RE: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid treeless saddle

2007-12-12 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> That is funny. I am in love with the trail model Judy let me try. Carla has a cool one that is Western. The western ones are the only ones I haven't tried, but I suspect they would sit a lot like the Hybrids. (Heck, compared to most saddles, I think all of my Sensations feel a good bit alik

Re: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid treeless saddle

2007-12-11 Thread Lorraine
> I've never met a Sensation that I didn't like. :) > That is funny. I am in love with the trail model Judy let me try. Carla has a cool one that is Western. Lorraine Be a better friend, newshound,

Re: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid treeless saddle

2007-12-11 Thread Karen Thomas
I'm new to the group, and looking for a saddle to fit my Icelandic gelding. Any feedback from the group on Sensation treeless saddles? Thanks, Hi Dorothy, and welcome to the list. Was it you who asked about the durability of the Sensations on the treeless list? I got my fir

Re: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid treeless saddle

2007-12-10 Thread Lorraine
> > > gelding. Any feedback from the group on Sensation > treeless saddles? I would love one like the one you brought for me to ride.Carla has a western Sensation that is nice. Lorraine Be a bett

Re: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid treeless saddle

2007-12-10 Thread Judy Ryder
> gelding. Any feedback from the group on Sensation treeless saddles? There are several pictures here: http://iceryder.net/sensation.html Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com

Re: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid treeless saddle

2007-12-10 Thread Raven
>> Any feedback from the group on Sensation treeless saddles? Hi Dorothy...welcome to the list!! Please tell us more about your IcePony and send photos. We're in WI..where are you located? I have a Sensation saddle as my backup saddle for Huginn. My primary saddle is a Reactor Panel Endurance

RE: [IceHorses] sensation hybrid ? for Karen

2007-11-24 Thread Karen Thomas
Hello Karen, Why do you think the hybrid does not work as well on Melnir? Is he built a lot different from your other horses, shorter back?? Renee He's built differently. First, he's smaller, but what I suspect is the bigger issue is that he has pretty laid-back shoulders - not upright,

Re: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid

2007-06-05 Thread pippa258
Robyn Schulze wrote: > > I bought mine from Kaaren, and was very happy w/ the service--she is > very concerned about her customers' satisfaction. There is another > midwest dealer that I worked with re: my Bob Marshall. This person > also sells Sensations and I would NOT recommend her at all! Cus

RE: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid

2007-06-04 Thread Karen Thomas
I bought mine from Kaaren, and was very happy w/ the service--she is very concerned about her customers' satisfaction. There is another midwest dealer that I worked with re: my Bob Marshall. This person also sells Sensations and I would NOT recommend her at all! Customer service was nonexist

Re: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid

2007-06-04 Thread Robyn Schulze
> Depending on where you live there are some distributors in the US and > Canada. Kaaren Jordan is in California and I think several people have > bought saddles through her - she is very thorough. I bought mine from Kaaren, and was very happy w/ the service--she is very concerned about her custo

RE: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid

2007-06-04 Thread Robyn Hood
Hi Pamela, >I want to purchase a Sensation Hybrid. Where and from who is the best >place for price and service. Also, what else do I need to know about >these saddles. I rode in a friends English/dressage model and felt very >safe and it was super comfy. I wouldn't use it all the time tho. Dep

RE: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid and Trail dimensions

2007-04-23 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> Yes, thanks! I'm going to save these. Now, I just have to decide if I want my next Sensation to be the hybrid or the western. ... Susan in NV(who's NOT telling hubby I'm considering another saddle!!!) I'm no help there since I've never seen a western model. I've never met a Sensation that I

Re: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid and Trail dimensions

2007-04-23 Thread Virginia Tupper
On 4/23/07, susan cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Susan in NV(who's NOT telling hubby I'm considering > another saddle!!!) Oh my, I think I like the Western!! V

Re: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid "chameleon package"

2007-02-21 Thread Janice McDonald
If I was gonna get one mine would be bright harlot crimson. Janice-- yipie tie yie yo

RE: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid "chameleon package"

2007-02-21 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> What a great idea - I think it will really catch on. Laree I think so...but for the record, I should probably clarify for anyone new on the list. It was only four years ago that I'd get so depressed, afraid that I had my ideal horse in Sina, but that I might not find ANY saddle to work for h

Re: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid "chameleon package"

2007-02-21 Thread Laree Shulman
So, if you get sick of a particular > color, or if you want to use the saddle on a horse on a horse of a different > color, you aren't stuck. > What a great idea - I think it will really catch on. -- Laree

RE: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid "chameleon package"

2007-02-21 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> Then we went out on the trail. She rode her mellower Friesian and I rode a Fjord. I took my hybrid Sensation and tried it on the Fjord. It fit him great and Kim tried it and loved it. Sounds like fun - are these people pretty close to you? I've had three people in the past week take their

Re: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid "chameleon package"

2007-02-20 Thread Cherie Mascis
Sounds like a cool idea! I went riding yesterday with a lady I met on the Fjord group. First we rode her Friesians in the coverall arena. I've never ridden a Friesian-man do they have a huge trot! I had to refresh my posting skills. It felt so weird compared to riding my little ponies. I d

RE: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid

2007-02-14 Thread Robyn Hood
Hi Raven, >yes...when you use the hard use set-up there is a gap in the stirrups >nylons. i myself feel this is a hazard. That is what I thought when I first saw it - I was trying to Velcro the straps together but then it makes the hard use really restrictive. I talked to Dana about it and she ha

Re: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid

2007-02-14 Thread Judy Ryder
>>>with a removable bolster that fits under the seat so the seat can be >>>adjusted for different butts! You can also remove the bolster in the >>>front if you don't like the swell.<<< Sweet! That makes the saddle pretty versatile! Looking forward to pictures! Judy http://icehorses.net http

Re: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid

2007-02-10 Thread Stephanie Caldwell
On 2/10/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't think I see your point here...? I should know better than to take the laptop to bed and post when I can't sleep. ;) Way back when I was a dealer for an endurance tack company what I was told is that you needed the plastic pipe (the

Re: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid

2007-02-10 Thread Virginia Tupper
On 2/9/07, pippa258 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Finally got to try this saddle today...I love it! Great photo!!! V

Re: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid

2007-02-10 Thread pippa258
Karen Thomas wrote: > > Sheesh, I did it again. That should read, "Regular stirrup LEATHERS work > fine without any modifications." Sorry. I know! When I read your first post, I was gonna have to ask you again to clarify :-) ...but you caught it! Trish

Re: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid

2007-02-10 Thread pippa258
Raven wrote: > Your pony is so darn cute!!! <;] Thanks! And the bald spots aren't just on his withers. They are mainly on his shoulder and neck and just the one spot on his withers. Trish

Re: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid

2007-02-10 Thread Cherie Mascis
> Oh no, we're not back to Conway buckles! That was the whole reason I > changed to Webbers to start with. The conways are just holding the webber to the stirrup ring. Once they're on you don't have to mess with them. The webbers adjust the normal way. Cherie

RE: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid

2007-02-10 Thread Karen Thomas
I've also just cut the loop off the end of the webbers, threaded that through the stirrup ring on the saddle and put a hole in the webbers on each side of the stirrup ring and attached the webbers to a large conway buckle. That way you don't run out of holes if you need to make the stirrups re

Re: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid

2007-02-10 Thread Cherie Mascis
> The newer EZ-rides have a fat slightly springy cover over the bolt that is > supposed to add still more shock absorption. The loop of the Webber won't > fit over that. I've also just cut the loop off the end of the webbers, threaded that through the stirrup ring on the saddle and put a hole in

Re: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid

2007-02-10 Thread pippa258
Karen Thomas wrote: > Gee...I've been making saddle pad covers. Now I'm giving helpful hints on > stirrup riggings. I really don't care for Martha Stewart, but darned if > this e-mail didn't sound Marth-ish. And that's not a good thing... Thank you for this very detailed explanation! Oh, it's a

RE: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid

2007-02-10 Thread Karen Thomas
Regular stirrups work just fine though, without any modifications. Sheesh, I did it again. That should read, "Regular stirrup LEATHERS work fine without any modifications." Sorry. Karen Thomas, NC -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441

RE: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid

2007-02-10 Thread Karen Thomas
You should use the grey high pressure outdoor PVC pipe, the other stuff isn't strong enough and could shatter or break. I don't think I see your point here...? The plastic piping is well under $1 per foot (maybe under $.50 - can't remember) and it only took an inch per stirrup. (Two inche

Re: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid

2007-02-09 Thread Stephanie Caldwell
On 2/9/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The newer EZ-rides have a fat slightly springy cover over the bolt that is > supposed to add still more shock absorption. The loop of the Webber won't > fit over that. What I tried this last time is sliding the bolt through a > piece of 1/2" (I

RE: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid

2007-02-09 Thread Karen Thomas
>>>Did you mean in your last statement that you use Webbers or regular leathers? Or did you mean regular stirrups as in iron stirrups? Sorry I wasn't clear. I use EZ-ride type stirrups on all my saddles now, with either Webbers or regular stirrups leathers. When the Sensation leathers are

Re: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid

2007-02-09 Thread Raven
Your pony is so darn cute!!! <;] Raven Lucy & Molly, the Girl Doggies Huginn, the American Ice Pony Dixie Chick, the Mini Barn Goddess Western WI, USA, Planet Earth Please be a responsible pet owner! http://tinyurl.com/yw3ak6

Re: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid

2007-02-09 Thread Raven
>> don't like the hard use stirrup set-up though. I probably have this set up wrong as there is such a gap yes...when you use the hard use set-up there is a gap in the stirrups nylons. i myself feel this is a hazard. Raven Lucy & Molly, the Girl Doggies Huginn, the American Ice Pony Dixie Chick,

Re: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid

2007-02-09 Thread pippa258
Karen Thomas wrote: I don't like the hard use stirrup set-up though. I probably have this set up wrong as there is such a gap. The model I had before came with Conway buckles so you could change to the free-swing mode but you cannot with this model. I need to changeout the

RE: [IceHorses] Sensation Hybrid

2007-02-09 Thread Karen Thomas
>>>Finally got to try this saddle today...I love it! So comfy... I love mine too. >>> I don't like the hard use stirrup set-up though. I probably have this set up wrong as there is such a gap. The model I had before came with Conway buckles so you could change to the free-swing mode but you ca