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| LMS - 2014-09-24 12:35 PM
This sounds weird or cheap whichever way you want to call it BUT my hubbys rope horse is built like your horse-maybe a little heavier and the best fitting saddle we found-was a Scott Thomas roper OR the corriente (all of them, roper or barrel racer) and then of course use the CSI pad with that=amazing. wonder if correnete makes a reining saddle?? Actually who cares, look for a good show saddle-or maybe even a cutter?? Just throwing out idea's. I should look in my tack room, if I still have my tacky too pad I will give it to you if you pay shipping.......
Corriente does in fact make a reiner. Never heard any reviews on them but ive had a few ropers and was really pleased with them. |
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| I have a Corriente ranch cutter. It's decent. You get what you pay for. |
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Location: Central Montana | UTAHCANCHASER - 2014-09-24 10:40 AM I have good luck with a 1" Ed Wright. Everything else I have tried would slide on my mare that is built like him and the Ed Wright fits great! If I make it to your neck of the woods here soon you are more than welcome to try it. Thanks!
So, I will also ask around and see if I can find a CSI pad to try. Finding a Corriente reining saddle to try out will not be easy but I will do my best. A girl I know locally has offered to let me try her Dale Chavez reiner to see how it fits him/me.
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Location: on my horse | I have a corriente roper that I reined in for ten years. I grew up riding reiners and reined cow horses and have never had an issue with not reining in a "reining" saddle. I would try what you have and see what kind of improvements you can make regardless of whether or not it's a reining saddle. The only thing I will say is my corriente is a little big for me (not huge) which helps me get my feet where they need to be to stop etc.
He's such a cutie! I want to snuggle his face 
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Location: Centerburg, OH | best advice I ever got was to use a way shorter girth like a 24 or 26. It really works! I also only use roper type girths. Also I wnuld try a half inch diomand pad. They are about 50$. Or a Reinsman tacky too. |
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Location: North Dakota | GoinJettin - 2014-09-24 10:22 PM
UTAHCANCHASER - 2014-09-24 10:40 AM I have good luck with a 1" Ed Wright. Everything else I have tried would slide on my mare that is built like him and the Ed Wright fits great! If I make it to your neck of the woods here soon you are more than welcome to try it.Â
Thanks! Â
So, I will also ask around and see if I can find a CSI pad to try. Â Finding a Corriente reining saddle will not be easy but I will do my best.Â
IMO look around to see if anyone in your area has a corriente anything and try that first before jumping straight into the reiner, plus be aware, those saddles are priced pretty cheap brand new so if you find a used one, make sure you have priced a new one first, provided you think they will fit him..... |
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Location: Central Montana | redmansmyman11 - 2014-09-24 11:19 PM I have a corriente roper that I reined in for ten years. I grew up riding reiners and reined cow horses and have never had an issue with not reining in a "reining" saddle. I would try what you have and see what kind of improvements you can make regardless of whether or not it's a reining saddle. The only thing I will say is my corriente is a little big for me (not huge ) which helps me get my feet where they need to be to stop etc. He's such a cutie! I want to snuggle his face
That was exactly what I have been told, that I can't get in proper position to stop in a barrel saddle. I don't know if that is true or not. I'm not saying it won't be a lot harder, but I think it can be done. I ride in an Ammerman and it won't fit this guy anyhow. |
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Location: on my horse | GoinJettin - 2014-09-25 8:25 AM
redmansmyman11 - 2014-09-24 11:19 PM I have a corriente roper that I reined in for ten years. I grew up riding reiners and reined cow horses and have never had an issue with not reining in a "reining" saddle. I would try what you have and see what kind of improvements you can make regardless of whether or not it's a reining saddle. The only thing I will say is my corriente is a little big for me (not huge ) which helps me get my feet where they need to be to stop etc. He's such a cutie! I want to snuggle his face
I have showed in a barrel saddle a few times and what I've noticed more than anything when I run down for a stop or set up for a spin is I want a little bit more room to move my body. Barrel saddles sit you and hold you in one place especially if you buy on the small side or get one with a really upright cantle. |
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| Your saddle doesn't fit. I'd be betting that it's way too wide and flat barred. Probably should look at hauling him to a reining barn and seeing if you can try some different saddles out, or get him professionally fitted so you know what you're saving your pennies for. If you want to win, and want your horse to perform properly and to his full ability, better invest in the right equipment.
I agree, some reining saddles are atrocious, but the higher quality rigs can really set you and your horse up for success. I don't really like to make do, I like to go in knowing that if I lose, it's because I just plain got beat, not because my horse is sore, or my tack is inhibiting me. Reining is so blueray competitive, and he looks like something with real talent! Set him up right! |
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