Hi Kirsten, >Felt like my pelvis hip sockets was being stretched too far. >The stretchy girth was weird.
If you are feeling stretched through the hips try raising your stirrups a hole or two as it will release you hip flexors. If the girth is one of the Sensation girths - the elastic in the middle gives the horse more room to breath and gives equal stretch on both sides. The self centering part of the girth means you don't have to have the buckles on the same billet strap and will still have equal pressure on the girth. >I didn't notice an amazing difference in his gaits, but he seemed to >like the saddle well enough. I am not yet converted - my inner hips >are sore from the experience. I would suggest that you do a session where you ride in the Sensation, then switch to your regular saddle and then switch back. Doing this in the same session might give you a better sense if there is a difference in your horse. More so, I have found, than riding one day in one saddle and the next is the other. The bottom line is, as has been said many times on this list, is there is no one 'right' answer for anyone - whether it be saddles, or training methods... robyn Icelandic Horse Farm Robyn Hood & Phil Pretty Vernon BC Canada www.icefarm.com
