for a new saddle had begun.  She did not expect the 
> > change in her attitude...
> >
> > The mare's head was relaxed and on the bit!
> >
> > The owner is now budgeting for a new Freeform saddle!
> >
> > Ranelle Rubin
> > R.Rubin Consulting
> >
> > raneller@xxxxxxx
> >
> > 916-663-4140 home office
> > 916-718-2427 cellular
> > 916-848-3662 fax
>
> http://www.photo.lynnesite.com
>
>
>
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