Re: Help! (saddles)
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 this may be tensenessmy last experience with my new (and returned) Western saddle was frightening for me, although nothing happened except the saddle twisted. Come to find out, it was made wrong. Anyway, I was talked into...AGAINsitting in about a million or two saddles, all of which I did not like. I did find an old used Plantation (?) saddle which I liked, but both hubby and store owner said NO. All of the English ones did not feel very sturdy (all were synthetic), whereas all the Westerns were just too.thick. I finally ran across an Aussie saddle, and lo and behold, I liked it! After much fussing around by the store owner and my husband, we decided to bring it home and try it on the girls. It is not wide enough for them, so the owner is ordering in a wide tree for us. I did talk a very small stroll on the saddle with my little mare, and it feels SO much better! I can move my legs, feel her sides, feel her gaitsawesome! I also will need to get some further info on the stirrups, my husband is not familiar with English gear, and I obviously have not a clue. They just do not stay hooked, must be doing something wrong. My husband is actually thinking of getting one, himself! Thanks again to everyone for their advice and encouragement. I was getting a little dispirited. Lynda Bailey's Norwegian Fjord Horse Farm
Re: Help! (saddles)
This message is from: John and Martie Bolinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Having gotten hung up on my western saddle (newly purchased after riding English for manyyears), I can tell you it is a SCARY feeling to be so helpless and at the mercy of your horse! Luckilly, my horse, BJ is so calm and cool that he just stood around waiting for someone to come rescue me. I had dismounted (by myself) and gotten my coat hooked on the horn. BJ is a big horse at 16+ for my height. I got about halfway down when I realized I was caught. I could not get back up; I could not get all the way down. My cousin Vickie was riding with me and had to dismount and after trying unsuccessfully to unhook me from the saddle, finally loosened the girth so saddle and I both turned groundward. While the horse ho-hummed. If it had been my crazy Arab I would have been hurt for sure! We now laugh about the incident; it must have been quite a sight. Lesson learned - be aware of what you AND you horse are wearing. Martie (thank goodness Kilar is only 14h; I can almost reach the ground and ride at the same time) in WARM November MD. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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 really a beginner, but not really an ace rider either (just have a > lot of fun). And my favorite saddle of all time is my Aussie for me, I HATE getting my shirt hung up on a horn during a dismount>. The > Aussies DO tend to throw your leg further forward than other saddles, and > when you ride in a western, hunt or dressage saddle, you have to remember to > reposition your legs farther back. But they are comfortable, can be adjusted > to a degree to fit your horse's back and if your seat is less than perfect > will help you stay in the saddle during minor emergencies. > > Pamela
Re: Help! (saddles)
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 really a beginner, but not really an ace rider either (just have a lot of fun). And my favorite saddle of all time is my Aussie . The Aussies DO tend to throw your leg further forward than other saddles, and when you ride in a western, hunt or dressage saddle, you have to remember to reposition your legs farther back. But they are comfortable, can be adjusted to a degree to fit your horse's back and if your seat is less than perfect will help you stay in the saddle during minor emergencies. Pamela
Re: Help! (saddles)
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 higher in the back than my old saddle and I feel more secure, It is also more lightweight than my western saddle even though it is still leather. Dont know if this helps, but I rode in an Aussie at Chip Lambs and it wasnt even the right size and I new it was the kind of saddle for me Good Luck Sincerely, Michele Noonan In the Bitteroot Valley Stevensville, Montana
