Wintec wide saddles

2014-07-06 Thread Rose or Murph
This message is from: Rose or Murph roseormu...@ywave.com I am wondering if anyone is using the wintec wide saddles on their fjords? My mare is almost out of the white gullet on the regular tree. I was told at the tack store the channel (along the spine) on the wintec wides are too wide

Re: Wintec wide saddles

2014-07-06 Thread kngould
saddles This message is from: Rose or Murph roseormu...@ywave.com I am wondering if anyone is using the wintec wide saddles on their fjords? My mare is almost out of the white gullet on the regular tree. I was told at the tack store the channel (along the spine) on the wintec wides are too wide

Re: Wintec wide saddles

2014-07-06 Thread Karen Keith
This message is from: Karen Keith kkke...@hotmail.com I recently bought a Wintec Wide for my younger Fjord mare. I started her in a Wintec Isabel saddle with the widest gullet that I use on my other Fjord mare, but it never was a good fit and then as she started developing muscles and a top

Saddles

2013-06-19 Thread Tonja Acker-Richards
This message is from: Tonja Acker-Richards tacke...@aol.com We have liked our used orthoflex saddles and we went used eBay etc because we could try different ones on our different sized butts and babies. All our Luton and Eitan fjordies do run drafty. Tonja Acker-Richards Pond House Farm

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2013-06-16 Thread lindy hild
This message is from: lindy hild bah...@comcast.net We have been very happy with theThoroughgood ( British made, synthetic) wide gullet saddle. My Fjord is a sporty rather than a drafty body type. It's the modified dressage saddle, but I trailride.. Lindy and Dagney in the Shenandoah Valley

saddles for fjords

2013-06-16 Thread Debby Stai
horse and eventually sent that saddle to her for resale, and it did resale at a very good price. Both horses were extra wide trees. They aren’t cheap saddles, but she will adjust the saddle for as long as I have the saddle, restuff the panels. I’ve not ridden western, I’m just not sure

Re: Saddles - Wintec

2012-07-11 Thread divingduoandcorgis
This message is from: divingduoandcor...@comcast.net I can relate to going thru a few saddles to get to the right one...including an endurance saddle that was too narrow and a western saddle that fit my horse well but I had trouble riding  in!  It has been a year for me too. I started

Re: Saddles

2012-07-10 Thread S K
never tried to trailer the little one ( J.J. )  That's next on the agenda   They can try saddles on him right there...but these saddles sound very heavy...( western draft wide tree's )   and Icelandic sizes..but she said they tend to be heavy...I can't lift too  much wt. anymore...I lifted 3 1/2

RE: Saddles

2012-07-10 Thread S Sexton
would have dropped the saddle pommel onto her spine. I'm not very happy with the Wintec seat though as I don't feel as comfy in it but that's just me. SO, I am on the saddle hunt as many others are it seems. I've tried some really fancy (and out of my budget) dressage saddles for sale locally but even

Re: Saddles

2012-07-09 Thread Kim Manzoni
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: Saddles

2012-07-09 Thread S K
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

2012-07-09 Thread Karen McCarthy
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

2012-07-09 Thread Debby
many many english saddles, including an english trail treesless. My daughter had gotten one for her hard to fit, sway back, high withered, funky back saddlebred. Fit him good and I rode in it on him and it was comfy, course she'd ridden in it so much it was completely conformed to the horse

Re: Saddles

2012-07-09 Thread Lola Lahr
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

2012-07-09 Thread Gail Russell
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

Re: Saddles

2012-07-09 Thread S K
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

2012-07-09 Thread Bonnie Morris
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

2012-07-09 Thread Toni
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

RE: colors of fjords and treeless saddles

2012-07-09 Thread Karen McCarthy
@angus.mystery.com Subject: Re: colors of fjords and treeless saddles From: morrisshado...@aol.com Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 14:45:50 -0400 This message is from: Bonnie Morris morrisshado...@aol.com Regarding the white dun. I have a lovely Stallion Ironwood Lordalen He has always been very

Re: Bob Marshall Saddles

2012-07-09 Thread S K
, 2012 5:12 PM Subject: 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

Re: colors of fjords and treeless saddles

2012-07-09 Thread Bonnie Morris
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

RE: Saddles

2012-07-09 Thread S Sexton
a saddle from her own stock/store... which makes her opinion likely more biased. Just my 2 cents, plus you can always do what Sparrow and I are trying - we're going to demo several different brands of treeless (along with trying some treed XW) saddles and see what WE like and go from there. If you

Saddles

2012-01-16 Thread Patricia Pasqual
This message is from: Patricia Pasqual tishpasq...@gmail.com I have an Ortho flex endurance (Patriot) saddle that has fit my horse very well throughout the 10 years I have been riding him with his varying degrees of fitness and weight. This is an old style Orthoflex made before the company

Re: Saddles

2012-01-14 Thread divingduoandcorgis
that first. Would have saved alot of time and gas money. The weird thing is that some saddles fit the horse that didn't look wide enough . . . I also have an extra wide adjustable tree wintec that I love (weighs next to nothing). I figured that she may lose weight and firm up with work

Re: Saddles

2012-01-13 Thread Kim Manzoni
This message is from: Kim Manzoni kim.manz...@yahoo.com 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

Re: Saddles

2012-01-13 Thread Kim Manzoni
This message is from: Kim Manzoni kim.manz...@yahoo.com 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

Saddles

2011-09-08 Thread igs4me
or plastic skeleton that is designed to get your weight up and OFF your horse's spine. It is supposed to make good contact with your horse's back the entire length of the tree, while staying free of the shoulder area, so that the shoulder can swing freely. Most western saddles do not fit ANY horse

Re: Saddles

2011-09-08 Thread Kathleen Prince
This message is from: Kathleen Prince kathl...@pookiebros.com Sounds like you are right to me. This is why I've been researching treeless saddles for my wide girls :-) -- Kathleen Prince kathl...@pookiebros.com Pookie Bros. Pet Sitting Professional Pet Care In Your Home! http

Re: Treeless Saddles

2011-06-10 Thread Cherie Mascis
This message is from: Cherie Mascis vikinghorseri...@bellsouth.net I have an EZ Fit saddle and a Sensation Hybrid both work well on my super wide Fjord. The EZ Fit is westerny looking, but without a horn. It feels more like riding in a traditional saddle. The seat size, cinching and stirrup

Re: Fjord Saddles

2011-05-14 Thread brom...@googlemail.com
used a nickers sensation treeless which she went brilliantly in and was wonderfully comfy but need that for another youngester now! Sent from my HTC - Reply message - From: S Sexton ssext...@hotmail.com To: fjordiss...@yahoogroups.com, fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Subject: Fjord Saddles

RE: [FjordIssues] Fjord Saddles

2011-05-14 Thread Julia Webb
This message is from: Julia Webb jemw...@hotmail.com Stephanie, I went with an American Flex saddle after filtering through the archives on both Fjord lists. I'm 5'2-3 and plump too, so, while I liked the idea of treeless, I knew I'd need a tree to keep me from hurting my horse. You can see

Fjord Saddles

2011-05-13 Thread S Sexton
a glove... somehow I don't think it will fit a Fjord very well :) LOL I've been looking into saddles and was curious if many of you have experience with any of the adjustable tree saddles. I know that Wintec/Bates, Pessoa, HDR, and a number of other makers now offer changeable gullets or adjustable

RE: Fjord Saddles

2011-05-13 Thread Teressa
: Fjord Saddles This message is from: S Sexton ssext...@hotmail.com Hi Everyone, I'm still Fjord shopping but I've realized that I'm probably going to need a new saddle to go with a new horse. My current english all purpose saddle was a custom saddle I picked up used and it fit my very high withered TB

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2011-02-11 Thread brass-ring-farm
This message is from: brass-ring-f...@juno.com The Ortho-Flex works well for us. Fjords don't get any rounder than my drafty girl, and the OF works quite well for her. Valerie Columbia, CT $65/Hr Job - 25 Openings

saddles and Western dressage

2011-02-10 Thread BBDRI1
This message is from: bbd...@aol.com Laurie, Why not demo a Barefoot treeless? I have a Barefoot Missoula saddle that I dabble in Western dressage with. It certainly solves the bridging problem and the changeable pommels come in a really wide width. The Barefoot Arizona looks nice,

Wide Dressage saddles on sale

2011-01-27 Thread jernest
This message is from: jern...@mosquitonet.com Check this out! Classic Saddlery has some great english saddles on sale! http://www.classicsaddlery.com/closeouts/toulouseparini.htm This one really caught my attention! Octavio in beautiful doubled black leather, soft, supple, breaks

Re: saddles

2010-12-20 Thread Debbie Hunt
This message is from: Debbie Hunt huntdebbi...@yahoo.com 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

Saddles for fjords

2010-12-20 Thread Caroline Warren
This message is from: Caroline Warren caroline.war...@att.net I have two Duett saddles, a dressage and an all purpose, and am quite happy with them, after buying three other saddles that appeared to fit but were so uncomfortable for my burly fjord mare she would hop when trotting. I use

saddles

2010-12-19 Thread Rose or Murph
This message is from: Rose or Murph roseormu...@ywave.com Hello Everyone, In response to the saddles. I went through the long saddle search also. I knew by looking at my old saddle that it was not wide enough and sat too high on my Fjord 's back. I could not get a decent trot, it felt short

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2010-12-18 Thread BBDRI1
need a thin pad. Yes, the new Amerigo saddles are expensive, but I have seen the DJ jump on Ebay for much less than retail. For the first time, my little Fjord can lengthen without shoulder interference and the panels are short enough so there is no loin rubbing. I would probably be able

Re: treeless saddles

2010-09-26 Thread Carol Trujillo
saddles -- a Barefoot and a Bob Marshall western style barrel saddle, and they love them. Good luck! -- Carol in 104-degree Southern California Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http

RE: keep us posted on the treeless saddles

2010-09-22 Thread Julia Webb
: This message is from: Gary Angie Proper agap...@mhcable.com I am interested in hearing updates on those using treeless saddles. Angie Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f

Re: keep us posted on the treeless saddles

2010-09-21 Thread Lola Lahr
This message is from: Lola Lahr lolal...@gmail.com I use a Freeform treeless saddle - going on 6 years now- and love it! No problems with it that I haven't seen or experienced in treed saddles. I have 7 horses of different shapes and sized (2 Fjords) and it fits all of them. Very comfortable

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2010-05-01 Thread Bonnie
This message is from: Bonnie lierm...@lakefield.net Melinda: years ago I bought an Australian saddle. I really love the way they look. Mine was a cheaper one, but I found that the legs are too far forward. I felt like I was sitting in a chair with my legs ahead of me. So it was

extra wide saddles for fjords

2010-04-27 Thread Debby
wide. I did get saddles through her, they weren't cheap but they will be the last saddles I get. I can tell a huge difference. Just tacking up, putting them on their backs, they just fit into the right place...I've never had either saddle go off to the side whether mounting or riding. I do know

Fjords and saddles

2009-10-05 Thread brass-ring-farm
This message is from: brass-ring-f...@juno.com My Fjord mare has a very round back. The ortho-flex fits her nicely but I do notice when we go down steep hills, it feels like it is going to tip way forward. It is English rigging so I can't put a back cinch on it. It is plenty tight enough. It does

Re: selling saddles

2009-09-27 Thread dgantaya
This message is from: dgant...@comcast.net --Go on the Albion website, they usually have a link to used saddles - dimensions - etc. I LOVE my Albion on my 'wider' traditional fjord, Olav, it has a nice deep seat, super comfortable...I bought it used, on ebay, for $1000.00 free shipping - about 6

RE: Laura selling saddles

2009-09-27 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com ...I know how wonderful this saddle is. I tried many dressage saddles and after a half hour or so riding dressage they would become torture devices. (To anyone out there who knows me I lived in NJ for a few years and was lucky enough

selling saddles

2009-09-26 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com Hello out there- I own an Albion Original Comfort dressage saddle that I want to sell. I have looked on the internet and have seen that it has actually held its' price, even a little more, but when I check some dressage used saddle

Fjord-wide Saddles on Ebay

2009-09-25 Thread Jacqueline F. Colson
This message is from: Jacqueline F. Colson jcol...@acsalaska.net Hello, I just posted in the FH-L classified ads about two w-i-d-e, 17 English saddles that I have listed on Ebay. One is a Wintec Wide All Purpose (Item number: 280400485579) and the other is Kieffer Wien dressage (Item number

List of Fjordie saddles

2009-09-25 Thread mypumpkin
This message is from: mypump...@windstream.net Also I am consolidating a list of fjord approved :) saddles based on riders recommendations that I'll post herelater. Anyone else want to add their favorite western English or endurance saddle choices for fjordies. I am ready to buy a saddle

all quiet on the list, heres some saddles if you're interested

2009-09-09 Thread Debby
This message is from: Debby miss.am...@earthlink.net I have relisted two saddles on ebay, lowered the price...I need to buy tack and money is tight. All information is on the items on ebay, but if you do have any questions, please write me off list. #320420351802 and #320420170891. My Lang has

Western saddles

2009-08-17 Thread Tonja Acker-Richards
This message is from: Tonja Acker-Richards tacke...@aol.com Ok so now that I've got some super english saddle ideas for Fjords what do ya'll think are good western choices? Some how I ended up with a fjord with a need for speed! Tonja Acker-Richards Pond House Farm Important FjordHorse List

Re: Speaking of saddles...

2009-07-20 Thread jgayle
This message is from: jgayle jga...@techline.com Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f

RE: Speaking of saddles...

2009-07-19 Thread Jim Barnhart
, 2009 6:03 AM To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Subject: Speaking of saddles... This message is from: Carol Trujillo caroling...@gmail.com Anyone ride a Tucker saddle on their drafty fjord? Which model? Likes and dislikes? Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com

Speaking of saddles...

2009-07-17 Thread Carol Trujillo
and the English style stirrups foot numbing. (Hey but we look good.) I've done more chewing and licking :) on saddles than trying/buying and noticed ValleyVet has Tuckers to trial... -- Carol in San Diego (relishing spending daylight before and after work with my ponies!) Important FjordHorse List

Re: Speaking of saddles...

2009-07-17 Thread coy...@acrec.com
This message is from: coy...@acrec.com coy...@acrec.com Yes. My husband and I ride in the Cheyenne model with a wide tree. Very comfortable for humans with the gel seat. It fits our round withered Fjords just fine, but there's enough gullet height for Fjords with nice withers too. I think

RE: dressage saddles

2009-07-15 Thread Lorna David
@angus.mystery.com Subject: Re: dressage saddles This message is from: Kristen L. Andersen w6...@me.com I have the Sensation Hybrid and love it! It is a great fit for round backed horses and I have never felt more comfortable, connected and balanced. -Kristen on Catalina Island On Jul 14, 2009, at 7

Re: dressage saddles

2009-07-15 Thread Heather Baskey
This message is from: Heather Baskey cavy_l...@yahoo.com Barefoot (Treeless) just came out with a new spiffy Dressage saddle called the Lexington.  It will be available in September 2009. Just when I was convinced to go with the Wintec Wide (Parelli totes if you cannot afford their Fluidity

Re: dressage saddles

2009-07-15 Thread kngould
saddles This message is from: Debby miss.am...@earthlink.net Can anyone and everyone who does dressage with their fjords please tell me what brand dressage saddles they use. I'm looking for one to fit both horses, and both use extra wide trees...One of the horses does have a shorter back, so

Re: dressage saddles

2009-07-15 Thread Sarah Clarke
...@earthlink.net Can anyone and everyone who does dressage with their fjords please tell me what brand dressage saddles they use. Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f

RE: dressage saddles

2009-07-15 Thread Karen McCarthy
This message is from: Karen McCarthy weeg...@hotmail.com I ride a Laser 200 dressage saddle. The tree is adjustable w/ a small allen wrench (much easier IMO than the gullet plate wrestling I had to do on my Wintec Isabell - yuk!) The Laser really has nice panels and it fits through the back

dressage saddles

2009-07-14 Thread Debby
This message is from: Debby miss.am...@earthlink.net Can anyone and everyone who does dressage with their fjords please tell me what brand dressage saddles they use. I'm looking for one to fit both horses, and both use extra wide trees...One of the horses does have a shorter back, so thats

Re: dressage saddles

2009-07-14 Thread Cherie Mascis
This message is from: Cherie Mascis vikinghorseri...@bellsouth.net Debby, Sensation makes a treeless dressage saddle for about $1,000 that fits most fjords nicely. They have a more casual trail version and a formal one. Super comfy! They have demos you can try. Since I trail ride, I use

Re: dressage saddles

2009-07-14 Thread Kristen L. Andersen
This message is from: Kristen L. Andersen w6...@me.com I have the Sensation Hybrid and love it! It is a great fit for round backed horses and I have never felt more comfortable, connected and balanced. -Kristen on Catalina Island On Jul 14, 2009, at 7:40 PM, Cherie Mascis wrote:

Re: dressage saddles

2009-06-17 Thread CrystalZak
This message is from: crystal...@aol.com thanks to everyone who posted and emailed me about dressage saddles. it has given me a lot to look at, which is good. i hope to find a used one, since my budget won't allow for the more expensive new ones. i have a friend at the barn who rides

re: wintec saddles

2009-04-27 Thread lindy hild
This message is from: lindy hild bah...@visuallink.com -- Greetings! I am new-ish to the List, so I hope I am submitting this correctly.(Steve, please help me if I err!) I have a lovely Fjord mare, and tried several Wintec saddles on her. Although they sat well in the store (me) they did

Re: wintec saddles

2009-04-27 Thread Kristie Strange
the Thorowgood saddles have a close contact or all purporse model? I may have to look into those as well! Thanks! :) -Kristie Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f

RE: wintec saddles

2009-04-27 Thread Lorna David
This message is from: Lorna David brom...@googlemail.com Many people over here in the UK believe Wintec's are not suited to very flat back horses due to the shape of the saddle tree, which tends to curve (banana shape) when wide gullets are inserted. Thorowgood have recently brought out a Cob

Re: wintec saddles

2009-04-27 Thread Kristie Strange
: wintec saddles This message is from: Lorna David brom...@googlemail.com Many people over here in the UK believe Wintec's are not suited to very flat back horses due to the shape of the saddle tree, which tends to curve (banana shape) when wide gullets are inserted. Thorowgood have recently brought

abetta saddles

2009-04-14 Thread schnabl
This message is from: schn...@primus.ca I have tried many different saddles, one of them is an Abetta Endurance. I ordered it with an Arabian tree, but found that it is still a bit tight around the shoulders.It also has very little spine clearance. Just recently I discovered a Company called

Abetta Saddles

2009-04-11 Thread Heather Baskey
This message is from: Heather Baskey cavy_l...@yahoo.com Searched archived messages for trail saddles and was wondering if anyone can give me more input (on list, or privately) on:   Abetta Deluxe Trail Saddles (review and size of tree that you went with)   Aussie Saddles (what brand did you go

Re: Sensation Saddles or Dartmoor Treefree

2009-02-16 Thread Cherie Mascis
This message is from: Cherie Mascis vikinghorseri...@bellsouth.net This didn't come through to me so I'm resubmitting it, pardon me if some of you already got it! Cherie, do you REALLY have a zedonk?! Is that a cross between a zebra and a donkey? And you ride her/him?! Please do tell

Re: Sensation Saddles or Dartmoor Treefree

2009-02-16 Thread jen frame
This message is from: jen frame jenfra...@gmail.com Wow Cherie!Thank you so much for the Zeke the Zedonk report! I am very glad that he found you, because it sounds like his past life wasn't nearly as fun for him as his life with you now is! Can you send some pictures? So, do you have Fjords and

Re: Sensation Saddles or Dartmoor Treefree

2009-02-13 Thread Lori Lemley
This message is from: Lori Lemley lori.lem...@gmail.com I have the Sensation Hybrid and adore it. I bought six different saddles for my first Fjord mare; one was even a custom-built western. I've lost count of the others that I tried but did not buy. The Sensation Hybrid fits my mare and me

Re: cashel soft saddles

2009-02-12 Thread jen frame
This message is from: jen frame jenfra...@gmail.com Hi Beth, the wonderful woman from whom I bought my Fjord rode her in a Cashel Soft saddle. She loved it and did long trail rides with it. I now ride her in a Treeless saddle called Freeform. The biggest problem with a Cashel soft saddle is that

RE: cashel soft saddles

2009-02-12 Thread Linda Lottie
www.heartsandhoovesforever.blogspot.com Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:57:12 -0600 Subject: Re: cashel soft saddles From: jenfra...@gmail.com To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com This message is from: jen frame jenfra...@gmail.com Hi Beth, the wonderful woman from whom I bought my Fjord rode

Re: Sensation Saddles or Dartmoor Treefree

2009-02-12 Thread jen frame
This message is from: jen frame jenfra...@gmail.com Cherie, do you REALLY have a zedonk?! Is that a cross between a zebra and a donkey? And you ride her/him?! Please do tell all! I have seen a few zedonks in person and they were absolutely gorgeous--were much taller than zebras, had all the

cashel soft saddles

2009-02-11 Thread Beth Pulsifer
This message is from: Beth Pulsifer magicm...@roadrunner.com Hi list.. Wondering if anyone is using or has used the Cashel soft saddle on their Fjord...If so what are the pros and cons. Thanks in advance for any information you can provide. Beth in Maine where it was fifty today...:) Important

Saddles on Ebay

2008-12-10 Thread Mark McGinley
This message is from: Mark McGinley [EMAIL PROTECTED] I listed a couple of Western saddles on Ebay that fit Fjords if anyone is interested. Both are 16 seats. The first is a very nice Circle Y http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemssPageName=STRK:MESELX:ITitem=140288287149 The second

Re: Draft Horse Saddles

2008-07-18 Thread jen frame
that by e-mail at least once a week! Let us know what you decide on treeless and bits. In my not so humble opinion, those saddles on the Draft Horse classified web page are a little suspect. When buying ateeless it is very important to get one that distributes the rider's weight evenly across your

Re: Draft Horse Saddles

2008-07-18 Thread Lola Lahr
Frame sent you. He knows I love the bit because I tell him that by e-mail at least once a week! Let us know what you decide on treeless and bits. In my not so humble opinion, those saddles on the Draft Horse classified web page are a little suspect. When buying ateeless it is very important

Draft Horse Saddles

2008-07-17 Thread Nancy Blauers
This message is from: Nancy Blauers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Everyone! I can across a website that interested me greatly and thought I'd share and ask if anyone else knows these folks and has any comments or suggestions on their saddles...the site is called Draft Horse Classified. They have treeless

Narnia and saddles

2008-05-19 Thread Willows Edge Farm
This message is from: Willows Edge Farm [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, so we went to see the Narnia movie last night and they had some BIG Friesians (?). What I really noticed though were the really COOL saddles they were riding in and could just picture them on our Fjords. They look like a treeless. I

Re: Saddles

2008-03-09 Thread KBatchelor
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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

Saddles for sale

2008-03-09 Thread KBatchelor
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, all-- I just listed two saddles on Tacktrader.com: _TackTrader Item ID: 214764 - TackTrader.com_ (http://tacktrader.com/show_item.php?tack_id=214764) _TackTrader Item ID: 214766 - TackTrader.com_ (http://tacktrader.com/show_item.php?tack_id

saddles

2008-03-08 Thread Deb Logan
This message is from: Deb Logan [EMAIL PROTECTED] I know this question gets asked over over BUT - I am looking for a western or endurance type saddle for my Fjord - if anyone has one for sale 15 or 16 seator just some ideas of what type model work best for fjords for trail riding - I

RE: saddles

2008-03-08 Thread Frederick J Pack
This message is from: Frederick J Pack [EMAIL PROTECTED] Deb, I like the Orthoflex... No, I don't have one for sale...sorry. Fred All Mail is scanned in AND out by Norton Anti-virus. Fred and Lois Pack Pack's Peak Stables Wilkeson, Washington 98396 This message is from: Deb Logan

Re: saddles

2008-03-08 Thread shawna smith
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

Re: saddles

2008-03-08 Thread Linda McThoy Patorni
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: This message is from: shawna smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Deb, I have a 4 yr.

icelandic saddles

2007-11-08 Thread schnabl
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank You everyone for the input on Icelandic saddles. I currently use a Trecker treeless saddle that I am quite happy with, except when it comes to distance riding.I feel that it doesn't supply enough support for the horse or the rider. Another

Re: Icelandic saddles

2007-11-08 Thread Lola Lahr
with the treeless than with any of the treed saddles I used to try to use- yes, even the expensive custom made ones didn't work as well as the Freeform. The folks (Action Rider Tack or April Battles) who sell the Freeforms have a great demo porgram. Once you put it on your horse and see and feel how much

Re: icelandic saddles

2007-11-08 Thread Lola Lahr
order at least 9-13 d-rings, so the options are there. On 11/8/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank You everyone for the input on Icelandic saddles. I currently use a Trecker treeless saddle that I am quite happy with, except when

Re: [fjordlist] icelandic saddles

2007-11-08 Thread Diana Calder
that Aussie saddles in general seem to fit Fjords quite well. I have no idea who made the used Aussie that my dad uses with our Fjord gelding, but it fits wonderfully (and was the reason that I became so sold on Aussies in the first place). It has a wide tree and long bars - a little too much so

RE: Icelandic saddles

2007-11-07 Thread Cherie Mascis
This message is from: Cherie Mascis [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have three Icelandics (one's too young to ride) and one Fjord, the Sensation treeless saddle fits them all well. I don't know any Icelandic owners that use Icelandic saddles! Most are too narrow! Cherie Western North Carolina Lilja, Roka

Re: Icelandic saddles

2007-11-07 Thread jen frame
This message is from: jen frame [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Uli, My opinion, for what it is worth, is that you should research TREELESS saddles. I am an extremely happy owner of 2 treeless saddles, and they work great on my Fjord. I used to be part of a Yahoo Treeless saddle chat group, and all

Icelandic saddles

2007-11-06 Thread schnabl
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am considering to purchase an Icelandic saddle,I feel they are extremely comfortable to ride in over long distances. Does anyone on this list have any experience with Icelandic saddles and Fjords.My main riding Fjord has a medium build and fairly

Re: Icelandic saddles

2007-11-06 Thread john_brinker
than our 2-year old Fjord gelding. The bottom line is be careful with the fit. John Brinker From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/11/06 Tue AM 10:39:03 CST To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Subject: Icelandic saddles This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am considering to purchase an Icelandic

2 saddles for sale

2007-11-06 Thread Douglas Knutsen
This message is from: Douglas Knutsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi all, I have two nice wide tree saddles for sale. The first is a like new Crosby soft-seat AP, approx 16 1/2 size. It is black, and comes with girth, stirrup leathers, and two white fleece pads. This saddle is extremely comfortable

Western Saddles

2007-09-27 Thread Ron Sherrie Dayton
This message is from: Ron Sherrie Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi all, I have a Royal King with a flex tree that I use and my husband has a Circle Y with full quarter horse bars that he uses. Sherrie Dayton The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw

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