This message is from: Debbie LeBreton <tippiegi...@hotmail.com>
Hello to you: My advise to you is get another opinion. I had a similiar experience and found out that one told me it was really wrong and the other saddle fitter expert told me that it fit like a glove. So please check out your other options. Debbie > From: livingi...@q.com > To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com > Subject: saddle dilema > Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:29:04 -0600 > > This message is from: laurie with <livingi...@q.com> > > > we had a master saddle fitter come to the barn the other day because > two of us have been having troubles fitting our horses. i got a > dressage saddle, a nice older albion, XW 19 inch that i thought might > fit both of us but wasn't sure. it doesn't fit him. we might or might > not be able to adjust it, but i am not that emotionally attached to it. > > i then told her that i rode in a Balanced Ride Saddle, which really > got her attention since she knows how well built they are, and the > principles behind them (google john fallis saddles if interested). i > have been riding in mine since before i got oz. imagine my shock when > we put it on and she immediately said it was too tight on his withers > and bridges on his back. i never expected that, and felt guilty that i > didn't realize it for all this time. > > i didn't expect to be trying to find saddle options, but here i am. > there is a possibility that it can be used with a contoured wool pad, > but not for sure. i contacted the maker (these are all done by hand > and custom made. i got one made by my former riding instructor's > husband who worked with john fallis on his methods) who said he can't > make it bigger, and i would have to buy a custom one if i wanted one. > he suggested that most of the ones that can be found for sale used > most likely won't fit a fjord. and even used, they aren't cheap. > > i am crushed right now. my finances this year are really sucky. i > don't want to ride him on a saddle that doesn't fit, and i have ridden > this one for so long i have no idea what else is out there. any ideas > or suggestions? > > treeless? aussie? i'm not so worried about the dressage, but i am > getting into the western dressage movement, and really need to fix this. > > thanks > > laurie and oz the yak > > Important FjordHorse List Links: > Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e > FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw > Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
