[QUOTE=Dressage_Strider;8879660]
Thanks Simkie - I’ve seen people post that a thread already exists, so I didn’t want to start a new one if it was considered better to add onto an existing one.
I’ve had the saddle for a year and he has only recently started running - when the previous head mare switched pastures - which is why I figured it was him flexing his muscles and trying to be the new head mare.
I’ve had the massage thereapist come out twice a year since he was 3 and she has never noticed any back pain/problems. It’s always neck, pole, girth and shoulder that she focuses on with him. One time he was mounted and she had to work with his haunches for awhile.
But anyways - I spent $1500 on this saddle, which was 2 years of savings for me - so I don’t know what to do. It will be at least another year before I can afford a decent saddle, and the saddle fitter has me terrified to buy a used saddle ever again.
And when I google twisted saddle trees, it gives me the impression that if anyone has mounted from the ground ever in their life, that the saddle is now twisted.
Am I better off riding bareback? buying a $100 new saddle online? Riding in an all-purpose that does make him sore but the saddle fitter says fit?[/QUOTE]
I have an old Falcon (and English make) dressage saddle that has been reflocked and has new billets. It is a medium wide and I believe it is a 16". It is brown, not a blocky saddle but it is very comfortable. It does not fit my horse. If this would help you out until you can afford a new one, I would let it go for $200 and shipping. (Sorry mods if this considered advertising, please remove it.)
