Join the club!!! No matter how many miles or years we've got under
our belts, we all feel like we're walking that tightrope between
practicality and hurting our horse.
You don't say where you live but if possible, find an experienced
saddle fitter who can asses how well your saddle does fit your horse.
We've all bought expensive shoes thinking they would be better than
cheapo's only to find that they didn't fit better at all. Same with
saddles. Also, the saddle might have fit well enough for an hour's
worth of dressage but maybe not for hours and hours of riding on the
trails. OTOH, I rode many happy endurance miles in a dressage saddle
which fit both me & my horse well. So, either get help assessing your
saddle's fit or learn the basics of assessing saddle fit yourself
(lots of info on the web). If worse comes to worse, do an LD and ask
the vets to assess your saddle's fit. The vets exams may also reveal
how well it fits - sore back: bad fit, allowing the horse to travel
"upside down/inverted" or some other problem, not sore back: good
saddle fit and good riding.
If you haven't already, join the various green beans 'net groups for
lots of info and support. You aren't the only ones struggling to get
it all figured out!
Hope this helps
Laney
AERC12921
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