Sidesaddle Riders

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Comment by Jess. M on January 8, 2012 at 11:09pm

Hi everyone I may be young but I ride sidesaddle regularly I have ridden at many sidesaddle shows but my pony is too small to be enterd at the royal.

H is only 13.1 when they have to be 14 hands and over ( Ithink )

Comment by Karen Trevor on December 19, 2011 at 3:13pm

An English style saddle in Mahoghany leather with cream suede seat and padded safe..mmmm! Betty-Lynn has ordered a made to measure tree for me which I think she said she would get in January. She has been so lovely to deal with and I am so excited about it, almost wishing my time away! lol! I did look into the steeles but someone told me that they put you in a strange position, I don't know if that is true! As I had only heard good things about Betty-Lynn's saddles, I went with her! They also look close contact which I prefer to being sitting up high on the heavily flocked English saddles!

Comment by Shimmer E on December 19, 2011 at 11:46am

I had bought my saddle to fit a Belgian x TB mare.  THere was no hope in hell of a "normal english" saddle fitting her.  Betty-Lynn has her trees custom made within Alberta to fit "modern" horse and has had a lot of experience on arabs especially (her husband bred and trained quite a number of them, which Betty-Lynn also rode and showed).  You can find other saddles to fit an arab, I know the Steeles are pretty common on the circuit as well as Circle Y's when you can find them.  Are you getting an english or a western saddle?  I'm planning on going over to visit her in early January so I hope to get a sneek peek at your work of art!

Comment by Karen Trevor on December 18, 2011 at 12:18pm

I have just ordered one of Betty-Lynn's beautiful side saddles for my hard to fit Arabian! I am so looking forward to having it as I have so much trouble fitting her to an English side saddle. Has anyone else here had similar trouble? and was a western treed saddle the answer?

Comment by Shimmer E on December 14, 2011 at 12:50pm

Couldn't agree more!  I actually own one of Betty-Lynn's creations.  My saddle is "The Patriot" and you can see her on the site.  Betty-Lynn's just a lovely lady with so much experience.  She's actually the poster girl for this group, although the picture is just a few years old... ;)  I adore my saddle, it's beautiful and comfortable to ride in! 

Comment by Kate Green on December 5, 2011 at 7:15pm

You are quite welcome.  I noticed it the other day on someone elses comment and thought you needed it. I just visited that site and was very pleased with what I found.  There are two or three very good saddle makes in the western hemisphere and they are worth checking out.  Do your research before you commit.  Good luck.

Comment by Bernadette Boland on December 5, 2011 at 6:45pm

Thanks so much Kate!

Comment by Kate Green on December 5, 2011 at 6:42pm

Hey, Bernadette, here is a link I found on this group that should help you.

http://www.tattersallssidesaddles.com/

Comment by Bernadette Boland on December 5, 2011 at 6:08pm

I am looking for a side saddle but don't really know where to start. I have looked at the tack exchange but they don't have a great selection.... they are all too small. If I am an 18 in. in my hunter saddle how do I measure the side saddle or is it more like how comfortable it is? I really do not know! Any tips would be extremely helpful!

Comment by Carmel Marie on December 2, 2011 at 9:39pm

New to this group, I don't ride sidesaddle, yet! However my aunt is part of CA Aside riders. Here is a picture of myself trying out her new western sidesaddle

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