tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315761897298237483.post7679351586660430082..comments2024-03-11T06:34:08.969-04:00Comments on Saddle Fitting: The Inside Journey: Differences of Opinion (Fits With Shims)saddlefitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340539191435086835noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315761897298237483.post-7706133731990426052014-06-08T10:38:35.246-04:002014-06-08T10:38:35.246-04:00and thinking about it, i'd wish there'd be...and thinking about it, i'd wish there'd been such things as shims 10 years ago when i was trying to fit my old, slightly asymmetrical mare that i'd bought from a (now ex) friend ......who'd been ridden for years in too narrow a saddle....Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888698683201580237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315761897298237483.post-69801603329901880562014-06-03T07:11:35.791-04:002014-06-03T07:11:35.791-04:00Ironically, it was the Heather Moffett Pheonix tha...Ironically, it was the Heather Moffett Pheonix that fit my horse the worst .. .<br /><br />I have a Mattes pad with shims that I use when necessary -- i.e., when I have a new horse or my horse has changed shape and I'm waiting for my fitter to come out.<br /><br />Most people who say their saddle fits all horses truly believe it. My friend announced with glee that her old saddle fit her new horse just fine . . . except that it rocked on his back so much that he came up sore. <br /><br />I *do* have a lovely old A/P (looks like a Roosli, but was custom made for someone in Switzerland) that fits an amazing number of horses. But even that one doesn't fit all!Liz Goldsmithhttp://www.equineink.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315761897298237483.post-62827885943966639122014-06-02T18:32:34.345-04:002014-06-02T18:32:34.345-04:00Sometimes the irony is astounding, isn't it?
...Sometimes the irony is astounding, isn't it?<br /><br />I had a person judging my pony, tell me that because he has no withers (and basically he didn't at the time) that "You will be hard pressed to ever find a saddle, or even the saddle of the harness to fit him." Should've seen the look on her face when I asked her "Isn't that why they make saddles with different width trees?" <br /><br />I've never had a problem or issue fitting the harness saddle to him yet and he's worn 3 different ones so far in life. <br /><br />Cut-N-Jumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355349642284506192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315761897298237483.post-29531490894446015922014-06-02T08:19:33.206-04:002014-06-02T08:19:33.206-04:00Treeless saddles need to be fitted, same as treed ...Treeless saddles need to be fitted, same as treed saddles. A popular misconception is that every treeless saddle will fit every horse ... and that's just not so.saddlefitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18340539191435086835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315761897298237483.post-21296046653648144912014-06-01T16:50:25.264-04:002014-06-01T16:50:25.264-04:00even Heather Moffett's vogues can need shimmin...even Heather Moffett's vogues can need shimming, and don't fit/suit every horse....<br /><br />but for treed? with you all the way....Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888698683201580237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315761897298237483.post-41299613065793341232014-06-01T07:59:28.936-04:002014-06-01T07:59:28.936-04:00The last part gave me a chuckle.
I have a friend...The last part gave me a chuckle. <br /><br />I have a friend who wanted to buy some saddle with evolution in its name and the claim was that it can fit any horse. She didn't believe me when I told her that just isn't possible. Marketing is a powerful thing. That miracle saddle would be a great sell if it existed. Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.com