hi all,
i am hoping for a bit of help looking for a saddle, I am a semi disabled rider, it has been suggested i try an australian stock or hybrid saddle but my problem is I AM NOT IN AUSTRALIA
i am in france
the australian saddles sent over here are the bog standard fit a big horse type & very expensive! or the cheap crap copies that don't fit any horse & an additional problem is my horse is not big, she is a short round french horse a camargue & she is built like a barrel,
i bought a cheap battered old *copy saddle to try the style but it does not fit her, i used it on a friends tall french trotter & the saddle suited me fine..... but i don't have a tall french trotter just my camargue & since i have spent time & money getting her specially trained for my disability & i like her i would rather buy a different saddle than change horse,
the saddler i use has said in australia they do make stock saddles in different fits for pony / fat horse/ etc OR if i got a genuine australian stock/hybrid of a decent make - not 1 badly made in the far east - he could alter the fit for my short fatty mare, since any alteration could be combined with repairs an older tatty saddle of a decent type & make would do.
* far east budget copy saddles can't be altered as their tree is too crappy.
most saddle sellers on ebay etc won't post to me ( i am in france)
so i am asking can anyone look for a saddle to fit her? i can send measurements & send it to me, my cost of course, my budget is not big as my disability means work is not easy to find.
thanks in advance & if you want a holiday in france staying with my family in our house or the use of our loft bedroom (or a tent in the garden!) at no cost for your trouble i am in normandy within reach of the landing beaches, mont st michele & paris, i am not a holiday business just me & mine in our house.
thanks for reading bye
