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Posted by cshunter86 Citrus Heights, CA
on 7/3/2012, 11:07 am, in reply to "thanks"
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I think its a toss up. You'll get good and bad apples in either bunch. I would try a few saddles from both sides and go from there. Personally, I'm a Stubben girl and always have been. Even their newer models will have minimal blocks and pads or you could go with something like mine that has more block. Which I prefer right now because my gelding is still somewhat green and does some very nice aerials. Its nice to have back-up!
The HDR's are decent saddles, but may have too much padding for you. The Collegiates haven't changed overly much. The Pessoa's aren't bad, the A/O model is reminiscent of older equitation saddles.
Bigger jumps, bigger and bolder moving horses have influenced the evolution of the saddle. At the heart, you can still find the same qualities that you're looking for. Just in a different package.
Humans were given two legs -
One to put on either side of a horse.
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