As you all know, a few months ago I gambled that Eva and Disco might be the same tree size and shape when I bought a saddle for Eva by way of a blogger. Drumroll please...
Wow, did THAT ever pay off. It sits beautifully on him. And in a stroke of perfect timing, the original panels just got back from my fitter, who I paid $145+shipping to add the missing feature to them to ensure that that didn't cause pressure points.
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| Mmmmm, the way the panel follows the shoulder is so delicious. |
While I was trying that on him, I also tried a couple of Connor's other saddles on him, even though I knew they would be all wrong. I just had to know.
My beloved CWD looked like a tiny little hat on top of his withers. But it's getting lots of use on Connor these days between his part leaser and the two kids that ride him regularly, so it will be sticking around.
And the Patrick, as suspected, is also a big no. Connor and Disco are different back-to-front tree shapes, and even when the Patrick was built, when Connor was at his fittest, Connor was narrower and had more of a wither than Disco. Disco may yet sprout some wither, since he's only 3.5, but not enough where this saddle will ever fit, and I'm at peace with that.
I've known for a while I should sell it. It's still nearly new, since I all but retired Connor a few months after getting it, and Connor's retired dad bod won't be using it. Seeing it on Disco was the push I needed to sell it and then plow those funds into a Wow jump saddle for him.
SO, any short legged riders out there looking for a Dressage saddle, I would be willing to make you quite a "blogger special" deal on the Patrick, especially if you save me from dealing with listing it. I only want to get out of it what it will take to get Disco a jump saddle, which is nowhere near what I paid for it.
2022 Patrick Saddlery Liberty II
17" wide monoflap
Velcro pocket for knee blocks (comes with small blocks, can order other shapes)
Extra short flap
Wool-flocked serge panels
Would best fit a horse that is wide with some wither and a semi-curved front-to-back tree profile. Will not fit a flat back.
Hit me up via the contact form on the blog if you're interested or if you know of someone who might be interested!
How short of legs do you mean? I'm 5'5" with average length legs...
ReplyDeleteIt might be worth a try. I'm 5'1 with a short torso and long legs for my height (which, you know, at 5'1 is not saying a whole lot, lol). Worst case, it's gorgeous enough that I could sell it to you at a price you could easily flip it for a small profit in the Ocala market. Email me if you're interested and want current pics, these are all from when I got it.
DeleteNo. I own a dressage saddle. I do not need a dressage saddle. I have one. Definitely do not need.
ReplyDeleteBUT IT'S BROWNNNNNNN! And has a pink/purple gemstone. Also all jokes aside, I bet it would fit Nacho smashingly. Connor has the furthest thing from the classic table-shaped native pony back, he always was able to pretty easily share saddles with warmbloods when I had to borrow one over the years.
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