No such thing as a free horse...well... maybe..

Please don't think I'm knocking that stud, but how is that saddle going to stay on him when he's cutting? Maybe his withers will get more definition when you ride him regularly. My hunting horse (QH) Cooper is big time cutting bred and has close to or a little less wither than that stud has. Is that just how cutters are these days? That's my only hole in Cooper is the fact that I can't keep a saddle on him. You have to stay very balanced on him and keep him very square under you in order to lope circles. If you saddle him and load him up in a stock trailer to go hunting, you always have to stop to straighten his saddle and occasionally you have to remove the thing from his belly. Good thing he's good natured because NONE of my Arabs or Half Arabs would put up with that, and I don't baby them either. As a matter of fact, I don't even think Chris' ranch gelding would deal with his saddle riding his belly like Cooper does.

I'll get a photo of Coop's withers. I don't ride in a breast collar or a back girth, maybe I should start. I've been fighting that concept.

Cheers!
M
ps I liked the whole English Horse thing better on you. Is there any way you could post some photos of you on a Saddlebred or an NSH?
kidding
m