Re: saddle slippage

2006-05-22 Thread emperry
This message is from: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Just my $0.02 here... I don't think that there is any reason that a saddle should slide forward onto the withers, even if the horse is mutton withered. I've had wide backed Appys with great withers, and now a fjord mare with essentially no withers. My e

Re: saddle slippage

2006-05-21 Thread Lori Lemley
This message is from: "Lori Lemley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> It's hilly here, so I use a crupper and Y breastplate on my Fjords. Once my mare tripped while trotting and went to her knees; the crupper ring yanked out of the saddle tree, but neither me nor the saddle went over her head. It could have bee

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2006-05-19 Thread mom
This message is from: "mom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Some have suggested using a crupper and martingale. Anyone with experience with those options out there? Sue in N VA who has a very round fjord gelding, but so far no slippage! This message is from: "Beth Pulsifer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi

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2004-12-17 Thread Susan Felix
This message is from: "Susan Felix" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For those of you who are experiencing saddle slippage, I have had the same problem. that is why I developed the none slip pad. Everyone so far seem to like them and they seem to help. The problem is our horses have no with

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2001-10-04 Thread Gumbisue
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A large piece of shammy (soft cloth i believe deerskin used to polish cars) cloth between the blanket and the horse helps keep things in place. sue c