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I've ridden in various Stubben dressage saddles for the last 10 years (at least) and always use a sheepskin seat saver. It was originally a home made...

I wouldn't consider using it for competition (I'd always assumed it wouldn't be permitted). I just use it on my all purpose saddle which is a great...

For me I liked her message about not fighting with your horse all the time. It's much nicer for everyone, horse and rider, if the horse is a willing...

I'm surprised they're not more popular here in Australia. It looks like they give a bit of stickability which would probably really help a lot of...

Neil Davies of fear free horse training is brilliant - www.fearfreehorsetraining.com He makes sense and doesn't force the horses. He has a great...

I loved my Stubben, but had to sell it because the channel was too narrow for any of my horses. If you can't get anything to help your stubben, look...

I have one of these. I find it comfortable and it doesn't make the saddle significantly wider in the twist. But I use it on a narrow saddle anyway.

The gel pad one was definitely comfortable, and it was probably wider than the saddle would have been, I cannot say I really noticed the difference,...

That sounds great, opensky. Did you find that it made the seat or twist feel a little wider? I'm pretty sure putting something thick on it is going...

I made my own from a close-clipped sheepskin many years ago, and sewed leather thonging ties on to attach to the D's at the cantle of my stock...

There was no gravel rash at all! Maybe it's a jeans thing 'cause I was wearing joddies and had no trouble. Admittedly I didn't ride for long though...

spotted a rough out saddle at Talty's one day, one of the first imported here. Asked, hey whats that like to ride in... n the reply, "ever been...

Did you find that the twist of your saddle felt a little wider when you used either one, cyrus?

totally forgot gel pads... yes wonderful, loved mine. it too died suddenly one summer. but did last for many years before it gave up the ghost...

I used a gelpad one for many years til it sort of disintegrated.. comfy for me- looked a bit like the one you showed. I also still have one of...

Apparently it gives a bit of grip too. I finally rode (for the first time in ages) in the new swinging fender and learned a few things. 1) My...

Yikes, yeah that doesn't sound pleasant. I think I might have found something better, it's a gel seat saver and comes in a 10mm or 20m thick...

There usually is not much to the more subtle ones :) Videos where they have horses running around are usually the worst examples. I think the message...

but put the sheepskin side down or at least cover it with denim or something, otherwise the ends of the wool fibres try to wiggle though the fabric...

Global warming , in its popular context, is probably real. The anthropogenic contribution to this phenomena is moot. Over the Aeons, Gaia has often...

Very interesting take on Co2 cant agree with fracking which he does agree with. Expect he doesn't realise the ramifications of cracking into our...

Oh, there wasn't much to that youtube. At first I thought the horse was stuffed but no, it was a real, live horse. :D Just kidding. I'm not sure...

Something a bit more subtle perhaps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGL-X1gNcFc

Thanks for your articles Mindari. Some things I wish I’d known earlier. Our doctors are reticent about such things. Why? I read Patrick Moore’s...

I am sure there is a vid somewhere of sensitive groundwork taff , but I do not know of one. Everything I have seen misses the point of the exercise...

DOH! I thought I'd stumbled on someone who really knew what she was doing with horses, despite my sometimes wondering why she did this or that. I...

LOL something we all have my friend

I know none of what you guys do about training a horse. But I stand amazed that grey horse didnt give that sheila a full barrel plant . Her...

Best of luck Mindari. Thinking of you and wishing you all the best. You have guts.