Saturday, July 14, 2012

Time to Start Saving

Well, I have come to a conclusion. With all of this saddle debacle muddling around in my mind I finally know what I am going to do. I asked on a horse forum I frequently go to about what they thought of Ava's body shape for a saddle and they thought she was pretty wide. My saddle (the old Stubben one) is pretty wide but may not be wide enough, it is wider than almost any other saddle I've seen but Ava's back will not have an even sweat mark on her back, so I'm thinking it is still pinched a little. So, what I've decided to do is right now I'm going to buy a half pad, it could help with the unevenness on her back, and then after I've saved up enough money I'm going to buy either a Bates, Wintec, or Collegiate saddle with the easy-change gullet system, most likely a Wintec. English saddles have always fit her better than western ones have and since I've decided not to show her in riding it doesn't matter if the saddle is super fancy or not, comfort is the main factor!



2 comments:

  1. I support the english saddle decision. =-) But of course I'm a little biased.

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