Wow, thank you all so much. Lots of options! I've actually really enjoyed riding bareback...I'm getting a lot stronger and I think my horse is really feeling good as well. :D
I'm looking for some plugs for great bareback pads. After spending a month trying on a zillion saddles for my horse, I've decided to wait a few months, save some money, let my horse's back readjust...
I have an IRH (the one with changeable strips...without a strip it's just clear with black underneath) I think it looks nice and was reasonably priced.
Yes, I can...I have one on order right now! While I love my Thorowgood, the only retailer for it in the entire US is Dover Saddlery. The gullets have been constantly backordered since spring, so I...
Thank you for all the suggestions...I have lots of things to look into now! The posters who described horses with high withers and hollows, coupled with a wide shoulder is my guy exactly!
I have a typically high withered OTTB. He's always struggled to keep a topline, so also has quite a spine on him. As you can imagine, I had a heck of a time finding a saddle to fit him. (The high...
Thanks for this thread! My 8yo OTTB does the same thing. He never seemed particularly tense while doing it either, I figured it was just a bad track habit or that he was tense after all. I'm...