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Post by lorddaxter on Aug 18, 2014 17:27:56 GMT
So I have an old pos Stubben English saddle I got cheap off someone on HT.
I think I'll start riding Dax in it, the timberline drowns him and I think the VB although I haven't tried it will be too narrow till he slims down a bit, he has huge love handles behind his shoulders lol!
I bet the first few rides will be tough, I haven't ridden English in 10 plus years!.....looking forward to it though I do feel you can feel the horse more and it's easier to get them moving properly, those horns get in the way of my hands big time.
Pics soon!
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Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on Aug 18, 2014 17:49:46 GMT
Yeey, I can't wait.  |
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mistersmom
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Post by mistersmom on Aug 18, 2014 18:38:50 GMT
Looking forward to pictures!
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Post by horselady on Aug 19, 2014 1:09:23 GMT
I love my stubben and my crosby, and i agree the western horn does get in the way. especially when jumping over a log. that horn hits the belly.
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Post by nhg on Aug 19, 2014 18:08:59 GMT
I can't wait to see pics of him dressed in English tack!
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Post by horselover4life on Aug 19, 2014 21:17:05 GMT
You may find you like it better once you try it again.......
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Post by Shelly on Aug 25, 2014 18:36:27 GMT
I love riding english, I find I get really lazy when I ride western for long periods of time. Mind you any discipline can be a work out but my legs seem a specially tired after an english lesson. lol
Can't wait to see pictures!
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Post by Lipizzan on Aug 25, 2014 18:48:25 GMT
I love riding english, I find I get really lazy when I ride western for long periods of time. Mind you any discipline can be a work out but my legs seem a specially tired after an english lesson. lol Can't wait to see pictures! And your butt gets rather nice from english riding |
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Post by lorddaxter on Aug 28, 2014 22:14:19 GMT
So Dax is a bit too ok a lot too wide for the saddle:(
It fits Isis perfect!
I may sell it cheap and just pick up a cob fit thorowgood, I loved my thorowgood back in scotland, of all the expensive saddles I had and tried the free close contact thorowgood a rep gave me was the one I kept!
I already have someone interested in it, it's going cheap cheap!
The pics I have aren't very good I'm afraid, the sun was shining and it was hard to see, I took 2 of his foot with the crack as it's getting wider but not longer and in one I took a pic of the ground lol!
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Post by lorddaxter on Sept 15, 2014 22:20:58 GMT
Ok, so as I said the Stubben doesn't fit him anymore:(
Well I went looking for a thorowgood cob GP, greenhawk said 11 weeks and quoted me $100 more than the USA price but then if I get caught with importation fees they said it would be another $200 but I could get it in 11 days.
So I looked at a company I used to use in scotland, they sent it for me, I ordered it Wednesday, it arrived just now, I had to pay $50 import fees so,it still cost me less than the greenhawk price and arrived in 6 days!
I just rode him so I'll get him fixed up in it and post some pictures Tuesday or Wednesday:)
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Post by horselady on Sept 16, 2014 1:10:17 GMT
That sounds like an incredible saddle, and i can not believe the fast service you got from scotland to you. looking forward to seeing photos.
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Post by nhg on Sept 16, 2014 1:26:53 GMT
Wow! Fast service! And if you ever have to sell it you can advertise it as 'imported from Scotland'.
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Post by lorddaxter on Sept 16, 2014 15:18:42 GMT
LOL!.....it's still not wide enough!
He's got no shape right now, I'll post some pics!
Luckily the thorowgoods have changeable gullets, I just measured him and he is beyond but not much their fattest gullet, silver, hoping greenhawk has one in stock and I can go pick it up today:)
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Post by lorddaxter on Sept 16, 2014 15:24:56 GMT
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Post by lorddaxter on Sept 16, 2014 15:26:07 GMT
 LOL!....see that nice wide profile, fatty boom boom! Attachments:
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Post by lorddaxter on Sept 16, 2014 18:41:09 GMT
So greenhawk is the only stockist of this brand apparently and can get a wider bar for me 2-4 weeks lol!
I've just ordered one off their website expedited, waiting to see when that will arrive, I bet it's still quicker than the store a half hour drive from me!
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Post by lorddaxter on Sept 17, 2014 19:26:53 GMT
Ok so greenhawk has put my order on back order lol!
Ive emailed them to cancel it, I looked on a few USA websites, back ordered there too till end of the month......so I ordered from scotland again, should be here Monday lol!....maybe earlier!
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Post by mistersmom on Sept 18, 2014 0:39:36 GMT
LD, here's a hypothetical - if I bought what you needed here in the states and then shipped to you, would there still be import charges/taxes? If I classified it as a gift would that make a difference?
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Post by lorddaxter on Sept 18, 2014 12:08:27 GMT
LD, here's a hypothetical - if I bought what you needed here in the states and then shipped to you, would there still be import charges/taxes? If I classified it as a gift would that make a difference? No charges if gifted, I actually bought a watch for hubby last year and the seller marked the price down and said gift and I paid no extra, not sure how long he will get away with that as he is a store! |
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Post by nhg on Sept 18, 2014 14:25:08 GMT
The saddle looks great! Prince is a chubbette, too. He was on a diet and lost a lot of weight but just gets a normal amount now. Hopefully he'll lose some weight over the winter. And I'm able to ride more now so that'll help.
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