I did get a
back saver pad that Heather sells on her site because one of my horses is a little
bit atrophied along her spine.But
that’s the only horse I use an extra pad with.I like the SBS much better from a
position AND comfort perspective than the Ansur, but that’s just my
experience, I know many folks that adore Ansur.For me, the SBS invites the correct
position, which I love.
As far as the
SBS, because it doesn’t have a hard tree, the rider’s weight causes
it to mold to the horses’ back to some extent.It does have a gullet, which Ansur does
not.I have noticed that my horses
sweat evenly under the SBS.I don’t
know if that helps you at all, but it’s an indicator that some people
use.Also, the Ansur, without a
gullet, could slide to the side some and the SBS doesn’t, even when
mounting.
There are
distributors across the US
and in Europe for Heather’s saddles and
you can take one on trial and ride in it to your heart’s content in order
to determine if it’s right for you.They have demo models for that purpose.The “distributors” were very
helpful in my search, although I found the SBS on ebay and at the time I was
looking, the US
distributor didn’t have the model of Fheonix I wanted, otherwise I would
have ended up with one of those.
The other
remarkable thing about this saddle is that it was literally new, not a mark on
it, but the leather is SO soft, there was literally no break in period.Amazing!
From:
the_click_that_teaches@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:the_click_that_teaches@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Linda Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 2:35
PM To:
the_click_that_teaches@yahoogroups.com Subject: [the_click_that_teaches]
Re: Saddle Questions
--- In the_click_that_teaches@yahoogroups.com,
"Elaine" <efelmer@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Linda,
>
> If you like the Baretek, you might like a treeless dressage saddle. I
> bought a SBS Dressage saddle about 3 months ago - it's designed by
Heather
> Moffett specifically to deal with things like allowing freedom of the
> shoulders and improved movement.
Hi Elain,
Thankyoufor this information. I will look into the SBS. I had an Ansur
but sold it as I did not like the position it put me in. I could not
get it to lie on my horses back in a balanced position. It was always
sloping back. If I used a riser pad It just made my horse very
uncomfortable. Can I ask how the saddle fits your horse? Does it lay
even? Do you need special pads?
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