On Wed, Aug 01, 2007 at 10:23:01AM -0500, Janice McDonald wrote: > > (we also tried an ansur treeless, and BOY did that not work AT ALL.... :) > > what didnt work about the ansur? i thought they were expensive and > really nice. just curious.
it wasn't new, and hadn't been properly cared for, so some of the problem may have started with that. but it was rather stiff, and too narrow for stjarni, and slid when you mounted. (i had previously ridden in ansurs at a horse retreat, and although those *were* well-cared-for you had to pad the horse to tremendous evenness, and you still had to use a mounting block for both mounting and dismounting.) i use a mounting block routinely to save wear and tear on my pony's back, but i also think it should be possible to mount from the ground, as this is often handy on the trail. --vicka
