Phew. Okay, now that I have that out of the way, I'm also going to confess to buying a temporary saddle. What's a temporary saddle you ask? Well... I've mentioned my saddle woes a few times. I have a couple issues. The Voltaire doesn't fit either of my horses. The Hermes fits them fairly well, but not me. I've been making do with the too small Hermes because I love it. But with horses in two places, I have the Voltaire at the barn for Pammon and it's making him back sore. So I really needed something sooner than later because that is not ideal. I had finally made the decision to talk to reps for my two front runners (Hermes and Butet) but then realized neither of my horses jumps and I want to test a potential long time saddle over fences before committing lots and lots of my money.
Enter the temporary saddle. I found an older model Butet on Facebook in my exact specs and preference for seat depth for a VERY reasonable price. AND the current owner works one building over from a friend of mine who lives in my town, so no shipping required. I should have it tomorrow. I'm allowed a two week trial too. Hopefully it works out because it seems like saddle fate!
Alright, that's it for today. Do you have anything you need to confess this week?
I ordered a new helmet for no reason (my trauma void fits me well and it isn't that old) other than my migraines have been bad and I'm feeling sorry for myself and decided to indulge in retail therapy?
ReplyDeleteRetail therapy is sometimes needed for sanity. I give you a pass.
DeleteMy husband and I have been watching "Naked and Afraid". I'm so ashamed LOL
ReplyDeleteI haven't watched that (yet) but my coworkers do and used to talk about it a lot! Sounds pretty entertaining!
Deletelol on the Love Island. I just finished Teenage Bounty Hunters on netflix...so...yeah (it was funny!)
ReplyDeleteI was secretly hoping you got a western saddle for Shiny! ;-)
Hahaha! She doesn't need to be enabled to actually be a pleasure pony!
DeleteI would say cutting the cord will help you watch less trash tv, but I think Netflix has a lot of trash on it too lol
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, tons! Plus I'd miss my Yankees baseball channel.
DeleteI've been eyeing temporary saddles for Cinder, but I haven't pulled the trigger yet. I want to get Trainer S's opinion, but she's sponsored by Devoucoux so I know that's what she'll recommend.
ReplyDeleteYeah... that can get tricky. I do like Devoucoux saddles though, so it could be worse! Trainer where Pammon is sponsored by CWD, but I am not at all a fan of those.
Deletesounds like a pretty excellent saddle situation to me -- i can't even begin to count how many local free trials i've done with all manner of various saddles over the years. if it works, it works, right??
ReplyDeleteIt's not perfect, but I think it will work. I'm going to give it a couple more rides before I decide.
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