> > adding front shims until the muscles built back up. I would assume that also might help > for a horse who's conformationally built downhill.
HI Karen Yes you do post about shims before. I have my eye on the thinline as well just found on another group someone used a Thinline to stop their saddle slipping forward on a wide Haflinger and it worked well for them. Emmy is built downhill the same on both sides. She has been plauged with back/saddle issues with every owner before me. Now we have her back sorted out, she is supper happy with the sensation and it has a great pressure reading from the Port Lewis Impression pad, I want to stick with this saddle and try and sort out the saddle slipping forward. And the slippage is not horrible, but enough to cause concern for her and myself. I should ask Dana about other types of girth covers as well. I think as I mention before in the contoured girth post the girth is pulling the saddle forward as well. I have a self adjustion Sensation girth and if I put the back billet through the keeper and leave the front one out it ends WAY off the girth so much so I am worried it will pinch on the side of the girth. which leads me to try and find something that would allow the girth buckles to form a large Y. So a larger girth cover at the buckle ends with a larger padded area to allow them to spread. Either that as Dana said order a new saddle with forward facing billets...I wish I could do that!! But I am sure Hubby would say NO! Thank you again Karen for all your advice I shall see if I can get some shims for my Skito.And I shall phone Dana and ask what she has for girth covers. Cheers Zoe and Emmy in BC
