Are all thorowgood saddles adjustable?

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quick question.

I've never had a Thorowgood saddle. A cleint of mine bought a pony in february that came with the thorowgood Pony Club Saddle. Pony was slightly overweight and they have done a great job of slimming her down, but now the pommel is sitting very close to her wither (although not touching.... yet!). Anyway I said today I thought it was looking a little wide for her and to get the saddler out.

I'm hoping they'll just be able to make it a bit more narrow.... Are they all adjustable though? I tried to have a look but it didn't pull apart at the pommel like a Wintec. Think my client will have a heart atttack if the saddler can't adjust it and they have to get a new one (but they obviously would)
 
yep, it is adjustable!
My saddle is adjustable too, her saddle is the smallest bit wide at the moment, but going down a gullet size would make it too small. I use it with a half wool saddle pad which makes it just perfect. Not too big, but allows space for my mares topline to continue developing without pinching.
Sure the saddler will get it fitting well!
 
soulfull said:
no they are not always adjustable, just depends on how old they are.
If it is it will have screws under the head
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didn't look for screws, but it wouldn't open up like a wintec would have.....

oh dear. Now do I break the news, or let the saddler....
 
The PC thorowgoods with the two screws on the underside of the pommel can fit adjustable gullets - the others have a FISH system where you can put in and take out the fishes to make it slightly wider/narrower but nothing like the new ones.

I fell into this trap the other day - bought one off ebay for £100 but then sold it the other day for £130! Hurrah!
 
I have a thorowgood griffin that isn't adjustable other than with a fish system. The saddler will be able to tell them.
 
It will have two screws in the same place as a wintec, and the underside of the pommel will have velcro, if it's adjustable.

Unfortunautly it's only the last few years they've had changable gullets (when Wintecs patent ran out ;)).
 
mcnaughty said:
The PC thorowgoods with the two screws on the underside of the pommel can fit adjustable gullets - the others have a FISH system where you can put in and take out the fishes to make it slightly wider/narrower but nothing like the new ones.

I fell into this trap the other day - bought one off ebay for £100 but then sold it the other day for £130! Hurrah!
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So it could have the Fish system? How could you tell if it had that?
 
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