> prototype TREELESS saddle for the Icelandics. He was very clear about > the need for different saddles for men and women. he has a correction pad > system > made up specifically for him. His saddles also have adjustable bars > from which to hang the stirrup leathers.
> He was very -- no, extremely -- critical about saddle placement that > he saw in some competition videos from Iceland. > Way too far back, resting on the kidneys and not properly supported. > He also felt that the girths were also too far back and compressed the > chest where there was no sternum for protection. We won't go into > ventroflexion. Thanks for this input, Stan. We're glad to have the support from people in the saddle industry who validate what we've been saying. > I have a piece on nosebands which I think this list will love, but I > am incorporating it into a series of videos about dressage exercises > and the Icelandic horse. Can you put the short piece of nosebands on youtube so that we can see it? Thanks! Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com
