This message is from: "Lola Lahr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I love my freeform saddle on my wide little norwegian fjord girls!
On 10/22/07, jen frame <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This message is from: "jen frame" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi Shawna, > I was riding my new Fjord in a Little Joe Saddle pad with stirrups, > but yesterday I managed to get my Treeless saddle called "Freewest" by > Freeform (Italian made treeless saddle that I love, with pad called > "Haf Pad" made for it to give spine clearance) to work well on my > mutton withered gal! I think that with a little more adjusting it > will work well and I won't have to worry about putting pressure on her > spine, nor will I have to buy yet another saddle! > Thanks for your input, > Jen > > On 10/22/07, Shawna B. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This message is from: "Shawna B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Hello Jen. > > > > The no withers thing might not go away with conditioning. My Fjord > Gelding > > is just mutton withers (as in doesn't really have any). That being > said, I > > ride him in a Barefoot Treeless saddle. We both love the thing. Very > > comfortable, solidly built, not to horribly expensive, all useful > qualities. > > While I don't use sturrips, the saddle does have easily accessable > places > > to hang them. Like all other treeless saddles, your probably going to > have > > to consider dropping a big invenstment in a pretty high end pad to > > distribute weight from posting (I don't post, either). > > > > But, my two cents, and the saddle I use. > > > > Regards, > > Shawna (Human) and SF Atom (Fjord) > > > > > > >Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:48:13 -0500 > > >From: "jen frame" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject:I just bought my first Fjord! Many questions: > > > > > >This message is from: "jen frame" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Hi, my name is Jen, and I am an addict. > > > More acurately: I am OBSESSED with my new Fjord mare. I am madly > > >inlove with her and have many questions for you seasoned Fjord owners. > > >1). I am riding her in a bareback pad called the Little Joe pad which > > >has the ability to attatch english stirrups and leather. I post the > > >trot and am worried that a bareback pad may not give her enough relief > > >from the pressure the posting creates. Can anyone tell me what kind of > > >saddle or treeless saddle they use on their Fjords? Mine is quite the > > >Chunky Monkey right now--no withers at all! I prefer to ride in > > >treeless saddles... > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get a FREE Web site and more from Microsoft Office Live Small Business! > > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/aub0930004958mrt/direct/01/ > > > > The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: > > http://tinyurl.com/rcepw > > The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: > http://tinyurl.com/rcepw The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw