: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 7:31:08 PM
Subject: RE: Saddles
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This message is from: S Sexton
I've got a Wintec Dressage and a Wintec AP, one with CAIR, one flocked. Both
have changeable gullet. My problem is that I am on the XW gullet and it is not
wide enough but I tried a Wintec Wide AP saddle and it was still tight on 1X
but 2X would have dropped the sa
of youHe works with so many horses he's the one I think
I'd listen to...
I want to thank Each and Everyone of you who have helped
me with my search...Your a Wonderful Group!!
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From: S Sexton
To:
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This message is from: S Sexton
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 a saddle from her own
will let me know if it's hurting him...Don't want to put him
through that
Thanks everyone out there for all the very knowledgeable
info!
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Sent: Monday, July 9, 2012 1:30 PM
Subject: Re:
Saddles
This
This message is from: Gail Russell
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 is no slot for m
This message is from: Lola Lahr
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 Gail said about the
jordhorse@angus.mystery.com
> Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 08:43:35 -0700
> Subject: RE: Saddles
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> This message is from: Gail Russell
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> Has anyone tried a Boz saddle?
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> As to the Bob Marshall...my neighbor just encountered a bear while trail
riding. Her horse, and th
r says they're greathm
From: Lola Lahr
To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
Sent: Monday, July 9,
2012 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: Saddles
This message is from: Lola Lahr
I use the FreeForm treeless saddles (Action Rider Tack
is a great place to
buy them - or used are great too- c
This message is from: Kim Manzoni
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 the horses mane.
Whe
This message is from: divingduoandcor...@comcast.net
I have a very drafty mare in Denver. I ended up with the 7" gullet Cashel
Trail saddle (with rounded skirt). I took a tracing of her withers and drew
it on a poster, cut it out and took it with me. There are places on the
internet that
This message is from: Kim Manzoni
Hi Julie, my Fjord isnt home yet and way to young to ever need a saddle now
but I use Bob Marshall treeless saddles on all of my horses. They fit
everything from the tall thin framed long backed Tn Walker to my fat stocky
round foundation Quarter Horse.
They c
This message is from: Kim Manzoni
Hi Julie, my Fjord isnt home yet and way to young to ever need a saddle now
but I use Bob Marshall treeless saddles on all of my horses. They fit
everything from the tall thin framed long backed Tn Walker to my fat stocky
round foundation Quarter Horse.
They c
This message is from: Kathleen Prince
Sounds like you are right to me. This is why I've been researching
treeless saddles for my wide girls :-)
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On Sep 8, 2011, at
This message is from: Debbie Hunt
Hi Group:
I, too, purchased a Duett Tango 36 cm. It works well with my boy and is very
comfortable for me. I highly recommend this saddle.
I am so pleased with the Duett that I am considering purchasing a Duett jump
saddle as we are doing a little jumping no
This message is from: Gail Russell
I think it was the Syd Hill saddle that I tried, and found it was for a horse
with a dipped back, NOT a flat back. It rocked forward and back on the horse.
It was obviously not a good saddle for my Fjords.
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This message is from: Melinda Schumacher
Thanks for your warning. That would NOT be a good substitute for an english
dressage saddle!
Melinda
On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Bonnie wrote:
> This message is from: Bonnie
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> Melinda: years ago I bought an Australian saddle. I really lov
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Hi--
After much searching and looking at Aussie, endurance, dressage, and western
saddles, I ended up buying a Big Horn Trail Lite saddle that I love. I
really wanted something that was secure with a balanced seat that was not too
difficult to heave
This message is from: Linda McThoy Patorni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I agree. I use my Circle Y on both my Fjords, and it's perfect -
it's also comfortable for me
On Mar 8, 2008, at 7:11 PM, shawna smith wrote:
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> Hi Deb,
> I have
This message is from: "shawna smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi Deb,
I have a 4 yr. old Circle Y med-wide flex-tree and love it. It weighs
24 lbs. and is extremely comfortable. I've used it on 6 different fjords and
it worked on all of them. It's good quality that is holding up very well
with
This message is from: "Frederick J Pack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Deb, I like the Orthoflex...
No, I don't have one for sale...sorry.
Fred
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Fred and Lois Pack
Pack's Peak Stables
Wilkeson, Washington 98396
This message is from: "Deb Log
24, 2007 7:49 PM
Subject: Re: Saddles
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I also love my Montana Mountain Horse saddle. In the past I have had
Aussie
saddles which I liked because of the incredibly secure feeling. Once you
get wedged in between the cantel and those knee things (poleys),
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I also love my Montana Mountain Horse saddle. In the past I have had Aussie
saddles which I liked because of the incredibly secure feeling. Once you
get wedged in between the cantel and those knee things (poleys), you are
really
NOT coming out. But
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This is an interesting and timely discussion about the great variety of
saddles that are suitable for Fjords.
I am a novice rider looking for my first saddle, and as a mature (read that
"senior") beginner, I want a very secure saddle. I'm looking at
This message is from: "Melinda Schumacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi Genie,
My Prestige is the Top Dressage. I bought it from my (very experienced)
dressage instructor, whom I just began working with. She says Prestige is
the only saddle she will buy, and was selling this one because it turned out
This message is from: Genie Dethloff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
This message is from: "Melinda Schumacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hello List,
I bought a used Prestige dressage saddle for Mirakel today which fits her
very very well (and very very comfortable for me). Size 18-33. Much easier
to fit than
This message is from: "Melinda Schumacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hello List,
I bought a used Prestige dressage saddle for Mirakel today which fits her
very very well (and very very comfortable for me). Size 18-33. Much easier
to fit than the western saddles (in which she needed a draft tree).
Me
This message is from: "Melinda Schumacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
What is the link for getting the Star Trekk saddle?
thanks,
Melinda
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> You got me to try the Star
This message is from: "Tom & Jerri Rounsville" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
You got me to try the Star Trek and I bought one. It fits the Fjord
great. I like the panel for the back. It is also very comfortable.
Jerri
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> Oh boydo I know about the saddle sear
This message is from: "Lisa Wiley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Marcy,
Thank You! I didn't expect to hear from you this weekend. Wish I could be
at the seminar!
Lisa Wiley
Turnabout Portuguese Water Dogs
Connecticut State Director Ponies With Purpose
FASTeam
www.MyTurnabout.com
www.CookiesAlaDuck.com
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Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 10:58:14 -0400
From: "Lisa Wiley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Saddles Revisted
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How about a Duett? They come in 38cm trees, both all purpose and
dressage models. I might go that route for an English saddle.
http://www.duettsaddles.com/
I can tell you that I have tried the Wintec Wide. It's supposingly an
all purpose, but has strai
This message is from: "Lisa Wiley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Genie,
Thanks. I will have my daughter Claire ask Marcy. She is at Briar Hill
now. We will be going up there in a few weeks so I probably could stop in
Bennington. I have also asked Claire to have Marcy try my Passier on Fjiona
and
This message is from: Genie Dethloff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>This message is from: "Lisa Wiley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Here we go again. ... So otherwise I need a new saddle.
Hi Lisa,
Once again (just kidding!) I use a Wintec pro dressage. It is light
comfortable and adjustable. Finne changes f
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
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To:
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: Saddles Revisted
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Hi Lisa,
Have you ever considered the Cashel soft saddle?
It's treeless, it&#
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
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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
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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
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
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you might check into balanced ride saddles. they can be quite pricy, but you
can find them on ebay now and then. they are very well made, and last a long
long time. i got my first one from ebay, and it was at least 25 years old
here's his website:
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This message is from: "Krist Martinsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi! Sylvia, I have a Fred Hook saddle that was made in Kallispell Mt. Fred
sold out and I know that Montana Saddlery is making that same saddle.It is a
cistom full quarter horse tree with very little skirting and is rigged with a
wide r
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I ride in a Crates and a Broken Horn. Both fit ideally. Both are built to
fit my QH's too. English saddles I have not looked into too much, but I know a
regular English saddle does not fit my Fjord.
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Dave Genadek, of "About the Horse" is a saddle maker and expert on saddle
fitting. He holds a limited number of clinics..Go to his website and click
on the button to find about scheduling a clinic.
http://www.aboutthehorse.com/clinics.sht
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
As for saddles that fit Fjords, Ortho-Flex saddles , some styles, may fit a
lot of Fjords. Also Tucker saddles ,with the wide and extra-wide trees are
very good.
Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska
Do any of you have favorite brands of saddles w
This message is from: "Mighty Mouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I just wanted to say that I use an Arabian tree as well and it works great
with our Fjords. I have a Simco.
Merrilee in WI
Brian: I ended up getting an Arabian tree. Not only is it nice and wide,
but
it was explained to me that t
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
What brand saddle? The trees vary so much between brands!
Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, sunny and windy. 70 degrees
>Brian: I ended up getting an Arabian tree. Not only is it nice and wide, but
>it was explained to me that the tree is sligh
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In a message dated 7/19/05 3:46:21 PM,
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> Subject: Re: Looking for saddles you might also want to check out the
> john fallis balanced ride saddles at: http://www.fallisbalancedsaddles.com/
>
i ride one and so does linda syver
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My friends and I really like the Tucker saddles with wide trees.
Taffy Mercer
Kennewick, WA
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In a message dated 5/23/2005 4:43:23 PM Pacific Standard Time,
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I am just inquiring about saddles. My Fjord is very wide and flat across the
withers. I have a great neighbor who also has Fjords and has been letting me
try out he
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Hi Everyone :
Concerning saddles that fit fjords, I have been very happy with a wide-tree
Australian saddle that I bought on Ebay several years ago. Best thing is that
they are inexpensive. I have seen these on Ebay with "extra-wide" trees too. I
have tw
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Patty Jo , what kind of saddle are you referring to ? Can you provide a maker's
name and style ? Thanks much, I'd like to go try one but don't know what to ask
for.
Judy Phelps
Echo Valley Fjords
Chelan, WA.
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Wow! Loved the pics. Driving is on my to do list for
someday...
Tamara
mom of Harrison Fjord
Fallbrook CA
www.algedifarm.com
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> I am so very proud of them: we ventured over the
> hill last wee
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Great job Karen, well done and it is certain that you know your horses and
they know you. Jean G.
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Caitlin;
You might want to check out the Circle Y saddle made for "drafts" -- they
have both a regular weight and a light weight. It fits my fjords and I like
the saddle - it is leather. It has a flexible tree.
Linda in MN
This message is from: "Frederick J. Pack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I personally prefer the Ortho-Flex. Mine is like sitting in an easy
chair...
Fred
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Iam looking for a saddle for my 2 fjords. They are both a medium built.
I
was wondering if anyone knew of go
This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi Debi -
what is "up" w/ the 4th billet? (sounds like a book title...)
Does it require some sort of an optional overgirth?
veey curious!
Kmac
Original Message Follows From: "Deb Williams" "I purchased a
Griffin Ap and LOV
This message is from: "Deb Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Question 1: You guys out there who HAVE a Thorowgood, how did you get hold
> of it? Any tack stores out there that have them in stock? I don't mind if
> it's on the other side of the country as long as it can be shipped...
To all interest
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Hi there, don't get too frustrated with the saddle search I know ours took
forever. Now about the Thorowgood seems the company was in some financial
trouble or something but they do still ship (using Miller's) it just takes
awhile. I had ordered the extr
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In a message dated 3/31/02 10:57:58 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I do know that there are
> several of us on the classical dressage e-mail list (you can subscribe
> at: http://www.classicaldressage.com/subscribe/discussion_lists.h
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> This message is from: "Anneli Sundkvist"
> Btw...I guess I've asked this before, and it might have been discussed too.
> I have not been as active on the list as I want to during the past
> months...BUT is there anyone else who tries to do
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Anneli, You make a good point about waiting for the canter until the walk
and trot are well established. We have had long discourses on these
questions here on the list. Many feel the fjord has difficulty taking the
canter, not all. With my
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Well, Nina's new saddle came yesterday, haven't had a chance to try it on
her yet but it is really really wide which is great. As a draft type fjord
she was actually too wide for even the wintecs with the changeable gullet
system (according to the saddle
This message is from: Jon & Mary Ofjord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Jean/ Anneli,
Hillview Farms usually has a large booth at the Greater Minnesota Horse
Expo which is coming up the last weekend in April. We will check out
American Saddles when we get there. Remind us to tell you about them when
we g
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi Anneli,
The Ortho-Flex company here in the US has been sold and the new owners
don't make the Baroque. HOWEVER there is a company in Germany making
flex-panel saddles which makes a saddle called the SPANISH DRESSAGE as well
asothers. Int
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Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 6:19 AM
Subject: RE: Saddles
> This message is from: "Frederick J. Pack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> I ride the Ortho-Flex Tempe western model. Expensive, but like sitting in
> an easy chair ALL DAY...
>
> It fits m
This message is from: "Frederick J. Pack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I ride the Ortho-Flex Tempe western model. Expensive, but like sitting in
an easy chair ALL DAY...
It fits my Fjords perfectly.
Fred and Lois Pack
Pack's Peak Stables
Wilkeson, WA USA
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/3158
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We had 4 orthoflexs none of which fit Nina or Frodo. We have had a lot more
success with the Wintec extra wide gullet and the Thorowgood AP Griffin Broad
in extra wide. Robyn in MD
This message is from: "Richard Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Thanks so much for the detailed response. Since I posted the
query about orthoflex I tried out an Orthoflex Caliente. The
owner of the saddle sent it to me for my perusal. I'll decide
today if I want to buy it, so your feedback if very
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> This message is from: "Richard Stewart"
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> Does anyone have an opinion on Orthaflex saddles for
> Fjords.
> Do they fit? Do they cause soreness? Any input
> concerni
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> From: "Richard Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 09:22:12 -0800
Hmmm, I see that FJORDHORSE is still "constipated". Richard's message
took 2+ DAYS to get to me
> Does anyone have an opinion on Orthaflex saddles
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I have been using Ortho-flex saddles on my fjords for 15 years, starting
with one of the first models. They work very well. Some of the models are
better for wide backs..The Trail Partner and the Tempe have wider gullets
and fit wider fjords
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Sue: OE and I send our best wishes for Randy and you.
I pray that you both will weather this illness and have
positive results.
Merry Christmas and hopefully a healthful New Years.
pat
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> >A quest
This message is from: "Hope Carlson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Ebay has some saddles listed under haflinger and icelandic for pretty
reasonable, look interesting.
Took the ponies to the church picnic.
They were big hits with the kids, gave tons of pony back rides. Very proud
of them.
Had lots of inqui
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
One idea might be to try a saddle with a tree designed for gaited horses,
to accomodate big shoulders. I would be curious to try one of these
myself, I suspect they might have more "sway" in the bars, also. See one at:
http://www.bufordsaddle
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hi sue
number for big horn is 1-800-251-6284 - good luck! - will let you know as
soon as we try an extra-wide on our fjords
mary harvey
This message is from: Storme Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Jordans saddle was the Big Horn Synthetic, brown in color...it worked
great on him...sold it with him...it was a good price too around $300 or
$350.extra wide tree.
Storme
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hi
i have been told by our local saddle shop that Big Horn makes a synthetic
western saddle that comes in semi, full and extra-wide quarter horse bars
(another word for tree) - our saddle shop owner thinks our fjords will take
an extra-wide bar - i can'
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At 02:04 PM 3/28/01 -0800, you wrote:
Also
> could you link this to www.nfhr.com? I found your site off someone elses
> web site. Thanks Becky Hope, Pleasant Hill OR
The www.fjordsusa.com/ site is linked from the nfhr "l
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To:
Subject: Saddles for Sale
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 14:04:20 -0800
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Hello All... A message
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Catherine, reading her message, it seems she is LOOKING FOR saddles that
fit fjords, not selling any?
Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska
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>> I was look
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Brigid the treeless I saw was an English one with no pommel or cantle, just
flat and it looked about two inches thick. The trainer was small and easily
threw it over the different backs. She "loved" it.
Jean Gayle
Aberdeen, WA
[Authores
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Thanks Curt for the info on various saddles. I have seen the Ansur's web
site. Interesting how the Orthoflex was one of the first "different" saddles
to consider the horse's comfort, yet it is still stuck in "tree" mode.
I really prefer riding bareback,
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you guys should look into synergist saddles. i got one and both i and my
horses loveit! they fit it to your horse. denise delgado
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This message is from: Don & Jane Brackett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Ortho flex saddles. Yes they do fit the Fjords well if the trees are
made by ortho flex. I found that some of the english saddles (UK
series) do not fit like the others. I have an endurance ortho flex that
fits alot like the western
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Yes, Karen, I do like the Ortho-Felx, but they aren't perfect either! If
you do find an older used one, be careful that the flexible panels aren't
too long for your fjord's back. They now have shortened their panels,
really improved them. You
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From: Alison Bakken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi Sue,
It sounds to me, like your saddle is too narrow for the horse. Fitting
saddles to Fjords is a challenge. The best fit that I have been able to
find is an Orthoflex saddle.
Yes, Alis
This message is from: Alison Bakken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi Sue,
It sounds to me, like your saddle is too narrow for the horse. Fitting
saddles to Fjords is a challenge. The best fit that I have been able to
find is an Orthflex saddle.
Alison Bakken in deep freeze Alberta
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Where are these white patches located? Obviously there was more pressure
at these points. if it was just the pad there would be a larger area of
white if pressure was even under the saddle. While the plastic bubble "air
ride' thing in the PC
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In a message dated 10/30/00 6:11:22 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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> One mare got bad
> girth sores, so we used a fuzzy girth cover.
I use a "synthetic" girth that has a fuzzy padding thing attached to it. I
toss the thing in the
This message is from: "Nancy Newport" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Regarding the saddle I bought for Pauline, I was looking for a synthetic
child's saddle with a wide tree and wide gullet. I bought the Wintec 500
(English all purpose) which is available at many websites and catalogs. It
runs from about $
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In a message dated 6/16/00 3:42:12 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
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<< 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 saddles. There's a lot
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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: 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]>
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: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
--- Denise Delgado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> thanks mary,
> your post was educating for me in regards to
> saddles. why do so many people
> out there like (love) those aus
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 also the legs? i
underst
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
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--- Denise Delgado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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what type of
> riding do you do now as
> opposed to before with the aussie saddle?
Denise,
When I used my Aussie saddles only I
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-Oorspronkelijk bericht-
Van: Denise Delgado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Aan: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
Datum: woensdag-januari-2000 3:53
Onderwerp: Re: saddles...again!!
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