On-Tree Rigging --> Inskirt Rigging

[LisaE]

Hello,

a few month ago, I bought a new saddle for my Quarter Horse Mare. For the horse, it fits very well. But I have a lot of issues with the saddle. Sometimes when I take my legs a little bit back, the fenders get caught at the tie-strap and/or Off-Billet and it takes some movements with the legs to the side to free them. And that causes my horse to stop immediately.

After a while I found a thread here in this forum, that this is a known problem of people with short legs like me. And the experts recommend a inskirt rigging (btw my old saddle has a inskirt rigging).

Now I was wondering, if it is possible and make sense to change the existing on-tree rigging of my saddle to a inskirt rigging. It's a Bob's Custom, model Fappani, if this is importent.

Or is that so much work, that it is better to sell the saddle and buy a new one ?

I had to mention, that it is a problem to sell a used (but like new) western saddle in germany for a acceptable price in an short time. Either you sell it with a serious loss or you need a lot of time. And because I have a lot of problems with the guy, who sold me the saddle (he doesn't sold the two saddles, he took in commision and he damaged one and lost the other), I don't want to make any deal with him about the Bob's ...

Thanks in advance for your opinions.

Excuse my bad english and Greetings from Germany

Lisa

[Tosch]

Hi Lisa

Since you have not gotten any response so far: try to get in touch with Detlef Wilhelm near Mainz, dw-saddlery.de , talk it over with him. Tell him "hi" from Thomas in Switzerland.

Hope that helps

Tosch

[Saddlebag]

Is it the blevins buckle that is catching the leather's? If so you might want to consider have them removed and use lacing instead. The blevins were great for riding stable saddles that needed to change the length frequently. Since no one else uses my good saddle, the leathers are laced. I'm also wondering if you are sitting too far back in the saddle. Your pelvis should be in the deepest part but then some saddles push the rider toward the cantle.