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Post by fleabitten on Aug 17, 2011 18:50:20 GMT
How do you know what length of stirrup leathers to get?
Was reading in a borrowed pony club manual from 1993 about saddle trees.
"New British saddles should bear BS number 6635 which guarantees the quality of the tree. The BS number, together with a letter - N for Narrow and so on - is stamped on the stirrup bar. Old saddles of good quality are stamped 'forged steel' on the stirrup bar."
Has anyone noticed this on their own saddles? Is this still the case, as described above?
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Post by fleabitten on Aug 18, 2011 10:17:01 GMT
Where do you measure a girth? Is it including the buckles or not?
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jane
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Post by jane on Aug 26, 2011 17:39:20 GMT
Measure a girth end of buckle to end of buckle - the full length.
I don't know how to get the right length stirrup leathers, I have a saddler friend who put extra holes in my most recent purchase of beautiful non-stretch leathers. I am not overly tall so wouldn't have a problem with them being too short.
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Post by fleabitten on Aug 27, 2011 9:37:43 GMT
Ah great, thanks for the reply jane! When we bought tack off the saddler and we said we needed stirrup leathers he gave us the right length - they seem to know just by looking at the person! But thats not really much help for if you are going off yourself to buy some.  |
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Post by fleabitten on Aug 27, 2011 9:44:11 GMT
I actually have a few more questions lol! Do people still make spring trees or is it just fixed trees these days? Afraid my books arent overly up to date so not sure what the current way is. Also it says that materials used are fibreglass or laminated wood/beech wood, would this be the case for all trees? What about synthetic saddles, does anyone know what material is used for them - they would be fairly light, especially the fabric ones, so perhaps fibreglass/plastic for the tree? Do they still make linen/nylon reins - bearing in mind the book i read this in was printed in the 90s! Havent seen any, although i dont really be taking a good look lol - have just seen the continental type - the webbing type with the leather grips www.trot2.com/detail.jsp?pid=6038304&id=6038310&src=froogle |
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Post by haffyfan on Aug 27, 2011 13:26:51 GMT
I know the type you mean Fleabitten but not seen those since I was a kid but companies that make webbing tack have webbing reins to match - I guess they are probably nylon?? EG like libby's or braided/plaited ones, which are fab.I generally use these from Robonsons as very cheap - web with grips. can't have leather as both of mine mouth everything in site...the plaited type don't stand up to this much better sadly! |
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Post by fleabitten on Aug 27, 2011 14:01:57 GMT
Thanks haffy - seems like you can now make reins from any type of material these days lol! i think i know what they mean by laced/plaited nylon - kind of a plasticy feel? not nice i would imagine.
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