No More Slip on Round Backs
Consider adding panels to your saddle for those round backs:
“Just wanted to give you a little Svenna update- she has changed SO MUCH since I bought the freeform. Her back looks incredible, really her whole body has muscled up properly because she can get over the back and really work.
“I love riding in it (more balanced than my $4000 custom saddle ever was), although it probably took a solid two or three months to get the panels and stirrups placed juuuust right, but now it’s absolutely perfect. Svenna loves it too, she moves out great in it.
“I ended up putting the panels pretty far back and with a very wide spinal channel. It is super balanced and stable on her very round back- I can even get on from the ground if I absolutely have to. I also like how the front part of the panel fills in under my knee, it makes the saddle fit me a bit better and more securely. It took a lot of fussing to figure out this arrangement, I tried lots of different pads and panel placements, but I’m very happy with the result. Her sweat marks have also been great with this arrangement.”
Caroline Bingham
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Tracy B McIntosh
January 31, 2015 @ 12:42 pm
I have a very broad old style quarter mare and an older Freewest Freeform saddle (Red underside) I would love to put panels underneath yet no where to attatch them any suggestions?
Paulita Neff
July 17, 2015 @ 5:43 pm
sorry Tracy, I just saw this… 7 months after it got posted. you can attach the panels with sticky velcro you buy at Lowes. you can look at my web site under the fitting tab to see where the velcro it. thanks