This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I read w/ interest what Beverly had to say about the Duett saddles (I have always admired them), and when I was surfin' on Ebay I saw this trail saddle for sale: http://cgi.ebay.com/BRAND-NEW-Duett-English-Tempo-Trail-Saddle-18-Seat_W0QQitemZ7219331139QQcategoryZ111280QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I totally agree that just because a saddle has a wide gullet, that it doesn't gaurantee a good fit on a wide backed 'weegee. I forget who posted about Wintecs being lousy in this respect, but i also found Wintecs to be pretty lame in the way they it fit behind the gullet; thru the middle of the back was too narrow, it still perched. It was the Isabel Werth model, and I found the seat put me in a wierd position as well and I sold it immediately. The idea of synthetic saddles really appleal to me, as i too HATE spending precious horse time cleaning tack (I only have 1 leather harness now, all the other harnessses are synthetic!) Dagrun really likes the Griffin wide backed saddles, and I saw hers and it fits nicely. I am about to try out a Laser adj tree saddle. It is reputed to fit wide backed horses well, so I am gonna give it a go as it will be nice to have a saddle I can use on my WB as well as the fjords. Currently I have a Hubertus 36 cm all purpose/dressage model that fits the fjords wonderfully and is a joy to sit in but sits too low on the WB w/ his higher withers. OK gotta go ride in the snow - suns out! Kmac Karen McCarthyGreat Basin Fjords :: Carson City, Nevadahttp://www.picturetrail.com/weegees --------------------------------------------------------------------
