FROM COWBOY SADDLE TO ENGLISH SADDLE - CONNIE'S PROGRESSION OR REGRESSION!

Connie has been going up to the Lolo area and riding with niece Rita at an arena that specializes in dressage, eventing, and jumping.  She has started doing some jumping using her main squeeze Bill Cody.  They both seem to really enjoy it.  Bill's grandfather was jumper and won quite a few competitions down in California so I guess it is in his blood.  Our neighbor and the owner of Bill's father helped Connie pick out a good English saddle and came up to our place to help her fit it to him. 

Bill is looking at me saying what is a cow horse doing with a saddle like this on his back?

The "saddle" on his back.

Connie, Wendy, and Keri discussing the finer details of the saddle.