tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6269069291231916423.post8952324914125319276..comments2023-11-05T01:29:13.677-07:00Comments on The Many Misadventures: Do The Shuffle!manymisadventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00269126419483167938noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6269069291231916423.post-58355610355454429742010-03-27T09:52:34.733-07:002010-03-27T09:52:34.733-07:00Val, I hadn't thought of angled girths. I wond...Val, I hadn't thought of angled girths. I wonder if they make them for dressage saddles?<br /><br />We're not having pad-spitting issues...the pad is actually staying in place quite nicely. The saddle itself is just sliding forward a couple inches. <br /><br />Which does seem to indicate a slightly too-narrow tree. But the saddle looks like it fits her so well when it's sitting in the correct place!<br /><br />Hmmph. Will continue with experimentation. Mutter, grumble, I hate saddle fussing.manymisadventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269126419483167938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6269069291231916423.post-66803947315467823842010-03-24T20:39:38.760-07:002010-03-24T20:39:38.760-07:00Please check out these open-cell foam pads by Skit...Please check out these open-cell foam pads by Skito.<br /><br />http://www.skito.net/<br /><br />This company will custom cut shims to raise the front of the saddle, saving your horse's shoulders. If you call the number the dealer will give you lots of great information.<br /><br />These pads were a lifesaver until I was ready to purchase a new saddle. Unfortunately, a disappearing pad means that the saddle does not fit the horse.<br /><br />An angled girth is also helpful if your horse (like mine) has a forward girth spot, but needs lots of room between the shoulders and the saddle.<br /><br />Good Luck! And congrats on no more O' Chem.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6269069291231916423.post-32183765675666056892010-03-23T21:20:48.531-07:002010-03-23T21:20:48.531-07:00I like your approach to getting McKinna to stretch...I like your approach to getting McKinna to stretch through her back. The longer hill work certainly will improve her lift and show her how to use those muscles better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6269069291231916423.post-64840141472692246322010-03-23T17:06:41.673-07:002010-03-23T17:06:41.673-07:00Great that you and McKinna are doing so well, and ...Great that you and McKinna are doing so well, and that you've had some nibbles on Pandora. And no classes on Fridays next semester — it's doesn't get much better than that!Leah Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158981037468411293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6269069291231916423.post-52677110287221565052010-03-23T12:45:38.757-07:002010-03-23T12:45:38.757-07:00Yes, the one I had was shaped. I want to say it w...Yes, the one I had was shaped. I want to say it was <a href="http://www.doversaddlery.com/dover%92s-double-faced-luxo-fleece-saddle-pad/p/X1-1931/cn/102/" rel="nofollow">this one</a>, maybe? Only I seem to recall I specifically sought out one of the ones where you had velcro like <a href="http://www.doversaddlery.com/product.asp?pn=X1-19338&c2p=ppv" rel="nofollow">this one</a>, because I kept ending up with the little thin quilted one that had the one strap that a billet went through underneath the saddle, the strap still happily attached.Sarah Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085093380428847252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6269069291231916423.post-46577283562507776102010-03-23T11:37:07.694-07:002010-03-23T11:37:07.694-07:00Something like this, maybe. Except I am not a big ...Something like <a href="http://www.statelinetack.com/item/roma-merino-dressage-saddle-pad-white-natural/SLT900467/" rel="nofollow">this,</a> maybe. Except I am not a big fan of shaped dressage pads. <br /><br />Ah, I will experiment. I'm also envisioning finding a way to stick some sort of firm roll of something (rubber, a rolled up something?) to the saddle pad just in front of where the front of the saddle should sit. That way it wouldn't interfere with saddle fit, but it would block the saddle from sliding forward. As long as the pad stayed put, which it usually does.<br /><br />Ah, the options...manymisadventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269126419483167938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6269069291231916423.post-48268432519853076052010-03-23T11:33:58.087-07:002010-03-23T11:33:58.087-07:00Heehee! I can just see myself riding McKinna in a ...Heehee! I can just see myself riding McKinna in a hot pink fleece pad...<br /><br />Seriously though, I'll give it some thought. TOTD actually had a beautiful saddle pad a few days ago that had fleece at the wither/pommel area and at the back of the pad, but nowhere else, and I thought that would be almost perfect. Unfortunately they weren't dressage-sized, and the jumping saddle isn't the issue.<br /><br />I will keep an eye out for some fleecy compromise ;) Thanks for the tip!manymisadventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269126419483167938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6269069291231916423.post-10174006883011401242010-03-23T11:19:10.812-07:002010-03-23T11:19:10.812-07:00I had a lot of daft issues with my dressage saddle...I had a lot of daft issues with my dressage saddle sliding around on this one particular Arabian I rode in lessons. If it wasn't the saddle, then we'd end up with the saddle pad completely out from underneath the saddle. It drove both of us crazy. <br /><br />I finally resorted to year-round <a href="http://www.statelinetack.com/item/tropical-brights-fleece-all-purpose-pad/SLT722784/" rel="nofollow">fleece pads</a>. (Mine were white! That's just the first example I saw.) They stayed put. My saddle stayed put. It was probably a bit warmer for the horse's back than the thinner ones, but it <i>did</i> work...Sarah Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085093380428847252noreply@blogger.com