I've needed a back cinch for my saddle, but haven't put much effort into finding one. I love my lightweight saddle, but it is
so light that when I longe Skeeter in it, the back end flops all around. Mom and Bill were able to find one that was reasonably priced and picked it up for me. I have a synthetic Wintec saddle and they were able to find a nylon back cinch by Formay that would work with my saddle.
I was ... confused ... when I unpacked the cinch, because I couldn't figure out how to attach it to the saddle. I'm used to the leather billets that you feed through the D-ring and hold in place with the tongue of the buckle. That was not at all how these attached. Bill had tried to explain it to me a couple of days ago, but I wasn't able to visualize it. I had to go to Google University to figure out how to get the dang thing on. I took pictures in case anyone else runs into the same problem.
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| I mean, really? WTH? |
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| Ah, unhook the billet from the cinch and feed it through the D-ring |
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| Slip it through the belt keeper |
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| And tighten it up |
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| Then re-attach the cinch with the buckle. |
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| Do the same to the near side and it's finally on! |
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| Except ... oops ... someone has enjoyed her free feed too much. |
I do not believe that Skeeter was very excited about me calling her Fatty McFatterson, but if the cinch fits - or doesn't in this case ...
After I turned her back out in the pen, I took a leather punch to the straps and will hope that it fits her better next time. It looks like we both need to join
Julie Goodnight's 5-Pound Challenge and maybe start Couch to 5K.
