Customer Reviews

The Daddle By Cashel

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Please note that this Daddle is Western Style and will not be appropriate for those trained in the English Father Riding Method whereby one holds a rein in each hand and posts the trot. If you are looking forward to father jumping, father fox hunting, father polo or daddy dressage you will not be able to use this Daddle. Western Daddle riders hold the reins with one hand, and sit the trot. The pommel or horn on this Daddle is meant to hold a lariat which is useful when roping cattle or other competing or unruly fathers.

My work is only about 3 miles from my house. It's too far to walk, but the mindless stop-and-go traffic between here and there eats almost an hour of driving and gallons of gas per week. Solution: the Daddy Saddle. My dog is a large Molosser who easy carries my 145lb frame. Just throw on the saddle and away we go. It kills two birds with one stone as it gives him his daily exercise, and it gets me to work without so much as breaking a sweat. He's happy as a clam to hang out in the shade garden outside the office and can drink freely from the koi pond. So a fish disappears every now and then. ;)

I loved the idea of this product at first, but after ordering, I began to have buyers' remorse. After a few weeks of trying to use the Daddle, I'm afraid that I have still not had success and I think it was a waste of money. No amount of duct tape would keep the cat attached to the saddle while it was on my husband's back. The instruction manual was no help. To top it off, our neighbors were very upset that the duct tape had left a residue on their cat's fur, but I couldn't figure out any other way to secure the cat to the actual Daddle.

I'm afraid I will not be able to recommend this product to others.

At first I thought this product was wonderful, but oh how things change. Don't be deceived by the joyful picture, this is a hazardous product that should not be sold without severe warning. After a long day of being ridden by my children, I was grazing on some nearby greens when my daughter dropped a dish on the ground. It broke and the noise of it spooked me, causing me to rear back and kick my son in the head. Now he talks with a speech impediment and has a wonky eye. I haven't taken the Daddle off in 3 weeks because I can't face the reality of what I've done. My wife won't speak to me, I have badly infected rug burn on both of my knees, and I'm malnourished from eating nothing but carrots, although my eye sight has never been better. Damn you Daddle, you've ruined my life!!!!

My wife has a strong back and due to the high cost of gasoline these days, the Daddle has been a financial dream come true. Each morning, I saddle her up and ride straight into downtown San Francisco. She loves the attention and the occasional sugar cube or crunchy apple commuters offer her when we are stopped in traffic. After we arrive at the office, she goes downstairs and offers rides to businessmen in the financial district.....she makes over $300 a day and even more if they buy the optional whipping service. After two weeks, her legs are looking great and she is quiting her gym membership this week. (another money saver, thanks Daddle!) The only think I wish is that if the Daddle came with different color options....the current color scheme does not match her complexion or hair color. Cantering around with a clashing color saddle can be embarrassing for her. You guys know what I'm talking about! Woman!

If you, like me, are the proprietor of a donkey show, I can't recommend this product highly enough. You have most likely noticed that the regulars, always one's bread and butter, become bored with the usual stuff pretty quickly, and of course the tourist trade will only get you so far; eventually you have to get creative. You start using whips, cans of pudding, oats and carrots, giant pumpkins, lawn darts, videos you take at the zoo, ping pong balls, leatherbound copies of the complete works of Shakespeare, kiddie pools filled with billiard balls and motor oil, and anything else that you think may add a new spin on an old act, but eventually you come to the final realization, the penultimate truth: you must be creative, yes, but you must also keep it simple. The daddy toy saddle is the perfect tool for the experienced donkey show manager, simple, almost obvious, but different enough to set you apart from the rest.

The first time I saw the daddle I knew it was the perfect solution for my grandmother to get up her pesky stairs. No longer are we burdened with an expensive mobilized system for her stairs, instead, her gardener strapps on the daddle, or it our house we call it the "gradddle" and escorts her up the stairs. Only once has the graddle failed us when she couldn't quite make it to the bathroom in time. Maybe daddle should think about a waterproof version??? I hear dupont stain master calling?? Any daddle, I would deffinately reccomend this product for aging relitives. Forget the mobilized scooter or segway's- the graddle is so much more sustainable.

As a father of 3 I was constantly pressured by my children for piggy back rides and games of horsey. My wife was frustrated by my seeming lack of ability to fulfill my children's desire for some fatherly bonding. You see, for the past several years I have suffered from chronic back problems due to a car accident several years ago. I often told her to get off my back (no pun intended), but she refused, saying I am a horrible lover and a horrible excuse for a human being. Trying to be proactive, I ordered this product in the hope that it would help me better entertain my children. When the package finally came, my wife opened the box. She asked me what it was and I told her that it was to help me give the children pleasure. Now I live alone and I no longer need to worry about throwing my back out, and I have more time to do what I truly love: playing with the children's toys my wife left behind, and speaking in a high falsetto.

Tired of change jangling in your pocket? Sick of begging for change for a dollar, even though you are not buying anything? Problem solved! We tired parents were sick of paying, literally, at least $10 per year on this "trick pony" in front of the Western Wear store. Every time we passed it, our toddler just *had* to have a ride. No more! Now we haul the "daddle" on all our walks, and whenever we pass one of those stupid platsic money-eaters, we just slip on the Daddle and ride away--no quarters needed. Handy for everyday use. My husband has even given a few rides to other kids, but of course, does demand a quarter (and we DON'T give change!). Anyway, what's a few chiropractor bills when we save at least $10 a year?! At this rate, only about 4 years to go before the Daddle pays for itself, not even factoring in the $ we make from charging other brats, I mean kids, for rides. WELL worth it! a MUST have for any parent.

I am reasonably fit and expect a hard ride. One time I poked my butt up in the air to start bouncing her some more, I found that I was not the experienced horseman that I thought I was. I've been practicing on my horse talk, although maybe next time I'm the mule and she rides me side saddle. I recommend you look into training programs for this device.