working on MY balance had become a top priority for me.
We went out Saturday (not Tosca) with a group of endurance riders and came down a very long VERY steep trail. Two of the women got off and walked downhill - bless them - because they had ill fitting saddles on new horses and knew it. They're both saddle shopping. Hunter's saddle really stays in place, but some of the other riders got off at the bottom and re-positioned saddles. I suspect if you ride down a very steep descent that even a saddle that fits well on a horse with withers ridden by a very balanced and experienced rider could slip. I think that's why some endurance riders with round-backed low-withered horses use them. It's not for side to side stability. It's to keep the saddle from ending up on the horse's neck. Nancy
