[IceHorses] Saddle dilemma

2008-07-20 Thread Susan Coombes
Ofeig is now backed and being ridden on the lead rein for 5 mins at a time. The problem is she is so wide that Corrie's saddle (Wintec adjustable) is still too narrow with the new extra wide gullet. I need to get an inexpensive saddle that can be adjusted as she grows and will allow her to

Re: [IceHorses] Saddle dilemma

2008-07-20 Thread Janice McDonald
Why not a sensation?? SO much cheaper than a moffett. There was one on ebay recently. Janice -- even good horses have bad days sometimes.

Re: [IceHorses] Saddle dilemma

2008-07-20 Thread Mic Rushen
On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:36:30 -, you wrote: Has anyone tried the trapezius saddle? I've had several Trapzius saddles and like them a lot. There's a couple for sale on the IHS website at the moment, www.ihsgb.co.uk , on the items for sale page. I also like the Smari Clover saddle which is a

Re: [IceHorses] Saddle dilemma

2008-07-20 Thread Karen Thomas
Ofeig is now backed and being ridden on the lead rein for 5 mins at a time. The problem is she is so wide that Corrie's saddle (Wintec adjustable) is still too narrow with the new extra wide gullet. I need to get an inexpensive saddle that can be adjusted as she grows and will allow her to

Re: [IceHorses] Saddle dilemma

2008-07-20 Thread Karen Thomas
I also like the Smari Clover saddle which is a flex-panel saddle with airbags etc. I don't like airbags or flex-panels for saddles or saddle pads. The flex-panels seem like a good idea, but they don't seem to work in practice nearly as well as they sound. We had one for a while, and the