are tired of
> slipping around on my saddle and also want a
> "cowboy" saddle!
> I know nothing about western saddles, and the
> smaller seat size saddles
> in our local tack store are very narrow, made for
> small ponies.
Jane,
You're right on here - most '
This message is from: "Sanders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi Jane- My niece Amy, age 8, (Sarah Nagel's adorable kid :)) has a 15"
wintec that works great on the fjords. (Dover sells an extra wide tree for
the Wintec's) I've used it myself and its comfy and durable. I love it and
the average child can ev
This message is from: Don & Jane Brackett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi All,
My kids want their own saddle for my wide Osa. They are tired of
slipping around on my saddle and also want a "cowboy" saddle!
I know nothing about western saddles, and the smaller seat size saddles
in
This message is from: carol j makosky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi List from hot and humid again in WI,
I know it was discussed a while back on the list, but I've decided to
try a couple of Aussie saddles that a tack shop sort of near me has for
sale. They are used ones in very good
, but it may not be wide
enough. Are there any good saddles to use? Most of the pictures of Fjords
that I've seen have dressage saddles, but I need an all-purpose/close
contact one. Hm.
One thing Jon seems to like is our pet crow named Bandit. Bandit flies
around the house and farm, coming b
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In a message dated 6/16/00 3:42:12 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< you have all just exhausted the subject of saddles >>
I'm still willing to listen. I skip over the jokes usually, but never a
paragraph on sa
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
dear kmac,
quick comments about ....shh!..saddles!! why all the weight? 30 lbs. is a
lot to heft if you have a bad shoulder or are older or out of shape or
whatever. the lighterweight saddles they are making the
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
thanks sue for the up date. all this saddle info is being printed up and
will have a going over with a fine toothed comb. denise in mokelumne hill.
calif
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
There is a western Ortho-Flex for sale on the Endurance net classifieds,
just listed today.
http://www.endurance.net/Classifieds/ShowClassified.asp?What=SaddleFS
*copied from Endurance net**
3/19/00:
Please contact Margare
This message is from: "Michele Bigelow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi Gail-
The saddle is heavy compared to my other saddles, but, comprable to my
husbands old Tex-Tan Western Saddle. Stovar is also about 15hh, so it is a
long way to toss up a saddleso it may feel heavier than
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Keep checking on eBay for Ortho-flex saddles...There are several on there
now. http://listings.ebay.com/aw/listings/list/category3170/index.html
I just had the winning bid on a very new looking OF Stitchdown, and was
the only bidder at
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Jean your "tackaholic" reminds me that I owned five saddles before I bought
my first horse. I was so wild about getting back to riding I was taking
three lessons a week etc. Jean
Jean Gayle
Aberdeen, WA
[A
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Is Libby AHSA recognized? If it is then they will follow AHSA rules. You'll
need to find someone with a current rulebook to find that info out.
Kate in CT
mom to Baldur
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi Everyone, I love my Aussie saddle so much that its the only saddle I own,
Here is my question? I'm planning on riding in a few classes at Libby (
Nervous novice, Walk trot) etc, and want to know if I can use My Aussie
saddle in these classes. My Au
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I contacted a woman in Southern Oregon a couple of weeks ago who is selling
a used Ortho Flex *Express Lite* saddle for about $1200.00. I can forward
her e-mail address and a picture of the saddle to anyone who is interested.
I talked to he
This message is from: Sam & Sue Banks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I own 3 styles of Orthoflex (OF) saddles now. I have a Versatile
(jump/all purpose), Premier (dressage) and recently got a used American
Outback for my son, since he had outgrown his saddle. My first OF was
the Hunt Classic, and
This message is from: Mike May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
At 01:56 PM 3/16/00 -0500, you wrote:
This message is from: Lori Albrough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Mike May wrote:
> > >comfortable for me; Rom's saddle doesn't quite fit my husband right.
> >
> >Maybe your husband doesn't like it.
>
> Yeah get off
This message is from: sini seppala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
One thing I've heard about another flexible saddle Ultra-Flex (made in
Germany) is that it should be better for horses with a short back (like
Fjords or Arabs) than an Ortho-Flex. (I haven't seen or tried any of
their sa
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
thanks lori, maybe i can try another dealer!!! denise delgado
This message is from: "Michele Bigelow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I love my Ortho-Flex Saddle. It feels like riding in a Caddy as opposed to
my little old lady car!
I got the Trail Pardner, a Western, Barrel Racing style saddle. The skirt
is short and fits my Fjords back excellent. I just love it.
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In a message dated 3/15/00 10:40:16 AM Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< dear listers, am contemplating a new saddle. i would like to link up via
email privately with anyone who has, or had an orthoflex saddle. i am doing
research an
This message is from: Lori Albrough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Mike May wrote:
> > >comfortable for me; Rom's saddle doesn't quite fit my husband right.
> >
> >Maybe your husband doesn't like it.
>
> Yeah get off his back for cripes sake! ;-)
Or maybe try bare back :-)
Lori
This message is from: Lori Albrough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Denise Delgado wrote:
> i would love to sit in one and see what they are like.
Denise - the dealer in our area brought a dressage and a jumping model out
to our farm and let me ride in it on my own horses (twice he came) before I
decided to
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
dear listers,
i'd like to thank gail russel, jean ernest, mary wood, mark and lisa, sini
seppala, marsha jo hannah, jon and mary ofjord and fred pack for their
comments about orthflex saddles. i wish i could try one
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
dear fred,
read the other responses and please give me some specifics on fit for
fjord's round bellies and their witherlessness. please, thanks, denise
delgado
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
dear mary,
after reading your post i am really confused. it seems a person either
loves or hates these saddles and a lot depends on the model and year of
manufacture. are these saddles made to fit the individual meas
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
dear marsha jo,
your note about orthoflex confirmed everything i have been able to find out
about these saddles. i will not repeat it all, but the two main points i am
concerned about, after fit, are the hair rubbing
This message is from: Mike May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
At 09:23 PM 3/15/00 -0800, you wrote:
Sleepy's saddle is very
>comfortable for me; Rom's saddle doesn't quite fit my husband right.
Maybe your husband doesn't like it.
Yeah get off his back for cripes sake! ;-)
This message is from: GAIL RUSSELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sleepy's saddle is very
>comfortable for me; Rom's saddle doesn't quite fit my husband right.
Maybe your husband doesn't like it.
Gail Russell
Forestville CA
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Denise Delgado
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 8:19 AM
To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
Subject: orthoflex saddles
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
dear listers, am contemplating a new saddle. i would like
ting conflicting messages.
We have 2 OrthoFlex saddles, one for each of our Fjord geldings.
Rom's is a "Traditional", custom-made about 1989; Sleepy's is an
"Express", semi-custom, 1991. (These are "endurance saddles"---on
what amounts to western trees, but wi
This message is from: Jon & Mary Ofjord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
In answer to Denise Delgado's question regarding Ortho Flex saddles, I have
to say I love mine. I have a Caliente model and am very satisfied with it.
But even more important, so is my horse. I have a big mare, and bot
This message is from: Mary Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I am hoping that this discussion can be on our forum, as this is of interest
to me, and probably a few others. Thanks, Mary
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
dear listers, am contemplating a new saddle. i would l
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
dear listers, am contemplating a new saddle. i would like to link up via
email privately with anyone who has, or had an orthoflex saddle. i am doing
research and am getting conflicting messages. please email me, if you can
help. thanks
watch myself ride much less let
perfect strangers at a show watch me, YIKES!!! Have a great day. Debby
Jean Gayle wrote:
> This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Jill there are english saddles for different purposes. they seat you
> differently. I
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Jill there are english saddles for different purposes. they seat you
differently. I remember the first time I left western and tried an english
saddle at a fancy stable, Did not take long before both stirrups and
leathers w
This message is from: "Handwovens by Jill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I read with fascination about the differences between western and
english saddles. So, am I to understand that someone who rides western
can use an english saddle? This seems to me to be a wonderful concept
-- less
end too!
I have heard these same comments many times, English saddles Vs Western. No
doubt about it, Western saddles are heavier and there is a lot more leather
between the rider's leg and horse in a Western saddle. Guess it is what you
are used to. I've never had trouble communicat
sets down nice on the
horse and you could feel the horse. I would be tempted to get it myself if
I already didn't have so many saddles (a tack junkie! LOL)
Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, where the sun just came out and it is still mild
for February at +20 F
>>>>>>>>>>
This message is from: GAIL RUSSELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
The Unrau's daughter made me aware of Roy Yates - reining horse trainer -
has a serious horsemanship school. I got some information about his western
saddles. Described as "western dressage." NOt cheap - looks good.
This message is from: Carol <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Lori Puster wrote:
>
> This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Has anyone ever tried EasyBoots on their Fjord,and if so what did you think?
> Hi Lori,
I have EasyBoots for Heidi and finally put them on her once for an 8 mi.
drive
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In a message dated 2/14/00 3:58:42 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Does anyone else ride Aussie, or have a saddle for sale? >>
I love my aussie. Not too heavy, and very comfortable. We're selling my
husband's saddle, but I bet y
This message is from: GAIL RUSSELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I will ask at the local tack shop. Most Aussie saddles that I've seen are
for narrower horses - though I'm told the Austrailian stock saddle company
now makes wider ones. Will ask Amy (my tack shop manager/ horse traine
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Has anyone ever tried EasyBoots on their Fjord,and if so what did you think?
Also, I've been trying to find a real Australian stock saddle to fit a
Fjord, preferably a used one as the new prices are prohibative. Does
anyone else ride Aussie,
very comfortable on that picture. And a beautiful
form/colour!
Strange, those Camargue-saddles. When I was there, along the roads hundreds
of those horses stood waiting for tourists, and all had a typical
Camargue-saddle (most of them not in very good shape).
Well, alternatives enough in the Spanish/P
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Anneli, in one of our higher cost catalogues, the rubber band stirrup costs
$24.70 on sale, the Kwik out where the side and bottom piece break away is
$79.60 on sale and the stirrup called "foot free" where the one side is bent
in or like a ba
l I have is shorted
to fit a shorter horse. It's mostly sold to arabs, fjords and icelandic
horses and also have a very wide tree. The panels are made to give a
"weightcarrying" area 3-4 times as large as most English saddles (hmmm...a
very "Swenglish" sentence - I hope you
This message is from: Lori Albrough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
sini seppala wrote:
> Hello all, would be nice to know what you think about Ortho-Flexes and
> Ultra-Flexes
Sini, I got an Orthoflex for my rather round mare last fall, and she moves
MUCH BETTER in it! She used to be quite pokey but now tro
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Anneli, that saddle looks like it would jab the shoulders I refer
to the site you listed with the saddle on the form. Jean
Jean Gayle
Aberdeen, WA
[Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter"
Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ]
http://www.
gish for a short Fjord back but mostly I've heard they are
just wonderful (at least to other breeds) in so many respects.
SASKIA, try this: http://www.iberianconnection.com/saddles.html
Have never tried Iberian saddles but some of them look so beautiful. Saw
a lot of them at Equitana last year
saddlery in the entire area where they know how to make these
traditional saddles! The Camargue saddles have therefore become extremly
hard to find and to buy.
One can only hope that the with the raising interest for these saddles will
stop the craftsman tradition from dying...
http://hectorfabri
This message is from: "saskia schoofs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Anneli,
> check this website out:
>
> http://www.freizeitreiter.de/rubriken/r7/s/r71_14.htm
thank you!
> They don't have camargue saddles but VERY nice Portugese saddles and
> vaquero saddles
the Po
This message is from: Anneli Sundkvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Saskia,
check this website out:
http://www.freizeitreiter.de/rubriken/r7/s/r71_14.htm
They don't have camargue saddles but VERY nice Portugese saddles and
vaquero saddles (also bridles, S-kandaren, other bits, stirrups etc)
This message is from: "saskia schoofs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hej Sini!
> Have got two pairs of those camargue ones - bought them in Germany
can I ask you where in Germany? I am dreaming since three years of a
Camargue saddle, but I have no idea where to find one. I went to the
Camargue a year ago,
This message is from: Alison Bakken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi List,
Great discussion lately. Last weekend Paula talked about a treeless
saddle called ansur. Did you get to try one? If you did how was it?
Has anyone out there had any experience with treeless saddles?
Is Rick or Nancy Hot
This message is from: "linda hickam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Oh Denise how cool you're a twin...I have 2 sets of twins..a boy
and a girl 16and 2 boys 12...Linda
--
>From: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To:
>Subject: R
This message is from: Don & Jane Brackett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
We just got a sale flyer from Libertyville Saddle, (they have a web site
somewhere) and they had some of the more expensive aussie saddles at 50%
off, sale price around $500. Don't know if they are good ones or not
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Paula, I saw this saddle at a boarding barn where my friend had taken her
thoroughbred for training. The trainer rode the thoroughbred with the
saddle, finished, placed the saddle on a small Arab and went back into the
ring. I was impressed.
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
dear bill,
just about as bad as my family name of moroni. but my grandfather did'nt
change it when he came over from italy. so in grade school, my brother and
i were known as the "macaroni twins." denise
This message is from: Paula Steinmetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Has anyone tried the Ansur saddle yet?? Looks like
a cross between a dressage saddle and a leather
bareback pad to me. It can be seen
at...http://www.ansursaddle.com/ for those who
haven't seen one. The web page states it is
"treeless" - f
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
dear wcoli,
sorry everytime i see your address i think of e. coli. nasty intestinal
bacteria, anyway, in regards to the saddle. try aussie stock saddles out of
malibu. they have lighter ones to and will measure and make
This message is from: "charlotte Hoek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Can someone give me an address of a place to price/buy one of
the Aussie saddles that have been mentioned?
Hi This my first time on the list, maybe this address can help you out:
http://www.australian-gs.com.au/s
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> This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> dear wcoli,
> sorry everytime i see your address i think of e. coli. nasty intestinal
> bacteria,
Denise,
Rest assured, unlike my namesake, I am non-pathogenic. My
family's "rea
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Can someone give me an address of a place to price/buy one of
the Aussie saddles that have been mentioned?
This message is from: misha nogha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sorry I have been off the list so long. Some pretty ntense family health
crises'--still going on--visitors, still here, working with horses and
getting my new traditional siamese breeding stock has kept me pretty busy.
I do feed an alfalfa mix
This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
--- Denise Delgado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This message is from: "Denise Delgado"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> thanks mary,
> your post was educating for me in regards to
> saddles. why d
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
thanks mary,
your post was educating for me in regards to saddles. why do so many people
out there like (love) those aussie saddles? what are the benefits verses
disavantages to the forward sitting placments and a
This message is from: Don & Jane Brackett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Denise - My husband bought an Aussie saddle this spring and loves it.
He says it's impossible to fall out of! :) But his is heavy, around 30
- 32 lbs. After trying to make my old all purpose work on my wide mare,
I started shopping f
This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
--- Denise Delgado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This message is from: "Denise Delgado"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
what type of
> riding do you do now as
> opposed to before with the aussie saddle?
Den
This message is from: "Marion Bijster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
-Oorspronkelijk bericht-
Van: Denise Delgado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Aan: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
Datum: woensdag-januari-2000 3:53
Onderwerp: Re: saddles...again!!
>This message is from:
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We've got 2 aussie saddles in our tack room. Mine is nice and light and
comfortable. Also has a nice deep seat. My old hunt seat trainer hates it,
thinks it puts my legs out too far front, but it's not MEANT to be hunt seat.
My husband'
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
dear mary, thanks for the note. what type of riding do you do now as
opposed to before with the aussie saddle? denise
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> what can any of you tell me about aussie saddles and fitting fjords. a
> friend told me they are very light, comfortable and can be made to fit any
> horse and you use minimal padding underneath and they ar
This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
--- Denise Delgado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This message is from: "Denise Delgado"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> what can any of you tell me about aussie saddles and
> fitting fjords.
Denise,
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
what can any of you tell me about aussie saddles and fitting fjords. a
friend told me they are very light, comfortable and can be made to fit any
horse and you use minimal padding underneath and they are deeper and you
27;t have braces then... :-)
On the subject of saddles without dee rings, if you take an old pair of
jeans and sew or tie the ends off, you can use them as saddle bags, and
require little tying down, as the weight is on either side of the horse.
I got this and many other really helpful tips from one of
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi All-
I am enjoying the discussion on saddles. I lucked out in finding 2 super
saddles used at my local tack shop. Tommes' saddle is a Circle-Y roper,
lightweight yet secure with a deep seat. It accomodates a back cinch and
breast plate, but I
ist band got caught on the horn, but the seams holding the zipper
on gave out after the 2nd or third jump. Talk about feathers flying!! My
friend said she thought it had started to snow smart a**.
I guess I am very fortunate to have two saddles that fit both me and my
fjords ( three of the
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cynthia I also ride trails in my dressage close contact and feel quite well
rooted. Jean
Jean Gayle
Aberdeen, WA
[Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter"
Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ]
http://www.techline.com/~jgayle
Barnes & Noble Book Sto
This message is from: Steve McIlree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cynthia--
Tuesday, November 02, 1999, you wrote:
> Steve rides an OrthoFlex American Outback. It is a western stock
> seat with no horn and flexible stirrup (biothane) leathers.
This is a little misleading. Although it is built on a slic
This message is from: Cynthia_Madden/OAA/UNO/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Just a short note on saddles. I ride Tank in an OrthoFlex Dresseur model saddle
with breast collar and crupper added when I am riding in hills. This saddle is a
perfect trail riding saddle. I have ridden a lot with two English women
This message is from: Paula Steinmetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Saddles:
Someone mentioned the Abetta Endurance saddles for their Fjords. I also use
these with my Fjords for trail riding -
only I had a harness maker put long billets on mine removing the cinch - I use
a 22" short girth wi
This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm not knowledgeable but they have been described to me as almost
impossible to fall out of AND bail out of.
Gail, this is the one reason that I dislike these saddles . Some f
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello everyone,
Thanks so much for all of the advice! I have written everything down. I am
sure it will come in useful in the future.
Well, my husband dragged me to another tack store today. Ugh. I am SO tired
of looking at saddles! I think some of
D]
>
> In a message dated 10/31/99 20:27:14 Pacific Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> << Hi Lynda I'm a beginner too and I have tried a few saddles this year.,
> I
> found my love in my new Aussie saddle with horn. >>
>
> I'm not r
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have been reading the posts about saddle fit and I can relate to what
everyone goes through trying to fit their horse because I spent a lot of time
trying a lot of different saddles. I think some Fjords are quite a challenge.
I have a wide horse and
addle for my Fjord mare, Nansy, was a Circle-Y Arab-tree
saddle, purchased after trying on many saddles at both a reputable
tack shop and a custom saddler's. They thought it fit "as well as
anything is going to" (which sounded a whole lot more positive then
than it does now). I had m
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Gail, my father was a Cavalry officer from World War 1 and taught my brother
and I at tender ages to ride like bats out of "h___! in english saddles.
First recall I have is age six. So when I tried my first western I fe
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In a message dated 11/1/99 8:27:57 Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
<< I'm not knowledgeable but they have been
described to me as almost impossible to fall out of AND bail out of. >>
They do help you when you want to stay on, but believ
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In a message dated 10/31/99 20:27:14 Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Hi Lynda I'm a beginner too and I have tried a few saddles this year.,
I
found my love in my new Aussie saddle with horn. >>
I'm not real
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>From the amount of used Aussie saddles that are for sale "cheap" in my area,
I would go carefully on that route. I'm not knowledgeable but they have been
described to me as almost impossible to fall out of AND bail out of. There
are
This message is from: Larson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
We have a couple of Western saddles made by Al Gould and also an old Aussie.
All three give good "feel" as
well as fit. Recently I was advised by a friend that an "Arab" tree was an
exceptional fit for a Fjord. An
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Have never heard a rider say, "I only know how to ride Western, will you
teach me English?" My dressage saddle is comfortable and you can feel the
horse. Had to try several to find a fit for the fjords and the fit is
passable.
Gail in Albuquerque
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I have tried quite a few dressage saddles (and the shipping ain't cheap to
Alaska so it's cost me a bundle.) I finally found a saddle that fits just
about all of my Fjords well, sits down into their back but frees up the
sh
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Hi Lynda I'm a beginner too and I have tried a few saddles this year., I
found my love in my new Aussie saddle with horn. It gives me the closeness I
like to the horse, but the horn for support (and the fear on downhills) It
also comes up h
This message is from: "Sarah Vogeley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
This is very interesting. I visited the site and it appears that the saddle
maker himself has a lot of Spanish influence in his saddles. The "El
Hector" model is a version of the Doma Vaquera saddle that the Spa
.nu
The English version in not ready yeat, but if you just clic 'Priser &
beställning'. Once there, clic anything in the column 'sadlar', you will se
pics of saddles and other equipment.
Translations:
Hector Standart - the standard model
Hectur Islandssadel - for Icela
have a
bit more "sway" in the back and many saddles bridge) and the gullet is
wide. Amazingly the medium tree OS I have "fits" all of my horses, altho
it isn't balanced on The youngest, low in front. There are 4 tree sizes.
But the way it is constructed it seems
This message is from: Sam & Sue Banks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hello,
I, too, enjoy my Orthoflex saddles (OF for shorthand). I ride hunt seat
and dressage, and I have the Versatile and Premier saddles for those
disciplines, and these saddles are made on OF designed trees. These
saddles d
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I just checked out the Ortho-Flex site to find that they have another
promotion going...The "500 club" Essentially you can get $500 off most of
their saddles, only a few models excepted. Check it out! If anybody is
thinki
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