Feeling the need to return to it's rightful owner the saddle I've been using since I first began my horse riding adventures, I started looking for a new one. Daddy popped into the local pawn shop a few days ago and when he came home he told me they had several in there.
This morning, as I was heading out to go to the feed store, I called Daddy and told him I was thinking about stopping in there and seeing about one of those saddles. That was good with him as long as I called him before I actually purchased anything.
So, with a truck bed of feed (along with a few fence posts and some barbed-wire), I pulled in there and crawled out of the truck. I walked in and was greeted by the sight of over half a dozen saddles of various styles and sizes. I walked around them all a bit...felt a couple of them...Finally, I took one up and walked to the counter, "Excuse me, ma'am, but is there a place I can sit on this thing?" Ends up the best place was right where it had been...on top of a large amplifier (it came up to my waist!) I hopped up and wiggled around a little bit. I got off, adjusted the stirrups (not enough) and hopped back on again. While it certainly doesn't come up as high in the back of the seat, it was pretty comfortable. I liked it...and besides, I thought it looked kind of nice--despite the little areas where it's rather dog-eared.
I called Daddy and he told me to get it. It was marked $120, but it was actually on sale for $95 (I kind of suspected that, but I told Daddy one-twenty)--so what with the taxes and all I got my "new" saddle for $101! I will ride tomorrow morning (hopefully) and find out how grand it really is...
Now, how'd you like some pictures? I took them after I oiled it when I came home from the chiropractor.
This morning, as I was heading out to go to the feed store, I called Daddy and told him I was thinking about stopping in there and seeing about one of those saddles. That was good with him as long as I called him before I actually purchased anything.
So, with a truck bed of feed (along with a few fence posts and some barbed-wire), I pulled in there and crawled out of the truck. I walked in and was greeted by the sight of over half a dozen saddles of various styles and sizes. I walked around them all a bit...felt a couple of them...Finally, I took one up and walked to the counter, "Excuse me, ma'am, but is there a place I can sit on this thing?" Ends up the best place was right where it had been...on top of a large amplifier (it came up to my waist!) I hopped up and wiggled around a little bit. I got off, adjusted the stirrups (not enough) and hopped back on again. While it certainly doesn't come up as high in the back of the seat, it was pretty comfortable. I liked it...and besides, I thought it looked kind of nice--despite the little areas where it's rather dog-eared.
I called Daddy and he told me to get it. It was marked $120, but it was actually on sale for $95 (I kind of suspected that, but I told Daddy one-twenty)--so what with the taxes and all I got my "new" saddle for $101! I will ride tomorrow morning (hopefully) and find out how grand it really is...
Now, how'd you like some pictures? I took them after I oiled it when I came home from the chiropractor.
The golf cart is my saddle stand. :)
Kinda stream-lined lookin', eh?
The stamped leather along the back of the skirt...
The saddle horn is a bit wider than what I'm used to.
I like the leg flaps (or whatever they're called!)
Stirrups are wood with galvanized metal around the outside.
Much better contraption for holding on the stirrups than on the other saddle. (There's my ever present watch--I have a ring around my wrist that is very noticable when I take it off! :D)
Seat is a tad broader in the back as well as being lower and a hair longer. It's just a different shaped saddle, but I think it won't take much to get used to it.
An upside to the different saddle shape is also that if I ever wanted to take Snip to a reenactment, this saddle would pass muster a whole lot better than the other one!
Hey! It looks like it might rain!! I sure hope so, we need it. The grass is certainly greener than it was two weeks ago and growing, but it'd grow even better with some rain. In fact, I was singing a silly song I made up on the fly about "the grass grows green" while in the pasture putting out the mineral! I couldn't remember it now, so don't ask for either words or music, please. ;D
Hey! It looks like it might rain!! I sure hope so, we need it. The grass is certainly greener than it was two weeks ago and growing, but it'd grow even better with some rain. In fact, I was singing a silly song I made up on the fly about "the grass grows green" while in the pasture putting out the mineral! I couldn't remember it now, so don't ask for either words or music, please. ;D
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