tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post13349689661150364..comments2024-03-26T08:18:42.915-04:00Comments on Cob Jockey: Toulouse AnniceJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-16641286722600476782013-07-16T10:56:21.464-04:002013-07-16T10:56:21.464-04:00I agree with Nicole that it does not look like it ...I agree with Nicole that it does not look like it fits, I would have someone check it out before purchase to be safe!Boss Mare Eventinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039910692009593158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-6958514248363000692013-07-10T18:12:25.409-04:002013-07-10T18:12:25.409-04:00Of course what you don't want you get lol! I s...Of course what you don't want you get lol! I second or third or forth the Neats Foot Oil :) Put a coat on and set it in the sun to soak it up.. rinse and repeat :)<br /><br />Dang Hillary I forgot about how your saddle first looked- good job! :)Karleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09196824979284472867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-35887429312365924572013-07-10T15:44:52.627-04:002013-07-10T15:44:52.627-04:00I'm not sure how much this will darken - I bel...I'm not sure how much this will darken - I believe it's treated leather. That's a good price for that saddle though!SheMovedtoTexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01062200290148658096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-7897184548688226132013-07-10T13:54:54.295-04:002013-07-10T13:54:54.295-04:00I have honestly always wanted a saddle in that col...I have honestly always wanted a saddle in that color. I think it's gorgeous but I can understand why you would want to darken it. Good luck and I hope your trainer loves it :-)Piccoloponyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08275679567725425281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-15050725499083526042013-07-10T08:54:09.694-04:002013-07-10T08:54:09.694-04:00Nicole, that gullet makes it look that way, I thin...Nicole, that gullet makes it look that way, I think. It *just fits* right now - any wider and he'd be an extra wide, but it really does fit.<br /><br />Martine, that makes me feel better, but can you imagine how dangerous that is to ride tied to the saddle? Oh my gosh! Muscle memory really is amazing.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-14205003654309851312013-07-10T08:26:11.664-04:002013-07-10T08:26:11.664-04:00Yeah new saddle!Yeah new saddle!SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-34136388050730942412013-07-10T07:35:30.203-04:002013-07-10T07:35:30.203-04:00Daughter has a Bates jump saddle with thigh blocks...Daughter has a Bates jump saddle with thigh blocks that she loves - but it is not that color :) Hope the trainer approves and it is a keeper!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10313417800020012776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-63228813628649593272013-07-10T00:42:03.307-04:002013-07-10T00:42:03.307-04:00I read about a showjumper years ago (Hans Gunter W...I read about a showjumper years ago (Hans Gunter Winkler, maybe?) who was horrified to see how far back his foot & lower leg went when he was in the air so he schooled at home with twine tying his stirrups to the girth. Fixed the problem, he leg muscles learned to stay in the right place... <br />muscle memory is a funny thing. I can still rip through the first page of The Entertainer on the piano if I don't think about it, if I stop and try to think about what I'm doing I'm lost! It's 35 years since I played properly...<br />Anyway, this is all a long-winded way of saying a saddle that fixes your positional faults is probably a good thing :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-82350597107436417042013-07-09T23:25:18.564-04:002013-07-09T23:25:18.564-04:00It is an awful color. I don't know if it is th...It is an awful color. I don't know if it is the picture angles, but it looks a little small at the withers. But much better than your old saddles. Hope it gets your trainer's approval.<br />My Thornhill had thigh blocks which I found nice.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13675631291488697042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-66807798721598907472013-07-09T22:44:02.234-04:002013-07-09T22:44:02.234-04:00Nice saddle! I'm considering a Premia- let me ...Nice saddle! I'm considering a Premia- let me know how you're liking your Annice!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325487731371907779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-81285241341049816872013-07-09T22:41:58.245-04:002013-07-09T22:41:58.245-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726863522093560164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-57493905171662986632013-07-09T22:40:10.776-04:002013-07-09T22:40:10.776-04:00Wow, dramatic difference with the color Hillary! A...Wow, dramatic difference with the color Hillary! And Jen maybe you can even go fancy and make it a two-tone, with the knee rolls and seat one color and the flap another!Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01428539179552096078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-73577066792499608532013-07-09T22:23:17.654-04:002013-07-09T22:23:17.654-04:00Oh Hillary you are freakin AMAZING! Thank you so ...Oh Hillary you are freakin AMAZING! Thank you so much for taking the time to post all of those links. That made me feel so much better about the possibility of ending up with this saddle. The color of yours is gorgeous!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-61697236130147414732013-07-09T22:19:17.262-04:002013-07-09T22:19:17.262-04:00If I were you I would look up darkening that saddl...If I were you I would look up darkening that saddle on COTH. I know that some of those saddles have treated leather that doesn't take oil very well. Just a thought. <br /><br />My saddle was much much lighter than I would have liked when I got it:<br />http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee426/hequestrian/70558D30-3B18-4CA5-8F37-F37F908C8D3A-15149-00000C2895CBEA1D.jpg<br /><br />After 1 Coat of Neats foot:<br />http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee426/hequestrian/AF14C61E-D9BC-454D-8BAA-5339B1F0D3B8-15149-00000C551496A5E9.jpg<br /><br />After 2 Coats:<br />http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee426/hequestrian/28C3D198-5D27-464B-90D2-BC67E19D504F-16010-00000C9F9840E052.jpg<br /><br />They actually had to send me a different saddle about a week after I had mine so this was a different saddles before and after:<br />Before:<br />http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee426/hequestrian/CC5410BB-37C3-4D2F-8D59-70258504E0FA-4913-00000505BEAD7F89_zpsae8730d0.jpg<br /><br />After:<br />http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee426/hequestrian/A47520E6-DAFF-48D8-B061-C5C9BAC978EC-2968-000001658FE5808C_zps1ef6794f.jpg<br /><br />Neatsfoot is amazing! I hope that your trainer likes the fit of the saddle. It looks really nice. If you get it I hope that it darkens to a nice rich color! :)Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02884053627728391449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-356314493149768622013-07-09T21:59:41.282-04:002013-07-09T21:59:41.282-04:00Congrats! I'm in the middle of my own saddle ...Congrats! I'm in the middle of my own saddle search and know how hard it is to find what you're looking for :-)Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06748679550207078870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-7915539624246709682013-07-09T20:45:38.468-04:002013-07-09T20:45:38.468-04:00I have a cognac saddle and despised the color. I a...I have a cognac saddle and despised the color. I alternated between neatsfoot and olive oil. I now have a saddle that's nearly Havana!Marissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11080634561032031224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-9969412220016788352013-07-09T20:32:16.044-04:002013-07-09T20:32:16.044-04:00Neatsfoot oil is always a goody, but good ol olive...Neatsfoot oil is always a goody, but good ol olive oil will work just as well.Stanthehorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15804787123319580400noreply@blogger.com