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Southtxponygirl Reg. Nov 2006	Posted 2021-10-01 5:39 PM Subject: RE: Calling all saddle fitting pros
A Somebody to Everybody Posts: 41354 Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas	CanCan - 2021-10-01 5:32 PM Southtxponygirl - 2021-10-01 3:47 PM CanCan - 2021-09-30 4:28 PM Coats What tree does this coats have? Just curious is this saddle a Coats or the Lazy L? I have two handmade by Larry Coats himself. They have fit everything I've thrown them on until this gelding. I mean fit from a 14 hand 800 pound mare to a 15+ 1100 pound mare to a huge appendix shark finned gelding and many in between. Oh heck I think I would just call Larry and talk to him about about this problem that you are having since he fitted and build these saddles for you. I like the sound of a Batie Tree, sounds like they are made for a horse builted like your's. And the bwbr since they have rock. I was reading that the wide tree has flatter bars and the bwbr standerd tree has rock.
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CanCan Reg. May 2004	Posted 2021-10-01 6:14 PM Subject: RE: Calling all saddle fitting pros
Keeper of the King Snake Posts: 7614 Location: Dubach, LA	That's a good idea.
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stayceem Reg. May 2007	Posted 2021-10-05 4:20 PM Subject: RE: Calling all saddle fitting pros
Not Afraid to Work Posts: 4717	CanCan - 2021-10-01 3:51 PM Sorry. ?? I was driving so I used my mic. Bad idea. Let's try again. How old is your mare? My gelding is 5. I hope he grows out of this stage. BTW: I used a one inch fleece bio fit with a shim over the wither and bridge area today and had a good sweat pattern, but it's hot as Hades and the humidity is 101% so all you have to do is stand around and breathe to sweat. She is 7 - unfortinately been in the same boat since she was 4/5. never grew out of it.
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fulltiltfilly Reg. Dec 2008	Posted 2021-10-07 6:25 AM Subject: RE: Calling all saddle fitting pros
I hate cooking and cleaning Posts: 3310 Location: Jersey Girl	CanCan - 2021-10-01 10:45 AM I shimmed a little for bridging yesterday and it felt terrible. Like I was perched up there. Still wasn't a good sweat pattern. Guess I can't try to shim more. You may need a thinner shim and possibly a thinner pad. I make my own shims. Either a yoga mat or an old wool saddle pad liner with a strip of heavy duty velcro on the back so it sticks.
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rodeodreamin Reg. Aug 2004	Posted 2021-10-07 4:11 PM Subject: RE: Calling all saddle fitting pros
Expert Posts: 1930 Location: Not where I should be...	Southtxponygirl - 2021-10-01 5:39 PM CanCan - 2021-10-01 5:32 PM Southtxponygirl - 2021-10-01 3:47 PM CanCan - 2021-09-30 4:28 PM Coats What tree does this coats have? Just curious is this saddle a Coats or the Lazy L? I have two handmade by Larry Coats himself. They have fit everything I've thrown them on until this gelding. I mean fit from a 14 hand 800 pound mare to a 15+ 1100 pound mare to a huge appendix shark finned gelding and many in between. Oh heck I think I would just call Larry and talk to him about about this problem that you are having since he fitted and build these saddles for you. I like the sound of a Batie Tree, sounds like they are made for a horse builted like your's. And the bwbr since they have rock. I was reading that the wide tree has flatter bars and the bwbr standerd tree has rock. I'd say call Larry. He can take your existing saddle and add in perfectly designed shims to help it fit your horse. You know you already love the way the Coats rides, and Larry is just so great to work with. He added a little rock to my saddles to help help the particular horse I had at the time... then I had him take it out after I put that horse down.
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