here is a letter from a happy client about our treeless saddles
> Dear Rebecca, > > Following is the letter. If you would be so kind, it > would be great to know if I'd win the bet regarding > your background investigating saddle structure! > > Still loving the saddle. Had a new student, whose > saddle does not fit her horse, ride in it Friday. She > was thrilled with it's feel for her and her horse, and > she is considering what she wants to do. > > Terry > > > > ?April 18, 2002 > > Underwood Saddles > 6560 Downing Road > Central Point, OR 97502 > > Dear Rebecca, > > Received the saddle, have ridden it several times, and > LOVE it. Based on the saddle�s performance, I would > bet you have done the following: > > 1. Achieved a degree of expertise about horses > and riding sufficient to comprehend the physical > dynamics of the horse and rider during that process. > 2. Studied the impact on the rider and horse of > various types of saddle construction. > 3. Put a lot of thought and effort into > designing a saddle that allows/promotes a > well-balanced body position of the rider, and that > fits the horse well. > > I rode a Sport Saddle demo model, and while it > incorporates the Y girth rigging, yours is a much > better design (very like the old McClellan saddles), > as the Underwood saddle rigging prevents the saddle > from popping up in the back, and the Sport Saddle does > not. The Underwood saddle treeless system seems > sturdier and more durable than that of the Sport > Saddle; hopefully the construction of the Underwood > also provides better disbursement of the rider�s > weight. I am greatly impressed with the > fender/stirrup > placement, as it promotes the rider�s balance position > by allowing the rider�s legs to fall directly down > from the rider�s seat bones, which is sadly prohibited > by the current design/construction of many types of > saddles. Finally, I am very pleased with the > pommel/leg roll construction on the model I purchased, > as it provides great support without interference. > > One of my horses also loves the saddle, and seems to > prefer it over the one I had custom built for the two > of us. I believe this has something to do with where > he and I connect through my seat, i.e. that given this > horse�s build, the Underwood saddle puts me in the > place that is most comfortable for him. He also loves > the freedom he feels in his motion with the Underwood > Saddle. My other horse is okay with the Underwood > saddle, but prefers his �comfortable old shoe� that > was custom built for us. It feels that given his > conformation, his custom built saddle accommodates his > preferred placement of my body and also provides > support for his motion like a well-fitting shoe. > > While my horses are lucky to have options, many horses > are not so fortunate. As a riding instructor who > works with the students� own horses, I encounter many > horses whose saddles do not fit. I have struggled > through the saddle fit process with these horses� > owners, both in terms of fit for the horse and rider, > and in terms of what the owners can afford. This > motivated me to investigate treeless saddles. I am a > firm believer that not everything works best for every > horse (and my own horses seem to confirm that even > with your saddle), but I also believe that an > affordable, well-built treeless saddle is the best > option for many horses and their riders, both in terms > of fit in a standard-built saddle and because of the > owners� financial situations. On behalf of my > students and their horses who require this help in the > future, I am grateful for and will recommend Underwood > Saddles. Toward this end and because I lost your > e-mail/web site addresses, please e-mail both to me at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thank you! > > Terry Ann Frick > RR 1, Box 165E > Everton, MO 65646 > Phone: 417-637-5867 > and she won the bet!!!!!!!! :o))) Rebecca--Underwood Enterprizes--1-541-826-9668--Oregon Home of the Rebecca Treeless Saddles for horses, mules, and donkeys http://softride.iceryder.net =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
