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 Three in a Bikini
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| In your experience what are the best barrel saddle brand/makes for horses that are difficult to ride in the turn?
I am literally holding on for dear life every run we make and I am getting beat to heck in the process.
I don't think my saddle is helping being fully tooled with a stingray seat.
Any opinions?
Treeless? Pozzi Pro? Velcro myself down?
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Location: Jersey Girl | A Bob Marshall treeless will help hold you in for sure! |
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| Usually if you are getting left behind it's because you are riding loose legged and the horse is running out from underneath you. Make one small change in the riding style in the turns and the problem solves itself.
If you ride with the toes out, the horse runs through you. Turning the toes in locks the hips and thighs. Don't believe me? Sit on your horse with the toes out, have someone grab your pants on your upper leg and see if they can move you. They can easily dump you off the horse. Turn your toes in (like you are snow plow skiing) and have them try again. The horse well step over because the person can't get you to budge. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Sounds like your feet are getting behind you, what saddle are you riding in now? And if your seat is to large or small it can really throw off your balance. I love my Pozzi's. But the one I really liked the best/most but sold it was my older Martha Josey.
And love my Caldwell it really has the best secured feel to it.
Edited by Southtxponygirl 2016-09-05 10:17 PM
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Location: Phoenix | fulltiltfilly - 2016-09-05 5:45 AM
A Bob Marshall treeless will help hold you in for sure!
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Location: here | Bear trap, Bob Marshalls, Debra Sibleys |
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| I had this same problem with my new gelding I bought this year and of course everyone wanted to suggest, I couldn't ride or this or that. I tried SO many saddles. Martin, treeless, triple creek, Caldwell, double j pozzi, Mike green, pro rider, literally... And my favorite and what fit me perfect, held me in but not "to" in. A double j Lynn Mckenzie.
I did ride in the Tammy fisher treeless because it REALLY held me in but I hated that thing, made my horse sore too. But my Lynn is the best ever.. I even ride in one where I have PLENTLY of room and never come out of it. |
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Location: ARKANSAS | i would suggest trying several different kinds of saddles to find out which one suits you BEST!!! NO two people ride alike!!! Therefore what may be good for one may not be good for another, i hated the bob marshall they always threw me all over the place, i rode a deb sibley for 15 minutes and chunked that thing, martha josey, the only thing i found that worked for me and i could stay balanced in the turns was the JBN saddles by Circle Y...I AM SURE there is nothing wrong with the other saddles that i mentioned they just did not fit my style of riding and i felt all over my horses... |
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Location: South Dakota | I really like the Lynn and the Pozzi. I need all the help I can get. |
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| Maybe the seat size isn't correct....? Many years ago on here bb member, Ethel, gave a great explaination about seat size, types of saddles/saddle fit for human and horse, and what symptoms would show with a saddle that doesn't fit the rider properly. I wish I had copied and saved that. It was good info.
Edited by sodapop 2016-09-06 12:19 AM
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| Seat size is critical. That being said, Martha Josey just came out with a new saddle called the HIP HUGGER. She likes my trainer to try saddles so trainer has one. Trainer loves it. |
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Curve Ball
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Location: Pelham, TN | Shallow Creek Saddles are deep seated and feel very secure. Been riding one for years. Contact Jan at 931-808-0909 for more information. |
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Location: "...way down south in the Everglades..." | Your saddle is probably not helping being fully tooled...suede and/or roughout leathers are my friend lol.
If you are able to borrow a friends saddle in a brand you're interested, that would be the best way to get an idea of where to go IMO. I ended up with a Tammy treeless on my rough and miserable to ride mare. But I don't like that saddle on any of my others as it holds me in too much. But for her, it's what I needed. When she slows up it's like a freight train derailing. If I could hit a small lotto jackpot I'd love to buy a Lynn Mackenzie for the others though.
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 It's not my fault I'm perfect
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Location: Where the long tails flow, ND | Tami Semas saddles are great for feeling secure!  |
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Three in a Bikini
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| Thank you all. 
Seat size is not an issue, the saddle fits both of us very well. I am just looking for more security in the turns.
I am starting the search for a treeless. Wish a girl some luck. |
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Location: Georgia | I did not like Deb Sibley or Double J. They both left me unbalanced and I did not feel secure. I have had no problems since switching to performance saddle company.. They are similar to Caldwell's if you are unfamiliar with the brand. |
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Location: NC | love my deb sibley. the mare i used to own/run would leave a barrel very hard and it helped me stay in saddle |
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