Re: Saddles Revisted

2006-06-15 Thread Karen McCarthy
This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Lisa, I got a used Laser saddle w/ an adjustable gullet. Love it very much, lets me have great leg contact + fits like a glove on both me and the ponies. When I ride my WB in it, I just narrow up the gullet w/ a couple of turns of the litt

Re: Saddles Revisted

2006-06-15 Thread Pam In Palmdale
This message is from: "Pam In Palmdale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The following URL has a review of the Cashel soft saddle, plus modifications: http://lorienstable.com/articles/z-fitting/cashelsoftsaddle/ http://lorienstable.com/log/CashelSS-archive.shtml Pam In Palmdale - Original Message ---

Re: Saddles Revisted

2006-06-15 Thread Pam In Palmdale
This message is from: "Pam In Palmdale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Lisa, There is also the Baretek, which is another type of soft bareback pad/saddle; it comes in both English & Western. http://www.baretek.com/ Pam In Palmdale Lisa Wiley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This message is from: "Lisa Wiley

Re: First Week of Nova Scotia Riding & Driving Vacations just finished at Beaver Dam Farm.

2006-06-15 Thread Beaver Dam Farm
This message is from: "Beaver Dam Farm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Everybody from Carol Rivoire at Beaver Dam Farm in Nova Scotia -- We've just had the Awards Ceremony and said goodby to our first group of the season for the Nova Scotia Driving & Riding Vacations. This week it was all drivers, bu

Re: Saddles Revisted

2006-06-15 Thread Lisa Wiley
This message is from: "Lisa Wiley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ellen, That sounds great! I thought they were more like riding in a bare back pad. Do they have the security of a saddle! Fjiona says purple is her color! Lisa Wiley Turnabout Portuguese Water Dogs Connecticut State Director Ponies With

Re: Saddles Revisted

2006-06-15 Thread coyote
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reflocking doesn't change the tree at all. It changes the shape and firmness of the padding between the horse and the tree. It can only be done properly on a good quality English saddle -- western saddles don't have the same type of construction. It IS

Re: Saddles Revisited

2006-06-15 Thread Jean Ernest
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Some Icelandic horse owners here have removed the metal arch in the gullet of the tree and have it replace with a flexible arch or no arch at all. Also, the Wintec WIDE all purpose saddle works pretty well for some Fjords. The Wintecs now

ranch horse

2006-06-15 Thread Janice Lee
This message is from: "Janice Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I thought I would add a good fjord report to Carole's this morning. My calf roper veterinarian was just out doing vaccinations. He told me of a client of his out in Nebraska ranch country who bought a fjord for his daughter to ride. He said

NAIS

2006-06-15 Thread Autumnhaus
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 6/14/2006 10:22:34 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I had a conversation a couple of weeks ago with a woman who was recently the Washington State Veterinarian. She said the NAIS program for horses is dead in

Re: setback

2006-06-15 Thread Lisa Wiley
This message is from: "Lisa Wiley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Pat, Aren't horses wonderful! They just know. I am so glad OE is home now. Hopefully this time he will heal as good as new. Lisa Wiley Turnabout Portuguese Water Dogs Connecticut State Director Ponies With Purpose FASTeam www.MyTurnabou