reiner ground seat

[PENSKE]

a customer send back to me a reiner saddle from germany

He said to me this saddle was OK,but The shape of the seat

In this case the ground seat wasnt ok,NOW my question is

how many pieces of leather do I have tp put in the saddle to make it

right.

Thanks

[equiss]

Hello Penske, I know that we talked once before - but I am hoping that someone else will chime in and let me know if I am wrong. I think that for the most part, the ground seat will vary by person. The reiners that I ride are a little flatter accross the top, don't have a really deep dish or high cantle- but the seat is much the same as my pleasure saddles, just not as round.

Can anyone else add to this? I want to make sure that my understanding is correct?

PS - did you find a shuttle for your adler? If not, let me know, I might be able to track one down for you -

Charlie

[bruce johnson]

Penske,

I don't think there is any one set seat profile for a reiner. Different guys prefer different seats. When I was growing up, the wolves were mostly riding Price McClauchlin saddles. Fairly good pocket and moderate rise. There were a few guys trying the "new" flat seat cutter seats, and other guys riding the California equitation seat too. Depended on what a person likes. Now it seems like Bob's Custom Saddles has a reiner model named for about every reiner out there. Here's a link to their siteBob's Custom Saddles. Don Leson has a high reputation among reiners, and his link is here - Don Leson saddles. Study those profiles and that should get you a start.

The question of how many pieces to use depends on a lot of factors. How thick they are how, much you are taking off, strainer vs. all-leather seat, how much rise, how much pinch to the front. Find out what he doesn't like about the seat, and work at it from there.