tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824875335060501671.post8550509679649858421..comments2024-01-26T02:26:49.997-08:00Comments on Mountain Music: Adventures in Saddle FittingEvenSonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032555334605790413noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824875335060501671.post-54455679900635103302011-01-31T11:09:24.289-08:002011-01-31T11:09:24.289-08:00Very awesome pieces of poll for obsticles! Good ha...Very awesome pieces of poll for obsticles! Good haul on that!<br /><br />That was great...to take the horses to town and have them fit!<br />NICE that they can both have the same saddle too! Very sweet ride you are getting!<br />Gall bladder..my man had an attack and it was not pretty.He suffered for years. Now it's gone, he feels soo mcuh better.<br />I am glad you are getting that taken care of before it shuts down with stones!<br /><br />I'm still saving for my saddle...but it'll take me some time for the one I really want so I am buying one for the interum. I miss stirrups, but have become infactuated with bareback(have two bareback pad saddles) riding again.<br /><br />I'm going the treeless route. Found a saddle made for a horse with Withers and a rider that may want to(me)jump! "Action Rider Tack" has it and it has room for withers, girthing differances, stirrup palcements and seats, I choose. It's called "Freeform saddles".<br /><br />I do love a broader platform for stirrups too...for the longer trails rides , my feet used to burn at the balls. I got endurance stirrups that fit English leathers.<br /><br />You should be back up and ready to ride (on that gorgeous new saddle)not too long after the surgery. The non evasive way they do it nhow...very good!allhorsestuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05301081722884351021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824875335060501671.post-4018370979457484022011-01-30T08:52:07.717-08:002011-01-30T08:52:07.717-08:00You'll have good motivation for a speedy recov...You'll have good motivation for a speedy recovery from your surgery! Love the new 'golden' leather.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231007979360748217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824875335060501671.post-57869281353770461072011-01-29T16:12:36.668-08:002011-01-29T16:12:36.668-08:00I'm jealous:) One saddle to fit 2 horses! I ca...I'm jealous:) One saddle to fit 2 horses! I can hardly find one saddle to fit one horse...lol My dang horse has be wierdly shaped...ugh My search continues...Marehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16127842562111344534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824875335060501671.post-75426780606812493782011-01-29T09:47:44.359-08:002011-01-29T09:47:44.359-08:00A new saddle that FITS = a good thing! hooray!A new saddle that FITS = a good thing! hooray!AareneXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569818745110332355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824875335060501671.post-33461658991922590412011-01-29T09:26:52.519-08:002011-01-29T09:26:52.519-08:00Kate--Yes, at those prices, I really needed to fin...Kate--Yes, at those prices, I really needed to find something that fit them both! Maddie's withers are a little more pronounced than Kate's, but the Tucker gullet is plenty roomy enough.<br /><br />Funder--I don't DO cowboy boots! (aka, pointy-toed shit-kickers). The closest I get is my Ariat paddock boots, which I pass off as "ropers" in my distinctly western oriented neighborhood. (I just add the Classic half chaps for the English saddles.) The other ones I picked up that are really comfortable are my Dublin zip-up ankle-highs, a cross between paddock boots (heel and spur rest) and sneakers (suede and breathable nylon). <br />I have been using that type stirrup for a year or so now, on the saddle I borrowed from Pat to use until I found the right one to purchase. I even got the cheapo plastic ones for the Wintec saddle I picked up last fall. They are really nice to ride, giving one's foot a broad, stable "platform" for support. The Tuckers also are slightly "offset" to make the angle of the ankle more ergonomic, so I'm anxious to see how they feel.EvenSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032555334605790413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824875335060501671.post-47146186889762407232011-01-29T07:45:16.193-08:002011-01-29T07:45:16.193-08:00That's awesome! I'm so happy for you :) ...That's awesome! I'm so happy for you :) I have a few friends with Tuckers, and they just love them - as long as it fits the horses you ride, you'll be happy with it.<br /><br />I have padded stirrups like the Trail-Glides, and I love love love them. But! They are very strange if you ride in cowboy boots. I never got used to riding with them in boots - the heel of the boot tends to hit the extra-wide platform, or something. If you like the padded stirrups but something's not quite right down there, try riding in different shoes.Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824875335060501671.post-3163088587134189402011-01-29T03:28:33.016-08:002011-01-29T03:28:33.016-08:00How exciting - and a saddle that will fit both gir...How exciting - and a saddle that will fit both girls! My 3 are all different sizes and shapes, and I'm not sure what I'll end up having to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com