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Gaelle Ollivier Jacob - France - Endurance Rider
Who can enter a Novice ride? - Endurance Riding
a) Any horse and rider that has qualified in two 40-79km rides and two 80-90km rides OR three 80-90km rides can enter a Novice ride of any distance.
b) Any horse or rider that has successfully completed 200km of Pre-Novice rides may enter the Novice 40-79km ride.
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I have a problem with my 14-year-old thoroughbred mare. I’ve had her for just over a year. She was a rescue horse and the details of her past are difficult to find. She was terribly aggressive when she arrived, but after some TLC, she turned into a normal horse. She had an abnormal foot abscess and was on extended box rest. She’s not 100%, but getting there. When she was turned out for the first time she was quite calm, however, she has started rearing when faced with something she doesn’t like. She has reared and fallen backwards, and this really scares me. Her back has been checked and no obvious problems found.
The problems you are experiencing with your mare are certainly a concern and we need to keep in mind that horses behave the way they do for a reason.
When this behaviours are erratic and violent, it is usually caused by fear or pain.
It could be hormonal or she may be stressed after her box rest, but from what you say, I think you need to eliminate physical or neurological cause before addressing the behaviour directly.
Horse Marketing - My experience with major international corporations as well as small companies gives me a wealth of knowledge to fast track websites, photography, print and video communications and showcase our clients with their own unique branding identity. These industries include Health Care, Architecture, Meeting Planning, Hotels, Restaurants, Wholesale Merchandising, Retail Merchandising, Law Firms, City Planning, Schools, Entertainment/Theater and Non-Profits.
Q. I’ve recently taken a 15.2hh Welsh cob mare on loan and am desperate to find a suitable saddle for her. She’s 16 years old, has a very dipped back, no withers and huge shoulders. Could you tell me where to find something suitable?
Unfortunately, your mare sounds like every saddle fitter’s nightmare! And at 16, her shape is unlikely to change for the better.
Due to her dipped back, it may not be possible to fit her with a saddle that sits correctly – ie, balanced from front to back, with the seat aligned so that the rider’s pelvis is positioned upright, neither tipped forwards nor backwards – without the use of a back raiser pad. I do not routinely recommend the use of pads, but sometimes it is the most cost-effective or only solution.
I find Prolite back raiser pads work well, as the centre channel which sits in the gullet contains no Prolite, so the pad is less likely to fill the gullet and pinch the dorsal spinous processes. The Prolite has soft material that moulds to the horse’s shape, reducing the risk of pressure ridges at the edges of the pad.
Saddle up
I suspect from your description that your mare’s girth groove is set quite far forward, so any saddle she wears would benefit from a point strap. This enables the saddle to sit behind her large shoulder and the girth to stay in the girth groove.
The saddle will need to have a slimline panel in front and a low head to locate the pommel fairly close to your mare’s non-existent wither area and sit level level (front to back), as well as a deep gusset at the rear of the panel. If her back is short and the dipped area has its lowest point around the upper thoracic region (base of withers), rising fairly quickly from the mid thoracic (centre of saddle area) to the sacrum (top of croup), a deep rear gusset will press into the muscles at the rear of the saddle. This will cause discomfort and the saddle will bridge – ie, there’ll be no panel contact on the back in the centre, felt by running the hand under the flap and strap bearings along the lower edge of the panel, from front to back.
In this case, a saddle with a banana-shaped tree and probably no gusset will be needed, to enable the saddle to ‘nestle’ into her dipped back. It is, however, difficult to find saddles of this design.
Shop around
You will be very lucky to find a correctly-fitting second hand saddle and you have probably discovered most new saddles cost about £800. You could try a synthetic saddle and ask your saddler about saddles designed for cobs. You will, however, probably need to use a back raiser with them, and be very careful that no bridging occurs.
Another reasonably priced make – as recommended by a saddle fitter friend of mine, who fitted a horse like yours – is the Saddle Company.
These saddles have adjustable trees (altered on a jig by the saddle fitter), and the panel lining is serge which conforms well to the back and can be altered by ‘regulating’ the flock with an awl through the serge lining – not possible with leather. The manufacturers will fit point straps and deeper gussets at no extra cost.
The other option would be a saddle fitted with Flair air bags. The bags can be fitted with a larger-than-normal overlap in the centre of the saddle, to give more depth to the centre of the panel. The air moves as the horse does, so there is less risk of the panel digging into the horse’s musculature at the rear, but it is imperative that the saddle is basically a good fit before conversion to Flair, which costs around £250.
Who can enter a Novice ride? - Endurance Riding
a) Any horse and rider that has qualified in two 40-79km rides and two 80-90km rides OR three 80-90km rides can enter a Novice ride of any distance.
b) Any horse or rider that has successfully completed 200km of Pre-Novice rides may enter the Novice 40-79km ride.
Anne Gaelle Goachet
Anne Gaelle Goachet - FranceWelcome to my personal blog of articles based on innovating local search. Check out the about me page to find out my background. Please feel free to leave comments or questions.
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Gaelle Peleus
Gaelle Peleus is a French showjumper, who is a respected producer of young horses and offers showjumping training. Gaelle Peleus competition news and resultsI have a problem with my 14-year-old thoroughbred mare. I’ve had her for just over a year. She was a rescue horse and the details of her past are difficult to find. She was terribly aggressive when she arrived, but after some TLC, she turned into a normal horse. She had an abnormal foot abscess and was on extended box rest. She’s not 100%, but getting there. When she was turned out for the first time she was quite calm, however, she has started rearing when faced with something she doesn’t like. She has reared and fallen backwards, and this really scares me. Her back has been checked and no obvious problems found.
The problems you are experiencing with your mare are certainly a concern and we need to keep in mind that horses behave the way they do for a reason.
When this behaviours are erratic and violent, it is usually caused by fear or pain.
It could be hormonal or she may be stressed after her box rest, but from what you say, I think you need to eliminate physical or neurological cause before addressing the behaviour directly.
Anne-Gaelle Nolens
Born in 1989, Anne-Gaelle Nolens is a Belgium event rider.Horse Marketing - My experience with major international corporations as well as small companies gives me a wealth of knowledge to fast track websites, photography, print and video communications and showcase our clients with their own unique branding identity. These industries include Health Care, Architecture, Meeting Planning, Hotels, Restaurants, Wholesale Merchandising, Retail Merchandising, Law Firms, City Planning, Schools, Entertainment/Theater and Non-Profits.
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Q. I’ve recently taken a 15.2hh Welsh cob mare on loan and am desperate to find a suitable saddle for her. She’s 16 years old, has a very dipped back, no withers and huge shoulders. Could you tell me where to find something suitable?
Unfortunately, your mare sounds like every saddle fitter’s nightmare! And at 16, her shape is unlikely to change for the better.
Due to her dipped back, it may not be possible to fit her with a saddle that sits correctly – ie, balanced from front to back, with the seat aligned so that the rider’s pelvis is positioned upright, neither tipped forwards nor backwards – without the use of a back raiser pad. I do not routinely recommend the use of pads, but sometimes it is the most cost-effective or only solution.
I find Prolite back raiser pads work well, as the centre channel which sits in the gullet contains no Prolite, so the pad is less likely to fill the gullet and pinch the dorsal spinous processes. The Prolite has soft material that moulds to the horse’s shape, reducing the risk of pressure ridges at the edges of the pad.
Saddle up
I suspect from your description that your mare’s girth groove is set quite far forward, so any saddle she wears would benefit from a point strap. This enables the saddle to sit behind her large shoulder and the girth to stay in the girth groove.
The saddle will need to have a slimline panel in front and a low head to locate the pommel fairly close to your mare’s non-existent wither area and sit level level (front to back), as well as a deep gusset at the rear of the panel. If her back is short and the dipped area has its lowest point around the upper thoracic region (base of withers), rising fairly quickly from the mid thoracic (centre of saddle area) to the sacrum (top of croup), a deep rear gusset will press into the muscles at the rear of the saddle. This will cause discomfort and the saddle will bridge – ie, there’ll be no panel contact on the back in the centre, felt by running the hand under the flap and strap bearings along the lower edge of the panel, from front to back.
In this case, a saddle with a banana-shaped tree and probably no gusset will be needed, to enable the saddle to ‘nestle’ into her dipped back. It is, however, difficult to find saddles of this design.
Shop around
You will be very lucky to find a correctly-fitting second hand saddle and you have probably discovered most new saddles cost about £800. You could try a synthetic saddle and ask your saddler about saddles designed for cobs. You will, however, probably need to use a back raiser with them, and be very careful that no bridging occurs.
Another reasonably priced make – as recommended by a saddle fitter friend of mine, who fitted a horse like yours – is the Saddle Company.
These saddles have adjustable trees (altered on a jig by the saddle fitter), and the panel lining is serge which conforms well to the back and can be altered by ‘regulating’ the flock with an awl through the serge lining – not possible with leather. The manufacturers will fit point straps and deeper gussets at no extra cost.
The other option would be a saddle fitted with Flair air bags. The bags can be fitted with a larger-than-normal overlap in the centre of the saddle, to give more depth to the centre of the panel. The air moves as the horse does, so there is less risk of the panel digging into the horse’s musculature at the rear, but it is imperative that the saddle is basically a good fit before conversion to Flair, which costs around £250.
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