Re: ridecamp-d Digest V98 #234 short coupled horses

["Judy A. Worley" <aussie@aa.net>]

In my saddle fitting experience, of over 400 horses, I have seen many
short-backed Arabs that were totally unsuitable for the larger rider's seat
size, even the Arab tree bridged into the loins. And, they frequently want a
lot of saddle, with no weight, which, (see laney) doesn't work, either.
Judy -----Original Message-----
From: CMKSAGEHIL <CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com>
To: traildust@webtv.net <traildust@webtv.net>; ridecamp@endurance.net
<ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Saturday, March 14, 1998 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: ridecamp-d Digest V98 #234 short coupled horses


>In a message dated 98-03-14 11:47:58 EST, traildust@webtv.net writes:
>
><< If short coupled horses are bst for carrying heavyweight riders how do
> you fit a saddle on them?  A saddle to fit a large rider will have at
> least 20" bars and possbly 22" or 23".  This is too long for the short
> backed horse. >>
>
>Hi, Anne--
>
>In my experience, the stronger, shorter-backed horses carry weight with
>sufficiently more ease to make up for the heavier rider in a somewhat
shorter
>saddle--what they used to call "Arab" trees, etc.
>
>Heidi
>