Acavallo Gel seat saver... confused

The side straps don't interlink ( I made that confusion/mistake!!)

You need to push the Left strap under/between the left panel and the tree, and do the same for the right. Push them in as far as you can get them, surprisingly they stay in well.
 
I tried to link them and then read this thread!!!

So do you put the saddle on, then do the girth up, then shove the side straps under the panel? So that their ends are under the gullet opening?

Sorry to be so thick, I am just not getting it am I?

Mine came with no instructions whatsoever, just a huge pic of Charlotte endorsing the product but not actually using it!
 
It depends what saddle you have. The side straps hook under on one of my saddles but not on the other. I just have to just place them under and hope that the weight of the saddle (and my big fat flabby ars#e) hold them in place!
 
Yes please I still don't quite get it. My lad is fairly sensitive about the saddle, I can't quite see how I will get the straps in after the saddle has been done up. It's a Kieffer btw.
 
Booboos said:
Yes please I still don't quite get it. My lad is fairly sensitive about the saddle, I can't quite see how I will get the straps in after the saddle has been done up. It's a Kieffer btw.
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No, you need to put the seat saver on before you put saddle on the horse, because it's easier to do with the saddle upside down!
 
This might be different to how others do it, but this works for me (I'd like to see other pictures too to compare!)

1) It goes under the flap, from the back towards the front
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2) Under the flap view :) I think you could shove it up between the pads and the seat but since mine stretches nicely to the gap where the stirrup bars sit, that's where mine go:
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3) View under the skirt (oo-er)
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So I just stretch the elastic under the flap, and sit the barbed tabs in the hole where the stirrup bars go. Notice the barbs on the tab are pointing up. I imagine you could shove them anywhere where pressure would hold them in place.
 
Many thanks Floxie! I shall try it under the flaps today and see if it wants to go! I really like the feeling of riding in it, but it looks a bit small for my Kiefer (which is only a 17" so not that long).
 
Can anyone answer my in or out question. Or to rephrase it do you get a sweaty butt with the gel out or is it no different to the saddle in that respect :D thanks.
 
Never noticed a sweaty butt using my gel out one!!!, haven't noticed it being any warmer than a normal saddle, even in this weather.
 
Booboos said:
I tried to link them and then read this thread!!!

So do you put the saddle on, then do the girth up, then shove the side straps under the panel? So that their ends are under the gullet opening?

Sorry to be so thick, I am just not getting it am I?

Mine came with no instructions whatsoever, just a huge pic of Charlotte endorsing the product but not actually using it!
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Hi, just my opinion of course, but I really think it's less than helpful of the suppliers/manufacturers of these otherwise excellent products not to be absolutely clear as to how to secure the straps. So many people seem to be uncertain about this, I remember reading that one owner actually just cut them off her brand new seat saver! Anyway, for what it's worth, here's my own experience:
I worked the fixing method out for myself, realising that each plastic strap hook needed to be fed firmly in beneath the cushion on the respective side of the saddle so that each strap ended up stretched around the cushion nearest to it. If this is done correctly- and if there is enough grip - then the straps remain stretched around the cushions and the weight of the rider reinforces the grip of the strap hooks.
However, we had numerous failures of the strap hooks...they would break half way along their length every few weeks. After sending the seat saver back a couple of times I realised that the clips were breaking because they were slipping partially out from under the cushions and were then subjected to additional stress which in turn led to the breakages. Although the strap hooks were repeatedly replaced under guarantee, I was certain that they were inadequately designed and pursued this, even making my own suggestions as to how they could be improved. I felt that making them either broader, more pliable or adding extra grip contours would provide an improvement, ensuring they would be less likely to withdraw from their nook under the saddle cushions and therefore reducing the chances of their breaking.
I also suspect that whether or not this is an issue is dependent on saddle construction and how far the clips have been pushed into the crevice under the cushion...just in is not far enough!
Eventually Acovallo, the manufacturers, came up with a redesign and so far we have had no more issues. I would urge anyone who is experiencing hook breakage - or simply finding fitting the straps successfully baffling- to contact Horse Health or Acavallo as this otherwise excellent product needs to be secure!
 
I tried Floxie's way today and I can get the straps to stay in place if I hook them on the stirrup bar opening, however you can feel the straps when you ride which is no good.

The Horse Health photo way doesn't work at all for my saddle, there is nothing for the strap to grip to under the gullet.
 
Booboos said:
I tried Floxie's way today and I can get the straps to stay in place if I hook them on the stirrup bar opening, however you can feel the straps when you ride which is no good.

The Horse Health photo way doesn't work at all for my saddle, there is nothing for the strap to grip to under the gullet.
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Do you have a weird saddle or something?
I do it the way in the horse health photo. The strap doesn't sit in the gullet you wedge it between the panel
 
reading this thread actually confused me more as i've just got one and was trying to figure out how to put it on....but once you actually put it on the saddle its quite obvious how the side straps slot in the panels of the saddle.

I've got the gel out one and have been hacking in it. Jumped in it for the first time today and was lovely and comfy - not over grippy but enough that the saddle didn't feel slippy like before. Think its just down to the leather being fairly new and not worn in properly but either way felt slippy before! Deffo no sweaty bum with it either!
 
Sorry to resurrect an old thread but I found the best method was to cut the wretched straps off so I just have the velcro strap along the gullet.

I use the seat saver on multiple different saddles a day and no amount of leaping around has budged it.
 
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