So after spending a gazillion dollars on a treeless saddle, pad, and bridle for my new Arab mare I'm curious to see what others have! Please post pictures of you and your horse(s) in you endurance gear. It's always fun to see what others have put together for tack & color combination
Here are my two boys I competed/conditioned the past:
As an aspiring endurancer (?), I drool over the tack.
Birthday is in a few months, but I think I'm gonna ask for a Garmin GPS watch and then save the tack for Christmas. I'm tempted to sell my CC to buy a saddle, but I know that's jumping the gun. I'm just excited. LOL.
I make all my own customized tack.... I'm working on a new set for this year, so my current set up isn't ready to show off yet. I've already changed colors twice lol. However, this year I'm planning on adding a new set of reins, breast collar, crupper.... and I've already changed bridle styles twice but I think I've figured out what I like. Maybe....
But for the moment, here are a few examples of what we've had in the past:
The halter/sidepull/bridle combination I initially planned on using this year (but decided I wanted a slightly different color combo and wanted to try out a convertible headstall with a halter underneath, which I will be posting pictures of soon):
Our endurance halter/sidepull combo with matching reins that we used last year:
And here are a few projects I've done for other endurance riders:
Sidepull/halter combination
A headstall and sidepull
Sharpie - I didn't post yours because I figured I'd give you the chance to show it off yourself!
Jillybean your stuff is awesome! I checked out the website, and would really like to order a bridle converter if you have pictures of one? I've been looking for the super neon green like you have and couldn't find it! The full set of black and neon green is the look I like. Great job!!!!
Here is Mira in her winter gear today. I prefer boring black tack - blame it on my eventing/dressage background :lol: . I also use a biothane halter/bridle with a Myler combo bit, but in the winter I usually just use the s hack.
She was a fluffy mess and was sweating way too much, hence the trace clip. MUCH better now.
It is an Australian saddle, from Down Under Saddlery, the model is Master Campdraft Deluxe. Much more close contact and balanced rider position than most aussies.
Come early march I will have the perfect saddle. Its not endurance but it has cost me over $5,000 to get it. EVERYTHING is built from scratch. Tree, everything. Hahaha......The guy that is making it said it was a combination between a tree for a draft horse and a flared tree for a gaited horse. Stinken mare had the wither width of draft, forward girth, wide channel, short saddle area, and blah blah.....i wanted an endurance saddle so bad but everything I tried on her just didnt even come close to working out.
Ok, so I have to share. I spent all yesterday and today evening on it I'm so freaking excited about this one! Definitely one of my favorite pieces of tack, hands down.
Presenting, my new seamless biothane crupper Next on the agenda is the matching breast collar!
I don't have all my tack yet but I will say that I am finding I gravitate toward dressage saddles for trail riding. I have tried a few western saddles (the only one I really liked was the Wintec) and I actually own a Wintec Endurance Pro but I find it very uncomfortable and rarely use it. I have 3 dressage saddles now (I know, excessive right?) and might be getting another in a week so I have no shortage of backups, that's for sure!
I forgot to attach the bridle to the halter and the browband slid down a little, but I've ridden since and actually attached it, and it works perfectly! Love it! Took me a few rides to get used to the reins- unlike the Wintec ones I'm used to, they actually have some feel! Now when my lime green saddle pad comes in, I'll be set.
Nice 15.5" Bob Marshall Sports Saddle for sale. Endurance model. Treeless. Includes rigging for english-type girth and EZ ride nylon stirrups. $775 plus shipping.
My Allegany Renegade Endurance saddle is for sale. Custom made for me in July of 2012 and due to health and weather didn't have that many hours on it! There is a thread in the tack section on it if you are interested. I had back surgery and my balance is shot. I need a deep pocket secure seat from here on out. This saddle has the supracor ultra soft seat so it is very comfy and it is pretty dang light. Check it out in the other thread.
Just getting into endurance...already trail ride a bunch in an aussie Patrol Poley from the Austrailian Stock Saddle Company on three of my horses and I'm currently using a GFS Fieldhouse english saddle on my arab until his aussie is finished being built.
My new saddle coming is this one:
And I'm getting a snap-on headstall for my rope halter. My arab already rides in a Myler 3 ring combo comfort snaffle. Seems much more comfortable in it.
Now for the saddle pad...I'm waiting to get the saddle in and see how it fits (should fit like a glove, but we all know how that goes).
I don't mind spending the money on a good saddle pad as I want him to be comfortable, but there are so many to choose from!
This is Luka and I at a recent obstacle trail ride. I judge and we had just finished bringing back flags
I have had a terrible time fitting my Rocky Mountain Horse, Chivas. I have 4 saddles for sale that don't fit! My next try is a treeless, a Barefoot model is what I am thinking of...
Meanwhile I use the only saddle that fits, a Fabtron.
Chivas in his Fabtron saddle, assorted Biothane tack, Stowaway bag, Aussie wool felt pad, and braids looking fuzzy last fall. In summer he is a darker brown wearing his Wintec bridle
SO I ended up winning an equipedic saddle pad on ebay in the style and size I needed and color I wanted We've ridden with it twice and he seems to like it. I've got to start trotting and what not in it now. I may need half inch shims instead of the 1/4 inch that's in my saddle. It sits quite close. I will say though that we have had no soreness issues after a number of rides in the saddle, but most of those were done at a walk with a little trotting...
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