tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post643104219500031688..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Speaking of saddles...Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-86579463782719171922017-01-01T03:04:53.058-05:002017-01-01T03:04:53.058-05:00I was lucky enough to meet Nick Skelton back in th...I was lucky enough to meet Nick Skelton back in the late 80's at the Royal Winter Fair (in Toronto,Ont), where I was working as part of a practicum all students of the Humber College equine program were required to do...a lovely man. Being British myself, I had spent many years watching him on TV when I was a child, as well as David Broome, Harvey Smith, John Whitaker and the like...such Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11466545812997937924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-37068386124607731252016-09-01T11:32:56.151-04:002016-09-01T11:32:56.151-04:00I love it! I love it! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567094702344719852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-59786219263096775062016-08-22T18:07:26.528-04:002016-08-22T18:07:26.528-04:00I caught sight of his saddle during the jumping (m...I caught sight of his saddle during the jumping (most of which I watched live, crying many happy tears at the end) and thought, "Hmmm.. what is that? Not a fancy French couch, for sure!" Had no idea it was THAT old and probably hard as a rock for horse and rider! Good think "Henry" has the nice Ogilvy pad underneath to protect his back but Nick's rear end has got to take aRiderWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679157278313699794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-7474686642088510392016-08-22T08:09:39.843-04:002016-08-22T08:09:39.843-04:00I used to have one of those. It was my favorite f...I used to have one of those. It was my favorite for trail riding, but not bad for jumping either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com