On Sun, Sep 02, 2007 at 08:29:49AM -0700, Robyn Hood wrote: > >>>but no other horse in > the barn could wear stjarni's treed saddle, or vice-versa. and i think > all the traffic here about saddles and saddle fit happens because our > horses are not typically shaped like most american horses, and most > readily-available saddles are not good fits for most iceys. > > Why is that? Is your saddle exceptionally wide? I just find that most > treed saddles - Icelandic style or otherwise are not wide enough for most > horses _ of any breed.
yes, my treed saddle -- a hrimnir extra-wide tree -- is very, very wide. as is my potato-shaped pony. we tried putting it on our barn's belgian once for a laugh -- too wide! --vicka
