Pearlsasinger
Up in the clouds
24 yrs ago I bought a Clydesdale mare and her tack, which was certainly not new.
After she was pts 10 yrs later in 2000, I used it for a while on the next Clydie mare but then got a Saddle Company saddle made for her. The SC saddle was then adapted to fit the ID. I kept the old saddle more for sentimental reasons than anything else.
When I bought the Westphalien Draft mare 3 1/2 yrs ago, she brought her tack with her. She was massively overweight and after a diet, insisted that her saddle no longer fitted. She was absolutely right, so after trying a few saddles, including a friend's tree-less, we settled on the late 14.3 cob's extra wide. She has worn that for a few months but has recently been telling me that it isn't as comfortable as she thought (she has lost some more weight).
So today, in desperation, I tried the old Clydesdale's saddle on her. She went beautifully in it, it frees her shoulders up fantastically.
So the moral of this story is - never throw anything away!
After she was pts 10 yrs later in 2000, I used it for a while on the next Clydie mare but then got a Saddle Company saddle made for her. The SC saddle was then adapted to fit the ID. I kept the old saddle more for sentimental reasons than anything else.
When I bought the Westphalien Draft mare 3 1/2 yrs ago, she brought her tack with her. She was massively overweight and after a diet, insisted that her saddle no longer fitted. She was absolutely right, so after trying a few saddles, including a friend's tree-less, we settled on the late 14.3 cob's extra wide. She has worn that for a few months but has recently been telling me that it isn't as comfortable as she thought (she has lost some more weight).
So today, in desperation, I tried the old Clydesdale's saddle on her. She went beautifully in it, it frees her shoulders up fantastically.
So the moral of this story is - never throw anything away!
(I'm Pearlsasinger's sister btw 