Fw: Podium Saddles

["LEE GRIFFITH" <LEEGRIFFITH@worldnet.att.net>]

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From: LEE GRIFFITH <LEEGRIFFITH@worldnet.att.net>
To: SeeUN100@cs.com <SeeUN100@cs.com>; Ridecamp <ridecamp@endurance.net>;
Wolfgang Schwingenheuer <WSAbg@t-online.de>
Date: Thursday, August 05, 1999 5:31 PM
Subject: Re: Podium Saddles


>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Wolfgang Schwingenheuer <WSAbg@t-online.de>
>To: SeeUN100@cs.com <SeeUN100@cs.com>; Ridecamp <ridecamp@endurance.net>
>Date: Thursday, August 05, 1999 4:10 AM
>Subject: RC: Podium Saddles
>
>
>I have two friends who have Podium saddles that have  many, many miles on
>them, and they are very satisfied with the product.  When EN advertised a
>new US distributor for Podium I contacted them and have the current
>catalog.The contact person is Hal V Hall -E-mail : podium@neworld.net  It
is
>also my understanding that the saddles are still manufactured in Italy
under
>the direction of the developer,Romano macri.I believe the company name is
>Equitec International s.r.l. They are a little pricy but I think they offer
>"terms".
>Happy hunting , Lee
>
>
>>SeeU
>>
>>> Hi All-
>>>     Just got the new EN and noticed the Podium Saddle on page 52.  I
have
>>> never heard of them and was wondering if anyone out there had??  Good?
>Bad?
>>> I would appreciate any comments on this saddle.  Thanks for your time.
>>>
>>> Johnna
>>> SeeUN100@cs.com
>>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>I do know the Podium well. Original it was an italian endurance rider
>>who designed and build the saddle.
>>Now there is a german company "Trail Horses Best" which builds the
>>saddle here in Germany with some extra's.
>>The tree of this saddle is a hollow-skeleton plastic one. Because of
>>this it is very lightweight and extremly strong.
>>Another benefit of this is the possibility to fill the tree with water
>>or sand or something else to make weight without making extra
>>pressure-points.
>>They build several models, depending on how much extra's you want. The
>>lightest (and cheapest) comes with a naked tree, a kind of booties,
>>stirrups, leathers and a girth.
>>The most equipped one has leather-covered tree, fenders and all the
>>other goodies.
>>The tree is available in some different widths. The special fitting is
>>made by some panels (no, not Ortho-Flex-Style) and equalizer-foam.
>>I am riding the Podium since 1995 with one year trying another one
>>(Skyrider by Skyhorse). The only problem with my Podium is the fact that
>>the tree is fitting absolutely well (angle of tree, lenght etc.) but it
>>is laying to "deep" so the tree got contact with the top of the withers
>>and the spine. So I have to put some extra foam (I use a closed-cell
>>foam like the mat you know from gymnastics, but more than an inch thick)
>>under the panels. I removed everything not necessary so actually I am
>>riding on the naked plastic tree with leathers made of safety-belt
>>(very strong, lightweight and easy to clean; not as stiff as biothane),
>>EZ-stirrups, fenders made of truck-tilt (?), booties and a
>>"three-point-girthing" (which I build an my own) with a
>>neoprene-western-girth. The whols stuff weights about 5,5 kilos (about
>>12 lbs).
>>Since I use this saddle, my horse never had problems with his back
>>caused by the saddle. I feel fine in the saddle because the position of
>>the stirrups is - from my point of view - excactly where it should be
>>for trotting and cantering.
>>
>>If you need more information you can contact Trail Horses Best or me. I
>>do have a catalog from them.
>>
>>Happy trails,
>>
>>Wolfgang + Ninja (not standing at the Podium, but racing under it)
>>Germany
>>
>>
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