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Hi, I’m wanting to order a numnah for my daughter. I don’t have time this week to go into a tack shop with the saddle to try. Nearest tack shop is a hour away. We need it for a show at the weekend. Does anyone know if the Griffin Nuumed show numnah will suit the Kent and masters pony saddle?

I thought I was being nice to him having elasticated inserts, but looks like I was wrong

At the start of summer I had to buy a new girth his old girth was getting a quite snug. So I just. Went to check on my tack shed and my old girth doesn't have elasticated inserts and I don't remember my saddle slipping as much then as it does now. So maybe that's the answer. Thanks

The girth I'm using is a anti chafe contour girth and it's elasticated on both sides.

I have a very wide flat backed cob and my saddle slips all the time. I've had the saddler out and all is good with the fit, but it still slips. Doesn't always slip the same way will go both ways side to side. Never slips forwards or back. Do I try limpet pad or acavallo gel pad? Or any others...

You've done well, my daughters pony is on a diet, find it hard to get him to lose weight. He just looks at the grass and doubles in size

Looks great, when was the first photo taken and the second?

Thanks a friend of mine has also suggested a sweet iron.

I know it's not the answer. I am working on the training issue. He is 5, so still young. I don't have a school. All my schooling is done whilst out hacking.

I'm not saying it's not a training issue, but if a different bit helps with that then I'm happy to play around and find something that helps. It's got to be better then me hanging onto him, can't be doing his mouth any good.

I had his wolf teeth taken out about 12 months ago because he was being fussy with the bit and generally not happy with a contact. So he is due to have his teeth looked at. Will get that done this month.

Also very hilly here, so we can do transitions going up hills and trot work uphills

I have a loose ring snaffle in tack room I could try on him, but the mouthpiece is quite thick. Find it hard to find a bit that is thin, if that makes sense. He doesn't get on with the thicker ones. My full cheek snaffle is thin.

He's very forward going, took him cubbing at the weekend and feel like my arms have been ripped out.

I'm looking for some advice on which bit to try on my traditional cob. I currently ride him in a full cheek French link snaffle. This was the bit he was backed in 18 months ago and I've kind of just stuck with it. i think I need to change bit, when I'm riding him any faster than walk he is very...