"this sounds like a good idea for our 28 year old TW Shaker. He is having a hard time eating all of the food he needs, takes him such a long time. I bet the mash would go down easier for him"

"Hello Donna,
That is AWESOME! Horses are amazing, I just wish everyone who owned would see their amazing spirit of forgiveness, their love they can show without questions, judgement, they only want to please us. I have a friend who has a therapy program and an another good friend who runs a rescue, together we have seen 1000's of horses from every walk of life. So many people get hung up on the value of a horse when they get in a position were they are having problems.....then the human takes over control and an accident is waiting to happen. So many people will not seek help to help them understanding timing, feel and the rythem when working with horses....this is why I love natural horsemenship! Merry Christmas!!! "

"Nancy,
Thanks for the suggestion on the breast collar. Do you feel that there is a significant difference between the pulling collar and a typical breast collar? I neglected to mention that my wife uses a typical breast collar with her saddle. I have advised her not to tighten it too much as it may interfere with shoulder movement. It does help, but on our trail ride last wknd, her saddle was at least 2" off center.

I have read that the pulling/manuevering collar is designed with this potential interference in mind. I would hate to invest in the collar when I truly believe the problem is the saddle and the pulling collar (while possibly better than the one she uses) may simply be a band-aid on the problem.

I have no problem spending $1500 on a saddle, I was simply trying to avoid buying an Ortho-Flex at a start price of $2000 or more, plus I am not convinced that the Fits-All saddles like Ortho flex are a good idea.

Chris"