Good News Ya'll...I FOUND MY SADDLE!!!

[WP~Paint]

A used but still in excellent condition Crosby for $200!!!


Pics:!!!!!!

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I told him I just have to see it but I can wait for Christmas! I hope I can wait!

[Blue]

It looks soft and comfy! :) Congrats!!!

[JetLagaside]

Nice saddle and a really good deal!

[WP~Paint]

Iknow! I'm glad I spent the time not doing homework and looking for this:D

[PoniesRock101]

YAY! glad for you! hehe! now only if i found a saddle for that cheap when i did that! lol

[WP~Paint]

I think I am going to have it sent to my fiance's house and not see it until Christmas. I pretty much pick all of my presents out...my grandparents really don't have a clue:D so I just pick them out! But I am waiting on this one! It's not that far away!

[JackieB]

Cool. Congratulations!

[rums_mom]

WOW! Good job.....nice saddle.

[WP~Paint]

Thanks! I still have emails rollen in:d I got one on another Crosby, looks great with BigD bag but it was 300. I have leathers and stuff for this one! I'm sooo pround of myself for keeping looken...I was bout to give up!

[luvs2ride1979]

Good deal!

Just be aware that those flat Crosbys give you very little support for your leg. It will be like riding bareback with stirrups ;).

Also, the underside padding is really smooshed, so I would use a good thick pad to help cushion your horse's back. Either real sheepskin, 3/4" wool felt western pad, or some other pad that's shock absorbing.

Good buy!

[WP~Paint]

I figure with having flat flaps it will help me learn to ride better. I was kinda mad it didn't have pads, but then I want to learn to ride better, so I figure it will help! I hope it is as nice as it looks in the pics!

[cloedoll]

One thing about older Crosby's, the channel seems to be extremely narrow and tend to not fit most horses. Not trying to burst a bubble or anything, but that's why I stay away from them. I hope it fits your horse, though.

[WP~Paint]

Hmmm...i hope it fits too! I will be soo mad it it does not! we have no saddle shops around here either, so I pretty much have to buy one offline!

[luvs2ride1979]

Hmmm...i hope it fits too! I will be soo mad it it does not! we have no saddle shops around here either, so I pretty much have to buy one offline!

There's an easy way to tell from pictures! Get a wire coat hangar and straighten out a 16" piece. Shape it to his withers/sides 2" BEHIND the back edge of his shoulder blade (3 fingers width). Carefully remove and trace this on a big sheet of paper or side of a box.

Get a ruler and a protractor (you can print out a paper protractor online, just google: Protractor Print Out), and follow the directions on this document. It really works!
http://www.yourredwagon.com/Degree%20Method.pdf

Now, the channel down the the length of the saddle still might be too narrow, but if you're not riding in it a long time and you use a good pad, it shouldn't bother your horse any. Check his back after every ride for soreness.

[WP~Paint]

Hmmm...If my old saddle sells I am for sure going to get a better pad. All I have right now is just a quilted pad. I am confused on what you said. I think it sound like it will fit him ok. My friend where he is boarded at is into English more than Western, so she can help me too! I sure hope this fits. I am soooo excited!

[WP~Paint]

So, what if i would put a half pad over my basic pad and under the saddle. Would that help it fit better.

One like this:

http://www.doversaddlery.com/wither-back-saddle-pad/p/X1-1905/cn/1405/

[luvs2ride1979]

I don't know about making it fit better. If it's a tight fit, then it will be worse. But if it's a loose/wide fit without a pad, then a half pad will help cushion his back better from the hard underside of the saddle.

[WP~Paint]

Ah, gotcha. Sounds like I will just have to hope and pray it either fits or is just a hair too wide!

[luvs2ride1979]

If it just fits nicely, or is only a tad wide, you could dig out the credit card for a ThinLine pad. They are only 1/4" thick, so they won't change your saddle fit, but they are REALLY shock absorbing. I have two of them of different sizes that I won't ride without! The Contour Pad (http://www.aretesaddlery.com/tack/thinline-pads/english-pads/thinline-contour-pad/prod_65.html) would probably be the right size/shape for this new saddle.

[WP~Paint]

As much as I would love to get a nice pad like that, I just can't afford it right now. What are some cheaper alternatives to that? I am in college and can't spend too much. I am hoping to sell my other English saddle to get him a turnout blanket, new girth and new saddle pad.

[IrisGreen]

I sure hope it fits!! Congrats on a great find! I guess if it doesn't you can always re-sell it and possibly make a profit on it if you got it for such a good price? That would allow you to get another saddle and a nice pad! Lets just hope it fits so you don't have to deal with trying to sell it.

[WP~Paint]

Me too! I hope it is ok. I am having a hard enough time trying to sell the one I have that doesn't fit!

[sugarsgirl]

Nice, congrats!

[WP~Paint]

Thanks Guys! I am still debating on a pad to get him so it won't hurt him since the padding is a little smooshed!

[luvs2ride1979]

Do you have the saddle yet? You need to see how it fits before you can decide on a pad.