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Re: [RC] Arabian Saddle Compay - Laney Humphrey

I had an Andy Foster saddle once but sold the horse so eventually sold the saddle. I'm wondering though, if a competent saddler could reflock it and make it fit the horse you have now. Admittedly there are very few people in this country who can do that, but depending on where you live, maybe there is one. But, if the tree really is too narrow there probably isn't anything that can be done.
Mary Ann, if you're reading this, a saddle with a tree that's too narrow is like a wearing an A width shoe when our foot is really a B width. No saddle pad will fix the problem because the pad is just more "stuff" being put in a space already too small.
Laney


Beth Walker wrote:
Dry spots indicate too much pressure. They are located right behind the shoulders. I'm pretty sure that this problem is from a too narrow tree -- the saddle was made for my old horse, who had higher, narrower withers, and nothing is going to fix that except for a new saddle. This spring, when he started to shed out, he began showing white hairs -- not a lot, just a little roaning. However, the roaning is exactly where the dry spots were. I tried lots of different pads with that saddle, and nothing fixed the dry spots. In the meantime, I'm using my Specialized, which fits better.


On May 11, 2007, at 1:39 PM, Mary Ann Spencer wrote:


What is the problem from leaving dry spots????? Seems having the withers and shoulders doing ok is the highest priority? Where r the dry spots? Sometimes I must wonder if somone is just trying to sell saddles? There are great pads now that make up for a few small saddle fitting problems. The trouble with changing saddles frequently is that as the horse deveops mucles, the fit of the saddle will change. I am planning to get one of the Parelli pads rather than change saddles unless there is really a bad fit. Those pads are pricey but not as high as a new saddle.

I have read a lot of accounts of the horses confirmation changing as the fitness improves. It is so difficult to get a good fit for both horse and rider.

IMHO


----- Original Message ----- From: "Beth Walker" <bwalker2@xxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 1:35 PM Subject: [RC] Arabian Saddle Compay


Has anyone had any experience with these saddles? I am considering either the Solstice or the Rubicon styles.

I currently have an Andy Foster English saddle that I love, but it
doesn't fit my horse.  I had a saddle fitter check it, and she said
that it was not a bad fit, but it leaves dry spots...  So, I'm
looking to replace it with another English-style saddle that I can
ride in local shows and in LDs.   I have a Specialized that I bought
for doing LDs, but it is a bit long for my boy -- he is about 14.2
and very compact,  so the Specialized with its Western-style bars
takes up his whole back from withers to hips.  An English style fits
him better as far as panel length is concerned, and would let me use
the same saddle in local shows and in LD rides.



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Re: [RC] Arabian Saddle Compay, Mary Ann Spencer
Re: [RC] Arabian Saddle Compay, Beth Walker