A beautiful and sunny Easter Sunday, which we used to spend a relaxing day with the boys. Both got a really good grooming, which especially Chambord sorely needed. Why did we get a Palomino that thinks he's a piggy and grinds himself in the mud? Saumur is a dark bay, and loves to roll in the dust -- not much better. Time to bring out the horsey vacuum!
As Saumur had worked hard the last days I gave him a light work out on the longe line. Saumur wisely used the rest of the time away from his pasture buddies to charm treats out of Don. Don used to drive Morgans and he sure has more than a soft spot for Saumur. His wife Linda is a lovely friend that keeps my spirits up with encouraging notes and tips on relaxation (that I sorely need).
Chambord had to be measured for the saddle, it needs to go back to the saddle fitter in Wisconsin, and she asked us to send wither and back tracings with the saddle. JP earns his living engineering and designing cars, so he attacked the task with gusto and meticulously measured and drafted. We used an excellent guide that can be accessed on Colleen Meyer's website: www.advancedsaddlefit.com. It's called "Saddle Fitting for Smarties" and really is the best guideline I have found so far.
Saddle fitting sure is a topic of many discussions. I am very lucky, I have a saddle that I love and that was custom made for Saumur and me. I am literally riding on air (Flair), it gets adjusted twice a year and we go on our merry way. The issue is quite different for each and every person and horse, especially when it comes to used saddles. It's like buying shoes for somebody else -- so now we are hoping that Chambord's 'shoes' will fit when they come back!
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