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Hi Poppy. Can you please do a video on the Ideal Jessica dressage? Or the difference between the Suzannah and the Jessica? I'm trying to fit very broad backed, broad shouldered, mutton withered, chunky Arabians. Im looking for a used Ideal dressage, but Im not sure which model to look for, and we don't have any saddle fitters anywhere near me, in Michigan

I really appreciate your videos! Very helpful when making decisions about fit. Of course that’s what you do but your clear explanations are so helpful. I love the saddle in the video. Iv got a hard to fit Gypsie/Haflinger. Short back and table top! I know I don’t want a treeless:):)::) Any suggestions on a possible saddle. Im “told” a Duett to s good for draft crosses. Any help is appreciated.

I'm learning how. I send pics

Where are these girths made?

Found thus really useful thank you as its proving really difficult to find a saddle fitter and my local tack shop won't change them anymore 😢.

tysm! I usually get ppl to do my girth up at my barn for me but I'm a young rider so I'm less experienced and only started a month ago, I can fully untack, and tack except for my girth so this rlly helps!

We missed you terribly! Such wonderful educational videos. Thank you😊

Nice boots lady❤

She talks so much I couldn’t even find the part where she tells you how to measure the saddle

You said you rarely use neatsfoot oil. Under what circumstances do you use it?

Thank you!

I want to try this so bad!

what about swayback pads which provide a bit of thicker cushion in the middle to lessen the bridging effect?

This is a very superficial discussion of treeless saddles. I think you know that using a pillow as a surrogate for a treeless saddle is absurd. There are some excellent treeless saddles out there that distribute weight quite well. Gee, a saddle fitter trashing treeless saddles. There's a shocker.

this is nothing like riding a real horse that’s why I don’t really like them, way too smooth, you don’t need any contact, and it’s super easy to sit

Very passionate ❤ Are you married?

Can you please talk about the wow freespace girth?

what is preventing the pressure from simply being focused on the rear of the girth and the front just hanging out for looks?

It sounds horrendously hard 😮

This is very good for beginners.

My saddle slips to the right all the time, thinking possibly using the balance strap, would I use this on the left side as it slips to right ? Or right and left x 😊

For a sec i thought it was a real horse 🐎🐴😂😂

I do have a question. I was always taught wool halfpad should go under the saddle. But when I do it people look at my like I have 5 heads. It’s my underfunding it’s how it is supposed to be used. I assume the shift is because half pads are expensive, and so they put them over the saddle pad to keep them cleaner. But there’s so much more benefit to the wool to be directly on skin. When I asked my stübben saddle, fitter, if I should use a pad with my saddle because my horse needs to gain a little muscle or saddle, doesn’t fit as it should right now, she advised that I was correct and I should use the half pad under my saddle pad m is there any actual difference or benefit one way or the other?

Only if real canters were that smooth😂

What about stubbed saddle straps

Who cares if it's an INCH OFF....GEEZ...PICKY PEOPLE 😅

I really hope you start creating videos again, they are so helpful!

what is the year of the saddle that you took apart in this video? thank you i have a 2018 CAIR Wintec

Where do you come from

Hi Poppy! What tools do you recommend buying as a beginner or trainee? Thank you

How is Stuebben coolmax anatomical girth

Poppy I've found this but doesn't give any details who I can contact to have a go.❤

Ah, so daily grooming serves more than one purpose, doesn’t it?

Extremely informative. Thank you.

Thanks for quality advice could you share your thoughts about sausage boots on horses .Thank you 😊

Can I ask do these suit horses with "normal" (not shark fin) withers? I got one the other day (sheepskin version) and the stiff centerline combined with the really big curve on the wither section looks like it'll be liklely to move down and push down on his spine near the base of the wither? When i place it on his back it actually rocks as both the front and the back are angled upwards from the wither base.

Great video! Thank you!

Hmmm. I wish I was rich. :)

This unit is $70k and is by a company in the UK super expensive. But I still want one.

I am relatively new to this world, and am interested to know what the proper "feel" is at the sternum area when the girth is properly tightened. TIA

I finally understand how to find the last rib. I've watched quite a few videos, yours is the best for me. Thank you.

What the fuck.

Thanks for showing how to run bottom buckle leathers up! People in my dressage barn have them and don’t know they can be run up. Much gratitude for your videos and I am a fan!

if i dont have a flex ruler could i get a rough outline with a sewing tape?

It would be a lot more informational if you talked about the panels adjusting to the horses back. A saddle that isn’t broken and you’re dwelling on it endlessly would make a better video.

Hello. I' m searching treeless saddle only because my horses back constantly is changing depending on season. I dont have enaugh money, to buy for him 3 -4 different saddles, and he is difficult to fit. Saddle i have, only fit him when he drops weight, but when there is grass season or even a few days off, he is starting to get more bulkier (he is on fatty side - he very easily picking up weight, but dropping weight is really difficult). That's why I can't fit him with tree saddles, because they most of the time will not fit him, and even half of year going bareback, I think is to much for his back. Maybe You have another option? I want what's best for him, but more saddles is over budget for me 😅

I spent the entire video completely distracted by trying to figure out what is in your teeth! Can't be a piercing, is it? Looks like a little diamond triangle? Is it actually in the skin? Between the teeth? Or is it some sort of orthodontic device? I've never seen anything like it. As for content, I was searching for a solution to a supremely filthy latigo with dirty so ingrained regular cleaning and a toothbrush wouldn't touch it. I never use hot water but figured I'd give it a try. It might have softened it up some, but i still needed a stiff nail brush to make any difference. Back when I was a groom we used an ammonia mix to lift really bad stuff but I didn't have any to try this time.

Excellent video/explanation. Thank you.

Can you mend broken trees ?

Omg hope they didn't fill it with asbestos fibers and paint the metal with lead paint. Ewe.