Huntet02

Everyone ~ wanted to sincerely thank all of you for your generous tips, suggestions and valuable time in trying to help me. You are a generous group of folks and I sincerely appreciate your help and expertise. Huntet

The rough spot on the underside of this saddle that can be felt is pictured in pic ..Last 3 numbers 047....on the right side I think. I just emailed the saddle manager at Teskeys and included a link to this forum...

When I take my saddle in or call them on phone first .....What do you call something like this?

Found another way to get you all pics of the wool....here you go. then the pic of her after our ride with just the saddle......

checked it tonight you can definately feel something on the rifght side that wasn't finished right and guess were there the only dry spot on her back was tonight after her workout....same side. But I don't think Teskeys will still take it back because I still rode it the guy said if I rode it he couldn't pay me full price I paid. He said he would look at pictures of it and make me an offer I haven't sent him pictures but this thing not being right I feel should be fixed just wished I have noticed it before I rode it

The guy at ___said I can send pictures but said I was not getting exaclty full price back for it although I never even asked...but he made the mistake of laughing when he said it. Aren't you the one who earllier said I had "Mule Bars".......................

Got it , I understand completely what to feel for. "Off topic" but we did find a pretty hardened corner where obviously something has been inserted on other side of saddle when made. Its underneath where wool is thinning possibly where left front concho/leather hardware would have been inserted. Feels like a rough edged thickness but could hurt if had thin pad on. We dont' think the mare felt this ever through the pad Ihad on her but what do I do about this esp. if I do have to go to a much thinner pad?

Ok going to do this tonight but have questions first. When I run my hand under the bar all the way down her back under the saddle how am I know specifically IF the saddle doesn't have much rock?? Just by seeing if when she walks if the saddle is making contact with her back in all places?

I was unable to get ANY pictures tonight of the horse with saddle......kids had program. All I can offer for now is horse without

I never said it was a new pad its not, I did ride the horse with a reinsman wool pad and tightened everything tight the first 4 rides at home (not ten rides but 4...) but this horse is older and for a trail like Medicine lodge I needed the 5 star pad and tried it first also at home but didn't do enough hill work obviously! Plus I said the thickness wrong its not 1 1/2" its the 3/4" and its 2 yrs old she's quite used to it. Here's the pad last summer

Sorry I said the wrong thickness of 5-star pad I checked its the 3/4" instead my mistake. Here' a picture from last summer of the pad on the horse in question....