This message is from: Julia Webb <jemw...@hotmail.com>
Tonja and Melinda, I started out in dressage and am moving to western... ;-) I've had lots of lessons in huntseat saddles, all-purpose and dressage. Melindas friends are right about the dressage saddles giving a deeper seat, however, that is with one caveat: the saddle MUST FIT THE RIDER. The saddle, of course should fit the horse... don't ride unless it does. But with riding lesson horses, I rarely had my own saddle - had to use the one that fit the horse, and I never had a truly nice secure feel until I finally got my own dressage saddle with an 18.5 - 19 seat. It makes a huge difference! And not just to me. A friend who would only ride western given the chance, got to ride in my 19 inch dressage saddle and is in LOVE with it. She feels more secure in it than she does in her western. So, keep that in mind. Most of the dressage saddles out there seem to max out at about 17.5. And an 18 was still too small for me to really feel like I had good posture and fit. My can would physically fit into the saddle, but I didn't have the right sort of room they're always telling you to have. And once I got it, it made all the difference in the world. Good luck! -Julia Webb Wellington CO (I too have taken a gainer off the right shoulder at the canter...in a western saddle. ;-) > From: melinda.schumac...@gmail.com > Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 20:14:16 -0400 > Subject: Re: Dumped > To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com > My friends tell me the deep > seat of the dressage saddle, which is what I most want to learn, is quite > secure esp with the thigh blocks. I hope they are right and when I am > riding regularly I plan to "graduate" to a dressage saddle. For now, with Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
