This message is from: Eileen Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My Fjord filly isn't of riding age yet, but I have a lot of experience with wide bodies. I just wanted to mention that I bought a new Wintec 2000 All Purpose this year, and put the X-wide gullet in it. My English sport horse Appy's are quite wide, but have withers too! What I found was that as the flocking settled over a few months, the tree became effectively wider. So it fits one of my geldings, who is too wide for my wide tree Stubben saddle, but is actually too wide for the other gelding. The panels also seem to have flattened a bit (the channel is wide to start with), which is really good for wide bodies. I agree with Karen that you have to be deligent about checking the pommel clearance. I like to check out on a ride up/down hills, to make sure there's no interference. From what I can tell, I think the X-wide gullet on the 2000 will work on my filly (of course, in another 2 years, who knows???). Anyway, I've been very happy with the Wintec, which I use primarily for trail riding.
A question on western saddles...Isn't the semi-quarter bars the narrowest tree? I thought that the sizes went from Arab tree (widest), to Quarter Horse, to Semi- (for narrower horses). But folks are finding the narrowest one fits the Fjords? Eileen Perry in West Richland WA, not much snow yet...
