..... I bought a Total Contact Saddle!!
I know some of you will be interested, some of you will call me brave (?) and some of you will instantly doubt how it can't possibly cause pressure points!!
So I've followed the TCS page on FB for years (now named Total Contact Equine Solutions). Albi was a hard pony to saddle fit, so I contemplated it way back then. Anyhoo, what gave me the final nudge was seeing a video come up of my friend and her horse on their page. For those with FB, if you look and find the "SH" vid.... a piebald being trotted around the arena and read their story ..... you'll see why. Sarah is very hot on saddle fit and works full-time as a very popular Equine Bowens practitioner (so frankly she's sh*t-hot on backs and saddles!!) and she's very impressed with hers and is using it on three of her cobs already.
Anyhoo, it arrived at the weekend and we've had one short go in it so far. It's very weird, but not unpleasant. Your bum says "bareback" and you're legs say "but.... stirrups?", so your brain goes ?? Gracie wasn't too sure either. I've not ridden her bareback much, certainly not to rise to the trot! ?. It's going to highlight my riding weaknesses, that's for sure!!!
???
I'll get some pics.
I know some of you will be interested, some of you will call me brave (?) and some of you will instantly doubt how it can't possibly cause pressure points!!
So I've followed the TCS page on FB for years (now named Total Contact Equine Solutions). Albi was a hard pony to saddle fit, so I contemplated it way back then. Anyhoo, what gave me the final nudge was seeing a video come up of my friend and her horse on their page. For those with FB, if you look and find the "SH" vid.... a piebald being trotted around the arena and read their story ..... you'll see why. Sarah is very hot on saddle fit and works full-time as a very popular Equine Bowens practitioner (so frankly she's sh*t-hot on backs and saddles!!) and she's very impressed with hers and is using it on three of her cobs already.
Anyhoo, it arrived at the weekend and we've had one short go in it so far. It's very weird, but not unpleasant. Your bum says "bareback" and you're legs say "but.... stirrups?", so your brain goes ?? Gracie wasn't too sure either. I've not ridden her bareback much, certainly not to rise to the trot! ?. It's going to highlight my riding weaknesses, that's for sure!!!
???
I'll get some pics.