I just got mine and I'm super excited to try it out.
EXCEPT.... the saddle attachment seems more complicated than I originally expected. My AP saddle has two little hooks on each side (small circular medal rings on each side of the pommel) so i was hoping it attached to that. My bareback pad also has a similar ring.
But the instructions say I should take OFF the stirrup leathers and put them on the stirrup bar... and.. well.. I don't always ride in the same saddle. Sometimes I ride bareback. Sometimes I ride this horse in a dressage saddle. Sometimes i'm on someone else's horse. This seems a little bit of a time investment to my tack up.
Do you always religiously tack up using the stirrup bars? Clearly in my mind I'm thinking "it just has to be secure, and approximately the same placement... so that it can stretch with bouncing but won't activate until a certain distance is reached" but then I'm also thinking "I'm messing with the formula and if it didn't go off correctly - that would be upsetting after making this investment."
Just curious to hear people's thoughts who have more experience than me... and learn from any mistakes others may have made
Right now I feel like I just have to add this step. removing the stirrups before riding isn't a huge detail on some saddles.. some they kind of stick so then i'd be a little annoyed... i don't know I really don't have that much experience w/ it. Just a couple saddles here and there where I've taken them on/off.
and then bareback.. i guess airvest is just not possible, and stick w/ regular vest? ignore anything on the bareback pad i COULD attach it to???? :twisted:
EXCEPT.... the saddle attachment seems more complicated than I originally expected. My AP saddle has two little hooks on each side (small circular medal rings on each side of the pommel) so i was hoping it attached to that. My bareback pad also has a similar ring.
But the instructions say I should take OFF the stirrup leathers and put them on the stirrup bar... and.. well.. I don't always ride in the same saddle. Sometimes I ride bareback. Sometimes I ride this horse in a dressage saddle. Sometimes i'm on someone else's horse. This seems a little bit of a time investment to my tack up.
Do you always religiously tack up using the stirrup bars? Clearly in my mind I'm thinking "it just has to be secure, and approximately the same placement... so that it can stretch with bouncing but won't activate until a certain distance is reached" but then I'm also thinking "I'm messing with the formula and if it didn't go off correctly - that would be upsetting after making this investment."
Just curious to hear people's thoughts who have more experience than me... and learn from any mistakes others may have made
Right now I feel like I just have to add this step. removing the stirrups before riding isn't a huge detail on some saddles.. some they kind of stick so then i'd be a little annoyed... i don't know I really don't have that much experience w/ it. Just a couple saddles here and there where I've taken them on/off.
and then bareback.. i guess airvest is just not possible, and stick w/ regular vest? ignore anything on the bareback pad i COULD attach it to???? :twisted: