Re: Saddles

This message is from: Kim Manzoni kim.manz...@yahoo.com I use a treeless saddle, the Bob Marshall saddles, on my horses. We love them. They do not slip if you use a good saddle pad and tighten them properly. However, instead of using the horn to boost yourself up into the saddle, you have to use

Re: Skogheims Viljar

This message is from: Olivia Farm, Inc. i...@oliviafarm.com Hi Jean and Everyone!   Just as there are various shades of brown duns, ranging from very pale to extremely dark (with brown instead of white in the mane), there are different shades of the white duns as well.  We have three white duns

Re: Saddles

This message is from: S K windyacre...@yahoo.com Thank you for the reply LolaI'm very confused at the moment...so many conflicting answers...My trainer's girlfriend works at fitting horses to their saddles and she doesn't like the treeless due to the strain on the horse's backbut my

RE: Saddles

This message is from: Karen McCarthy weeg...@hotmail.com Balance? Seat?Adjustment (placement, pad)?All of this comes into play in either type of saddle. Sorry, Gail I can't buy that these riders stayed in their saddles just b/c they were treeless.That they are good riders, (or just got lucky!)

colors of fjords and treeless saddles

This message is from: Debby debby.s...@earthlink.net I'd think that testing the dna, the hair sample, would show the color? Is that not so. I'm no scientist but that was just a thought that came to mind. To me he does look light brown. I remember having a discussion about my Langster, as

Re: Saddles

This message is from: Lola Lahr lolal...@gmail.com My Free Form saddle leaves nice even sweat marks in all of the right places. It does not squash down on their backs,and they are never sore. I can't say the same for the treed saddles I've had - even the custom made ones. I do believe that what

RE: Saddles

This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com I definitely agree about the Aussie saddles. So, why don't you just give me your Ricotti saddle that I know I love, and we're done. :) I do have a traditional saddle that I love, and that I have not come out of even in big spins, but there

Re: Saddles

This message is from: S K windyacre...@yahoo.com    After much reading, I think I'll stick with the saddle with the tree...I'm not 200 lbs. but have been told by many, many people that these saddles may hurt the horses back..I don't want to hurt my horse's back..even though my trainer says Andy

Re: colors of fjords and treeless saddles

This message is from: Bonnie Morris morrisshado...@aol.com Regarding the white dun. I have a lovely Stallion Ironwood Lordalen. You can see some pictures of him on my facebook page http://www.facebook.com/#!/bonnie.morris.927 and some videos on my web site morrisshadowmt.com under sales

Bob Marshall Saddles

This message is from: Toni toekn...@frontier.com About Bob Marshall saddles, I have had no problems with them slipping.  I have always been a well balanced rider.  I believe a lot of the slippage problems have to do with poor balance.  That said, it doesn't take very much off balance riding to

RE: colors of fjords and treeless saddles

This message is from: Karen McCarthy weeg...@hotmail.com Bonnie. I would think that as an owner of a breeding stallion with a rare color (white dun), you would know more about breeding this color and what is inhereited (or not) depending on differnt matings. On the NFHR site you can see some

Re: Bob Marshall Saddles

This message is from: S K windyacre...@yahoo.com Thank you so much ToniWe're the same ageYour much more  experienced than I am for sure!   Happy Riding!!   Susan From: Toni toekn...@frontier.com To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: Monday, July 9,

Re: colors of fjords and treeless saddles

This message is from: Bonnie Morris morrisshado...@aol.com Hello everyone Karen yes I have studied this chart and color crosses long before I ever got into breeding, but that was not the topic I thought was being address, but the shade variences within the white and when it is actually

desert fjords

This message is from: Tammy Hooper tammy.asg...@gmail.com My fjords are doing great in their new environment. I got to know the area well looking for a place for us a year before I had them shipped down from the Pacific Northwest. On the pedigree page my mare is standing in front of a

RE: Saddles

This message is from: S Sexton ssext...@hotmail.com Hmm, I'd say the trainer's girlfriend gets less weight to her comments than your trainer - after all, your trainer would have a better idea how you and your horses move and are conformed. Plus, the saddle fitter probably is wanting to sell you