VioletStripe
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone,
I bought a Fairfax back at the end of June, and was advised to have it checked and reflocked in 3 months as the wool would have compacted down. As it was, my boy had around a month off from work due to some lung investigations and an asthma diagnosis (now thankfully under control *touch wood*). During this time we just did walking in-hand with the occasional mooch around on a long rein to maintain some fitness - this was usually bareback out of sheer laziness on my part (my vet was very happy for me to do this). He also had half of last month off from ridden work as I came down with Covid (also fully recovered!)
Since his diagnosis we moved to a different yard in a different part of the country, and I tried to book in a saddle check for November. Unfortunately I can't get an appointment until the first week of December! What should I do? This is one of the earliest available around the area (many have wait-lists until Jan/Feb) and is a Fairfax accredited organisation too.
Should I fit a thin memory foam pad under the saddle in the mean time to support the flocking? The basic checks for the fit which I do myself all appear to be fine, I'm just worried about the flocking! Should I reduce ridden work and up in-hand and bareback? Will it be okay to leave it another month? At the moment I'm doing 3 ridden sessions a week (mix of schooling and longer hacks), with usually 1 or 2 lunge/in-hand days.
In a bit of a panic - I reckoned I could get an appointment for around a month's time but apparently not! I might ring the saddler and ask but also wondered what you wise people thought?
TIA!
I bought a Fairfax back at the end of June, and was advised to have it checked and reflocked in 3 months as the wool would have compacted down. As it was, my boy had around a month off from work due to some lung investigations and an asthma diagnosis (now thankfully under control *touch wood*). During this time we just did walking in-hand with the occasional mooch around on a long rein to maintain some fitness - this was usually bareback out of sheer laziness on my part (my vet was very happy for me to do this). He also had half of last month off from ridden work as I came down with Covid (also fully recovered!)
Since his diagnosis we moved to a different yard in a different part of the country, and I tried to book in a saddle check for November. Unfortunately I can't get an appointment until the first week of December! What should I do? This is one of the earliest available around the area (many have wait-lists until Jan/Feb) and is a Fairfax accredited organisation too.
Should I fit a thin memory foam pad under the saddle in the mean time to support the flocking? The basic checks for the fit which I do myself all appear to be fine, I'm just worried about the flocking! Should I reduce ridden work and up in-hand and bareback? Will it be okay to leave it another month? At the moment I'm doing 3 ridden sessions a week (mix of schooling and longer hacks), with usually 1 or 2 lunge/in-hand days.
In a bit of a panic - I reckoned I could get an appointment for around a month's time but apparently not! I might ring the saddler and ask but also wondered what you wise people thought?
TIA!
