27Mar 2014 by myexracer

Saddle adventures

Barn tales, Tack
We finally got saddle number two. I went back and forth on what to get because i really want a dressage saddle and i really like expensive saddles. But with moving the girls and all of Jez's new medical bills money's not as free flowing as it usually is. So looking for something lower end and used was in my future. Because this saddle is really my better half's saddle and even in the best of situations he will be a weekend rider we couldn't at this time justify something pricey. As luck would have it a women at my trainers barn was selling something that Michelle thought might work for me/us. A used Collegiate Senior Event, 18 inch seat with changeable gullet. She wanted 400 which is about right…
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19Jul 2012 by myexracer

At Long Last

OTTB, Saddles and tack
[caption id="attachment_242" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="I can haz saddle?"][/caption] It finally happened, I finally got a saddle that fits my pretty filly! Okay it was during a power outage for all of my regain and me, the boyfriend and the dog were all living in a hotel with AC until our (and hundreds of thousands of others) power was restored. It was also in the middle of a terrible heat wave and my barn was running on generators, so no water (as to reserve the well pump) and no fans for the herd. However the truly awesome people over at Dover decided that they could in fact make the drive from VA to MD for my fitting. (Thanks Melanie you totally rock!) So I met Dover at my barn and tried…
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06Apr 2012 by myexracer

Saddles, Saddles, Everywhere

Life with Jezebel, OTTB, Saddles and tack
[caption id="attachment_154" align="alignleft" width="239" caption="Im sure this one wont fit either"][/caption] I like all job titles with the word "master" in them. Master Of Whiskey being my favorite, though this time my brush with a "master" title, was a master saddler.  When my saddler asked me "what is the plan" I told him we were starting from scratch. So we started off with him examining my filly and yes shes got a couple of sore spots. Shes more developed on the left (hello racehorse), a longer back, high withers and it seems as if she will need a medium tree. I should have long flaps and a 18 inch seat because lets face it I'm a tall, leggy girl. He then took a look at my Lovatts and Rickkets saddle…
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21Mar 2012 by myexracer

Saddle Sore

Life with Jezebel, OTTB, Saddles and tack
[caption id="attachment_122" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="My saddle looks something like this only more wear,lots more"][/caption] I own a rather nice saddle. It's a Lovatt and Ricketts close contact. I used it on my previous horse for years. I bought it off a women who had barely used it, she was focusing on dressage and didn't need it. She was also going though a divorce and looking to make some fast cash before her husband made her account for her assets. I bought it from the trunk of her car for under 100 bucks. I was lucky, it fit my horse like a glove. I never had any issues with saddle fit. Once I no longer had a horse I put my saddle in storage with my parents. When I was in…
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