tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85463087647874190582011-11-17T18:03:13.301-08:00We have the Ansurs!An informal place for hot topics, questions and Ansurs.The Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16671656676510208651noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546308764787419058.post-52786787604566417312011-09-15T12:45:00.000-07:002011-09-15T12:56:30.606-07:00I have the Ansur!Blog reprinted courstesy of Shannon Mazourek:
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
I have the Ansur!
And it is beautiful!
I received it last Saturday and have been holding off on posting about it so I could give an educated opinion. So far my educated opinion is that I love it. It's very comfortable for me (though it did take a few rides for my legs to get The Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16671656676510208651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546308764787419058.post-31785442056467725932011-04-25T21:31:00.000-07:002011-04-25T21:35:30.446-07:00Shannon Mazourek's Blog on "Why I bought an Ansur"Reprinted with permission from Shannon Mazourek:
Thursday, April 7, 2011Why I bought an Ansur
I should have my Crossover in 13 weeks, that would be this saddle that I posted a few weeks ago. It's... um... *quite the investment* but I knew after I tested it out that it would be worth it.
Mine will look like this but in brown
I'm fortunate that there's a distributor less than an The Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16671656676510208651noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546308764787419058.post-3921473420725214612011-01-27T18:00:00.000-08:002011-01-27T18:00:28.675-08:00The Inevitable Price IncreasesAnsur and Northwestern Saddle are finally having to increase the prices of saddles. They haven't done it but twice in the last 15 years and have held out until their accountants are yelling at them.
We have received notifications of price increases of 4 - 8% on nearly all the materials we use to produce Ansur saddles. Therefore, as of April 1, 2011, we are reluctantly raising all of our prices The Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16671656676510208651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546308764787419058.post-76317920922291372882011-01-27T17:56:00.000-08:002011-01-27T20:34:38.164-08:00Ansur debuts the new CrossOver Endeavor at Equine Affaire, Pomona, CA
See it at the Equine Affaire in Pomona, CA3-6 February 2011
Here it is the...The Ansur CrossOver!
The CrossOver
goes from
the dressage ring
with pain-free elegance
to the trails with comfort
and does it western style!
A light weight english saddle
for your inner
cowgirl/cowboy!
Featuring exquisite,
hand-carved
Basket weave design,
4 rear D-rings
with optional carved The Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16671656676510208651noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546308764787419058.post-59723313834806713792010-05-12T22:26:00.000-07:002010-05-12T22:28:12.452-07:00Choosing a girth
Samples of acceptable girths for the Ansür Saddle in order of preference:
1. Girths without elastic.
2. Equilizer girths.
3. Girths with elastic in the middle and not on the ends.
4. Girths with elastic only on one side.
5. Girths with elastic on both ends-one side sewn so that the elastic is not stretchy.
.
This particular girth is the Professional Choice and it must be pulledThe Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16671656676510208651noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546308764787419058.post-29014417966061381902009-11-04T22:01:00.000-08:002011-01-27T17:06:03.141-08:00Ansur debuts a new saddles at the 2009 Equine Affaire, Springfield, MA, Nov. 12-15 !Here it is... the Endeavor
The 2 new Trail/Endurance models, one english-style named the Endeavor and one western-style named the Enduro are to debut soon at the 2009 Equine Affaire, MA, on 12-15 November 2009.
All the Ansur saddle models including dressage, hunter/jumper, eventing, pleasure and western of can be seen, touched, and sat-on in the Better Living Building at the The Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16671656676510208651noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546308764787419058.post-6195099494979742672009-10-08T19:36:00.000-07:002009-10-10T12:50:25.138-07:00Kudos for the ExcelThe Ultimate Dressage Ride
See, touch, feel, sit-on,
test ride the Ansür Excel
Booth 732-733
Better Living Building
2009 Equine Affaire
Springfield, MA
November 12-15
"I love the Excel... and so do my horses. i have tried it on my three, which are a national show horse with a broad back, a lipizzan, and a holsteiner... the holsteiner is very particular and he was just wonderful in it. The Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16671656676510208651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546308764787419058.post-6300904307837318772009-08-01T09:40:00.000-07:002009-08-01T19:10:47.768-07:00Karen Rohlf, new Ansur Distributor in FLOvation, my 6 yr old Holsteiner/Paint ... started and ridden exclusively in the Ansur... the only saddle he likes! photo by www.danarasmussen.com Ansur welcomes Karen Rohlf as our representative for the Ocala, Forida area.Karen has trained over 20 years in dressage with Anne Gribbons ('O' dressage judge, International Grand Prix trainer and competitor) and studied Parelli Natural Horsemanship (‘The Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16671656676510208651noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546308764787419058.post-7244628599472013162009-07-15T16:56:00.000-07:002009-07-16T11:16:36.623-07:00Supplemental padding--do I need it?First, evaluate the conformation and muscle development of your horse's back from all angles, looking for differences in his size and shape from side to side.When you evaluate you horse from the rear (depending on how tall both of you are, you may need to stand on a stool or a bucket – (just be careful and don’t scare the bejeebers out of the horse and get yourself kicked into the next county) The Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16671656676510208651noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546308764787419058.post-56583449474988175652009-07-15T13:39:00.000-07:002011-01-27T17:06:42.516-08:00Choosing a Saddle Pad for your Ansur SaddleSaddle pads were not intended to protect the horse from the saddle. They were originally developed keep the horse’s sweat away from the leather. The sweat will change the properties of the leather, especially if not cleaned properly after each use, and weaken it over time.
And didn’t the travelers use their personal bedding, from skins to wool blankets, under the saddle? Well, yes, it’s a handyThe Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16671656676510208651noreply@blogger.com0