Picture of Kyrgyzstan Horse Saddles

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23 July 2012, 21:15

bhtkevin

Picture of Kyrgyzstan Horse Saddles

Does anyone have a pic they can post up or email to me? I am thinking about bringing a saddle pad for the hours on the saddle we will endure. Since the pads have different sizes, I am just going to have to guess and hope it fits.

Thanks!
Kevin

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24 July 2012, 19:52

bhtkevin

Thanks guys! I might have to just roll with my bicycle shorts under my normal hunting pants. Gives you some butt cushion and keeps your parts tucked up and in padded.

24 July 2012, 20:00

Hawkeye47

Kevin,

I suggest you think hard about taking a pad. I got a raw place the size of a half dollar on my tailbone during my hunt. Most of the pads aren't as good as the one in the picture.

Hawkeye

25 July 2012, 08:23

Grizzly Adams

quote:
Originally posted by sheephunterab:
Pretty much just a metal frame under this.

Looks like somebody's house is missing a few bath mats.

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07 August 2012, 12:46

BrettAKSCI

What's the width on the stirrups typically used over there? I'm trying to figure out my boots.

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07 August 2012, 22:48

Hawkeye47

Brett,

I measured my boots and they are a bit over 5 inches wide. There was no extra room for anything wider.

I look forward to your report of your hunt!!!

Hawkeye

08 August 2012, 05:46

BrettAKSCI

Thanks guys! If you wanted to take your own wide stirrups what would you need to adapt them to their saddles?

sheephunterab @ Were they the Lowa Hunter GTXs or another model? How did they do on the hunt? Would you have preferred a full shank boot? I have a pair of the Hunter GTX that I usually use for flatter ground hunting and my plastics for the mountains.

Brett

08 August 2012, 20:00

sheephunterab

Brett I just wore my Tibet GTX boots. I was on an earlier hunt so I didn't need the insulation of the Hunter. They were plenty of boot for there. They are what I wear backpacking in the mountains at home for bighorns.

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08 August 2012, 23:30

BrettAKSCI

Good to know. Thank you!

Any idea on how to adapt the stirrups if I bring a wider set?

Brett

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09 August 2012, 02:08

BrettAKSCI

Phil,

October 18th, but I'm spending a few days in Istanbul. I hit country on the 22nd.

Brett

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12 August 2012, 11:47

BrettAKSCI

Thank you very much! I'm looking forward to it. Did a "dry run" weekend hunt for dall sheep. I climbed 2700 feet scoped some non legal sheep and then down again today. I'm turning up the physical training.

Brett

20 September 2012, 11:37

RELBAT

Wise move young man. The better the shape, the better the hunt. More fun too. I know what you are going through and you will have a great time. Best of luck my friend.

22 October 2012, 20:39

pheasantman

Now that I see they have great saddles. How about the rifle? Are their scabbards just as good or should I bring my own scabbard?

22 October 2012, 21:01

bhtkevin

They will wear your ass out. They didn't want us to use a scabbard and instead had us carry them with a sling. That wasn't too bad, but then on the ride out I wore my binos, two big DSLR cameras and my gun. That is too much weight while riding and it started pushing my tailbone into the saddle. Ride as light as possible.

With that said, my buddy and two guides got dropped once when their horses fell while riding at night. No injuries but makes you gun shy

09 November 2012, 02:46

458Win

I just returned and here is a photo of one of our saddles

With enough padding it worked.

09 November 2012, 16:18

Hawkeye47

Phil,

The saddles we used were a bit diffrent but my butt still aches when I even think about those saddles!

Hawkeye

09 November 2012, 17:57

Docbill

God those look awful. I thought the US McClellan was a royal pain to ride but those frames are way scary. Before I go I really need to get prepared by buying all the bath mats in Walmart.

10 November 2012, 07:21

Kechutti

Here is what I saw:
The padded saddle

Changing the horseshoe. My friend Philip as a witness

The frame of the horse saddle

14 November 2012, 15:53

silkibex

458's saddle is a modded typical Russian geologist's saddle. Most do not have the wide seat.
Kechutti's is a more traditional Kyrgyz saddle which is a bit more similar to a western saddle.

You can have both good and bad luck with both, but generally more bad than good. All will be covered with some sort of quilt or sheepskin.