Re: Saddle Question

["SUSAN SWOPE-ATTARDI" <NAGZARUS@prodigy.net>]

Yep, I've used a crupper.  But, with the way my Saddlebred is built, it's
simply not enough.  I had a Smith-Worthington made for him and we're doing
really well with that.  I still love my OF, but it wasn't the saddle for
this fellow.  I'm just glad I can use the OF on my Arabian because I REALLY
love it!  Incidentally, I also use a crupper with the Arabian and we still
get slide.  In order to keep the saddle just where it would ideally be, the
crupper would have to be drastically tight at all times with no give.
LOL... with my two horses I've got the extreme of both ends... one narrow
horse with nothing to hold the saddle in place and one wide-bodied, high
withered, broad shouldered guy!

Susan Swope
AERC SE Region
Kentucky

Nagzarus Farm
http://pages.prodigy.net/nagzarus/nagzarus

-----Original Message-----
From: Maggie Mieske <mmieske@netonecom.net>
To: SUSAN SWOPE-ATTARDI <NAGZARUS@prodigy.net>
Cc: SandyDSA@aol.com <SandyDSA@aol.com>; darolyn@swbell.net
<darolyn@swbell.net>; corecpa@pacbell.net <corecpa@pacbell.net>;
nevadaghostridr@webtv.net <nevadaghostridr@webtv.net>;
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<4horn@home.com>; Ridecamp@endurance.net <Ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Sunday, December 27, 1998 9:31 PM
Subject: Re: Saddle Question


>Try a crupper.  If your saddle doesn't have any rings for one I am sure you
>could find someone through a local tack shop who would put some on for you
or
>know someone who could.
>Maggie
>
>SUSAN SWOPE-ATTARDI wrote:
>
>> I have an OF Cutback that is the newer, shorter panels.  Had to give up
>> using it on my high-withered Saddlebred because it bit him behind the
>> shoulders, particularly on the downhills.  On my narrow, purebred
Arabian,
>> it slides over the shoulder blades on downhills.  I don't love that
>> situation either, but it doesn't seem to cause him any discomfort and
rights
>> itself on level ground.
>>
>> Susan Swope
>> AERC SE Region
>> Kentucky
>>
>> Nagzarus Farm
>> http://pages.prodigy.net/nagzarus/nagzarus
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: SandyDSA@aol.com <SandyDSA@aol.com>
>> To: darolyn@swbell.net <darolyn@swbell.net>; corecpa@pacbell.net
>> <corecpa@pacbell.net>; nevadaghostridr@webtv.net
>> <nevadaghostridr@webtv.net>; suendavid@worldnet.att.net
>> <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>; 4horn@home.com <4horn@home.com>;
>> Ridecamp@endurance.net <Ridecamp@endurance.net>
>> Date: Saturday, December 26, 1998 6:04 PM
>> Subject: Saddle Question
>>
>> >Do any of you have the OF Cutback - this year's model - with the new
>> panels? I
>> >have one here that belongs to a friend and she left it for me to look
at.
>> She
>> >says it sits down oddly on her horse's back and rather bites him too far
>> >forward instead sitting over a larger area of his back in a balanced
way. I
>> >have been checking it out and it LOOKS like the panels -newly designed
to
>> be
>> >shorter - are TOO SHORT for her rather long backed horse. Has anyone
else
>> had
>> >this problem? She just bought it, it was delivered a few weeks ago and
she
>> >can't use it. I am not sure this saddle will ever it her horse. I have
seen
>> >her horse and it just looks to me like it is too short in the panels -
>> perfect
>> >for my little 14.2 hand mare, but her horse is 15.2 and rather blocky in
>> >build.
>> >
>> >Okay, let's here from you experienced saddle owners!
>> >Sandy
>> >
>