Comments on: Antares Saddle http://www.pinellasmuse.com/antares-saddle-12/ Used Dressage Saddles, Stubben Saddles and More... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:54:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Stephen Patnellhttp://www.pinellasmuse.com/antares-saddle-12/comment-page-1/#comment-751 Stephen Patnell Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:05:22 +0000 http://www.pinellasmuse.com/antares-saddle-12/#comment-751 Thank you for the - you might like to read this - link. Your in depth article is a must for anyone about to get a brooks saddle. Until I read your 'Is oil bad' section, I would have killed any Brooks saddle I bought with TLC. I am wiser now.My bike is all British, except gears, saddle and rims. I am trying to get it as all british as I can.I've heard nothing but good things about the Books saddles, and have been thinking about getting one for a while now. I was toying with the idea of getting a second hand one, just to see what they are like. Common sense tells me that, because it has been broken in by someone else, it may never fit me like it should. Am I wrong, or can they be 're-broken' in? If you have a view on this it may be good to cover it in your article. It may stop someone making a mistake, and thinking they are the most uncomfortable saddle in the world.I ride long distance cross country, on a San Marco Rolls saddle. It's very good, but it ain't British! The Brooks may be a little heavier than this one, but, as a wise man once said: "What's a little extra weight if your back side's in Hell, and you're thirty miles from home." How true is that?Thanks again. Steve Thank you for the – you might like to read this – link. Your in depth article is a must for anyone about to get a brooks saddle. Until I read your 'Is oil bad' section, I would have killed any Brooks saddle I bought with TLC. I am wiser now.

My bike is all British, except gears, saddle and rims. I am trying to get it as all british as I can.

I've heard nothing but good things about the Books saddles, and have been thinking about getting one for a while now. I was toying with the idea of getting a second hand one, just to see what they are like. Common sense tells me that, because it has been broken in by someone else, it may never fit me like it should. Am I wrong, or can they be 're-broken' in? If you have a view on this it may be good to cover it in your article. It may stop someone making a mistake, and thinking they are the most uncomfortable saddle in the world.

I ride long distance cross country, on a San Marco Rolls saddle. It's very good, but it ain't British!
The Brooks may be a little heavier than this one, but, as a wise man once said: “What's a little extra weight if your back side's in Hell, and you're thirty miles from home.”
How true is that?

Thanks again.
Steve

]]> By: Frankyjohttp://www.pinellasmuse.com/antares-saddle-12/comment-page-1/#comment-318 Frankyjo Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:23:19 +0000 http://www.pinellasmuse.com/antares-saddle-12/#comment-318 make a presentation for your parents about the importance of a good fitting saddle, for you and the horse. Explain the safety aspects too. Offer to pay for a part of the saddle to show that you are committed to the purchase too. Showing that you are committed will go a long way towards convincing them. Also go online and print out some comparable saddle adds, show your mom that this is a good deal, not that you are just wanting the most expensive thing. And for the moment drop the "your own horse" thing wait until buying the saddle is not so fresh in their memory...one thing at a time make a presentation for your parents about the importance of a good fitting saddle, for you and the horse. Explain the safety aspects too. Offer to pay for a part of the saddle to show that you are committed to the purchase too. Showing that you are committed will go a long way towards convincing them. Also go online and print out some comparable saddle adds, show your mom that this is a good deal, not that you are just wanting the most expensive thing. And for the moment drop the "your own horse" thing wait until buying the saddle is not so fresh in their memory…one thing at a time

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