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Location: Montana | Something that sits you deep, doesn't throw you forward? Should I be looking at a certain type of saddle? Or something with more forward hung stirrups? Not necessarily looking for a saddle that makes you cheat and just causes you to sit down, just looking for something that when I'm going fast I feel secure in. I currently ride in a Courts, have ridden a Circle Y before...didn't notice it with the Circle Y but wasn't going as fast then as I am now. Just looking for opinions. :) |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | A Pozzi, Crown C, And really like my Caldwell  |
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| Caldwell ( rocket tree) for sure they are expensive but by far the best saddle I have ever ridden in and I have ridden in many- the Shiloh contender Jordan Peterson is pretty good too and less expensive but I would save my $ and by a Caldwell rocket tree every time! |
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| One with a big enough seat. If your seat is too small you can not get your feet forward in any saddle.
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Location: Texas | Pozzi |
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| Debra sibley has double hung stirrups and they reallyare a balanced saddle.
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Location: Oklahoma | For the price, Triple Creek. If you live in the OKC area I'd be more than happy to let you try mine. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | I agree with whomever posted about seat size, also length of stirrups. |
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Location: OK | Old style Ammerman 2002 or older Do not like newer ones. PM FOR MORE INFO. |
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| definitely the Triple Creek |
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| I'm not a fan of forward hung stirrups. If you do need to move your body forward to help your horse leave a barrel you cannot. Plus to me I always feel like I'm going out the back. I bought a Caldwell and LOVE it! I stay balanced in the middle of my horse and I can stay sitting down. When I need to move into a forward seat I can do so without my legs going backward or forward. Just my opinion though! |
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Location: Oklahoma | I have 2 Double J Lynn Mckenzies and love both of them. Deep seat, and balanced. Fit my horses good and fits me great. I have a problem with being to far forward, but these saddles are so high in the front it helps me set back. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Yes I agree with the others,if your seat is to small and your stirrups are not the right lenght for you it will throw you forward.
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Location: Texas | I would also like to add that you should look at build of your horse. If it runs down hill it will make you feel forward as well. |
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Total Germophobe
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Location: Montana | I have been working with the stirrups...when I was at the trainer she set them shorter than I had been used to riding in...I definitely feel more balanced since she has done that. I had tried a notch shorter since then as she thought it might be better yet, but I have lengthened them out again to where she had them set. I've thought about seat size as well...last year I went to a 14" as the 15" I had been riding in left me too much room, if that makes sense. I really like my saddle, it is the same brand my trainer uses, but my horse is really ratey, so when she rates down for the barrel, some days I feel like I'm going right off the front. But if I'm going to try a different saddle no matter if it is the seat size or whatever I need to change, I guess you could say I want to ensure my bet by finding something that works. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | mtcanchazer - 2014-08-06 11:56 AM I have been working with the stirrups...when I was at the trainer she set them shorter than I had been used to riding in...I definitely feel more balanced since she has done that. I had tried a notch shorter since then as she thought it might be better yet, but I have lengthened them out again to where she had them set. I've thought about seat size as well...last year I went to a 14" as the 15" I had been riding in left me too much room, if that makes sense. I really like my saddle, it is the same brand my trainer uses, but my horse is really ratey, so when she rates down for the barrel, some days I feel like I'm going right off the front. But if I'm going to try a different saddle no matter if it is the seat size or whatever I need to change, I guess you could say I want to ensure my bet by finding something that works.
Sounds like your feet are getting to far behind you and throws you off balance. What brand of saddle are you using now? |
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Location: Montana | Southtxponygirl - 2014-08-06 11:46 AM mtcanchazer - 2014-08-06 11:56 AM I have been working with the stirrups...when I was at the trainer she set them shorter than I had been used to riding in...I definitely feel more balanced since she has done that. I had tried a notch shorter since then as she thought it might be better yet, but I have lengthened them out again to where she had them set. I've thought about seat size as well...last year I went to a 14" as the 15" I had been riding in left me too much room, if that makes sense. I really like my saddle, it is the same brand my trainer uses, but my horse is really ratey, so when she rates down for the barrel, some days I feel like I'm going right off the front. But if I'm going to try a different saddle no matter if it is the seat size or whatever I need to change, I guess you could say I want to ensure my bet by finding something that works. Sounds like your feet are getting to far behind you and throws you off balance. What brand of saddle are you using now?
I'm using a Courts brand saddle, and you are exactly right, my feet are getting too far behind me. I can post a video from last night...we did better than the previous time when I did almost go off, but my feet get too far behind and I'm starting to lose my stirrups (usually my left one). I need to change something as currently we are clocking just under 3 seconds off the fastest time, and as we get faster I can't envision things working out for the better. |
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Location: Montana | BTW, I want to thank you all for your suggestions! I'm trying to figure it out. I'm not ruling anything out, including needing to learn how to ride better, LOL. I know there will be challenges as we get faster, but I really prefer to end the run still on my horse. :) |
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