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glenatronI arrived at work to find a sizeable parcel had got there before me...
It doesn't obviously not fit but I don't know for sure that it does either. Thinking I may borrow a Port Lewis Pad from somewhere to see whether it is putting heavy pressure anywhere, but it looks like it may be alright. Certainly the big guy seems to move comfortably enough in it having some video taken yesterday in our regular saddle and today in this one I could see no great difference.
It's old and very solid but has clearly been kept in someone's garage for a while and some of the thonging will need replacement I think. I'm slightly baffled by the lack of D-Rings - I've got the breastplate clipped onto the cinch rings here and it looks a bit low to me, but maybe that's normal- anyone who has used this shape of saddle and can advise would be a help. If we do decide it is a good fit, I may try and find a friendly saddler who can add some d-rings and maybe a couple of other bits of frippery that I would find convenient- a rope-strap for my lariat, extra loop on the back I could buckle my cinches onto and so on.
Also I'll need a proper thick neoprene saddle blanket and stirrups about twice as wide...
It doesn't obviously not fit but I don't know for sure that it does either. Thinking I may borrow a Port Lewis Pad from somewhere to see whether it is putting heavy pressure anywhere, but it looks like it may be alright. Certainly the big guy seems to move comfortably enough in it having some video taken yesterday in our regular saddle and today in this one I could see no great difference.
It's old and very solid but has clearly been kept in someone's garage for a while and some of the thonging will need replacement I think. I'm slightly baffled by the lack of D-Rings - I've got the breastplate clipped onto the cinch rings here and it looks a bit low to me, but maybe that's normal- anyone who has used this shape of saddle and can advise would be a help. If we do decide it is a good fit, I may try and find a friendly saddler who can add some d-rings and maybe a couple of other bits of frippery that I would find convenient- a rope-strap for my lariat, extra loop on the back I could buckle my cinches onto and so on.
Also I'll need a proper thick neoprene saddle blanket and stirrups about twice as wide...