tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315761897298237483.post5101781500131631403..comments2024-03-11T06:34:08.969-04:00Comments on Saddle Fitting: The Inside Journey: Such a Deal (Listen to Bob)saddlefitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340539191435086835noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315761897298237483.post-24606109449605959322011-12-11T10:15:45.433-05:002011-12-11T10:15:45.433-05:00I read this post and I laughed & cried. I don&...I read this post and I laughed & cried. I don't know how many times I go to a barn to do a saddle fit and the client tells me that the trainer feels my suggestion was not the right saddle. I have had clients buy a saddle then call me to come out and look at it, then get offended when I say it doesn't fit horse or rider.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018606121585374879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315761897298237483.post-28774576681422960072011-12-05T10:49:39.775-05:002011-12-05T10:49:39.775-05:00I have developed a very simple theory on the custo...I have developed a very simple theory on the customer/budget side of saddle fitting. If you have NONE of these factors in play you are going to have a fairly easy time getting a saddle - ramp it up to all three, which covers most of my potential customers, and you have a nightmare on your hands.<br /><br />1. Difficult to fit horse or rider<br />2. Low budget<br />3. Unable to wait for solution<br /><br />If you have all three, pucker up and be prepared to spank the plastic - good saddles which offer a variety of fitting options have to be bought new and are expensive. Horses are not a cheap hobby. I have plenty of grateful clients who have spent more on their saddle than they spent on the horse.<br /><br />Great post Kitt and sorry I missed it till now!Hurakannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315761897298237483.post-12949984330483637152011-11-19T00:04:00.462-05:002011-11-19T00:04:00.462-05:00I SOOO needed to read this post. My horse and I a...I SOOO needed to read this post. My horse and I are in the same situation as Bob and his owner (minus the numb-nut trainer). My gelding has a sore back. He has had poorly fitting saddles all of his life. He has been bullied and beat on. I'm too cheap and my budget is too tight. I needed to read this post as it really clarifies the importance of a fitting saddle. I am sending in wither tracings, etc asp (and I just hope that I can accurately do them) and in the mean time, my gelding will have a break from riding. Don't know whether to send in my old Kieffer for reflocking and fit assessment based on wither tracings, or consider something new. I don't trust my judgement anymore. I NEED you closer to me. Consider moving to Iowa. Your secret admirer, Erin (aka, teacher at Zion-St. John Lutheran School)Erin Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248060816816778991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315761897298237483.post-60411482271880993772011-11-18T16:35:59.359-05:002011-11-18T16:35:59.359-05:00It's almost too bad the trainer wasn't the...It's almost too bad the trainer wasn't the one Bob went nuclear with. Surely though, he would have gotten the snot beaten out of him for it by said trainer. <br /><br />I hope both Bob and his owner recover and spend many happy days together enjoying the fit of the Albion. With a different and better trainer of course.Cut-N-Jumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355349642284506192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315761897298237483.post-81483546554407554982011-11-13T22:52:59.261-05:002011-11-13T22:52:59.261-05:00I really feel badly for the owner and for Bob. Th...I really feel badly for the owner and for Bob. Thank goodness the owner did not blame Bob for the ultimate blowup. <br /><br />I am sickened by the trainer's incompetence. People put their trust and money into professionals and get taken for a ride, but not the kind they were hoping for.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315761897298237483.post-72716363611286696442011-11-13T17:12:28.793-05:002011-11-13T17:12:28.793-05:00Next thing the customer needs to do after the Albi...Next thing the customer needs to do after the Albion purchase is TRAINER SHOPPING! I hope she realizes that. p.s. poor Bob and poor customer : (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315761897298237483.post-43988885809022187362011-11-13T05:11:47.482-05:002011-11-13T05:11:47.482-05:00You may have mentioned this before, is there anyth...You may have mentioned this before, is there anything you can do to help a horse that needs a deep gusset in front or a K panel, who doesn't actually have a saddle with either of those features? I guess I am asking if Bob's saddle was wide enough could something have been done temporarily with a pad?Barefoot Basicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15839563555903799507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315761897298237483.post-91705818416210483302011-11-12T18:31:14.698-05:002011-11-12T18:31:14.698-05:00This makes me feel... not so bad about not settlig...This makes me feel... not so bad about not settlign forthose saddles that fit "good enough". Sure, I still don't have a saddle and have been riding bareback lately, but my horse is happy and I ride her and have a good time. Hopefully Bob and his owner will be having fun again together soon as well! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315761897298237483.post-47250632841904308912011-11-12T05:49:58.998-05:002011-11-12T05:49:58.998-05:00Poor Bob and poor owner, I hope he turns back in t...Poor Bob and poor owner, I hope he turns back in to his amenable self once you have found them the perfect saddle.Barefoot Basicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15839563555903799507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315761897298237483.post-83642906365379011082011-11-11T19:17:04.141-05:002011-11-11T19:17:04.141-05:00Damn Kitt, you have such a great way with words. T...Damn Kitt, you have such a great way with words. Time for a book !ishoeumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14774882124655982465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315761897298237483.post-17498975995469224402011-11-11T17:04:59.414-05:002011-11-11T17:04:59.414-05:00so very true. hope they both recover from the exp...so very true. hope they both recover from the experience....Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888698683201580237noreply@blogger.com