This message is from: S Sexton <ssext...@hotmail.com>
Hmm, I'd say the trainer's girlfriend gets less weight to her comments than your trainer - after all, your trainer would have a better idea how you and your horses move and are conformed. Plus, the saddle fitter probably is wanting to sell you a saddle from her own stock/store... which makes her opinion likely more biased. Just my 2 cents, plus you can always do what Sparrow and I are trying - we're going to demo several different brands of treeless (along with trying some treed XW) saddles and see what WE like and go from there. If you figure to keep an open mind and find what fits your horse and you, who cares what the others think, they don't have to try and ride in it! LOL After all, just think how unhappy your horse would be in an ill fitting saddle, whether it's treed or treeless, and how unhappy you'd be in an ill fitting seat/twist and how that would make riding NO FUN - I try to focus on that and ignore the rest of the comments. I'm getting some heat for trying the treeless from some local dressage club big whigs, but I even tried some of their for sale treed saddles, and they didn't fit us either. So.... whatever it is that fits us both in the end is what I'll buy. Good Luck! I know it's frustrating and time consuming and costly, hope your hunt goes well and smoothly. StephanieKansas www.sextonstables.com/mares.html Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
