Thursday, June 4, 2009

Wait for the bell

When i mention trouble in finding a good saddle for Zani fellow riders cringe in fear and run off screaming. well not exactly but most who i talk to have trouble finding saddles that fit their horses. i am aware that some riders and some stables can ride many horses with just one saddle. i have done this too, when i was working at a sales stables. i brought my own saddle with me so that there were enough saddles for all the riders. my saddle, a old nelson pessoa jumping saddle is such a treasure that it sat on every horse that i put it on. though its about the hardest saddles ever rode on its still remarkably comfortable, especially when riding young horses that have big jumps.
now though zani has outgrown my saddle. i've been keeping a eye on the saddle since he is a young horse and young horses tend to change as they grow. so for the past month i've been noticing zani a bit uncomfortable under the saddle and the only reason that i can think of is the saddle. so i tried a few other saddles on my own and none of them seemed to fit. i called a saddle fitter that i used for limppu when i was looking for another saddle for her. they were very professional and came yesterday to fit saddles for him. even before they took the saddles out they interviewed me about zani's facts and if he had had any health problems.
while we were fitting the saddles zani just stood still like a good boy and was very interested about the saddles himself. so we found good saddle for him. it just needs to be adjusted abit so it'll be perfect.
hopefully zani will be more comfortable with this one.

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