Best 'Secure' Jumping Saddle

[missparis]

What jumping saddles keep you secure while jumping? I have a lovely
Prestige Meredith Saddle which is super comfy to ride and jump in, however,
if my horse does a dirty stop, there is not much holding me back in the
saddle and with my dodgy legs, gripping hard enough in that situation, in
time, is difficult! I have heard good thinks about the Stubben Siegfried
CS?

 

[jonny]

Devoucoux Chiberta

 

[Shipley]

I love my Albion K2

ETA mines the jumping one (sorry!)

 

[star]

Albion K2 Jump (not the GP, but the Jump version) - those knee and thigh blocks have saved me a few times!

 

[Wilbur_Force]

Same as Shipley and Star - love my Albion K2

 

[Tinks81]

i have a Prestige Meredith D and it has saved my life a million times - maybe you just need bigger blocks on it

I couldnt recommend anything better to be honest x

 

[Fairy Dust]

Butet XC with 4 blocks. It has actually given me bruises on my thighs before where it held me in the saddle after my horse put in a nasty stop- def would have been over her ears if it wasn't for the saddle. Can't recommend them highly enough

 

[only_me]

I love my ideal impala

 

[Countrychic]

I like my momentum but if I was going to get another it would be a k2 jump, I used to ride for someone with a sticky horse and it was amazing

 

[jenni999]

Black Country Wexford. Great for SJ, XC or hunting !

 

[missparis]

i have a Prestige Meredith D and it has saved my life a million times - maybe you just need bigger blocks on it

I couldnt recommend anything better to be honest x

Tinks81, how do you put bigger blocks on the Meredith?

Seems like everybody loves the K2 - how lightweight is this saddle? Is the Impala and Chiberta also lightweight?

 

[Hels_Bells]

I have an Albion K2 Jump, which my horse came with and I also highly recommend them. He was a bit hysterical to jump to begin but I really noticed a massive difference between the K2 and a GP that I had been using. We did our first ever 1.20 track the other week and the saddle was great!

I expect that the Devoucoux mentioned in the first post may be as good, probably superior and therefore worth a try, but if budget is a factor then I think a K2 while still not cheap is great value for money - there are plenty of 2nd hand ones about if you can find one that fits right.

 

[Shipley]

To me thats the only negative of the K2 jump I think its quite heavy but pony jumps the best in it so as long as hes happy with the weight then I am

 

[Baileyhoss]

Ideal Patriot, with a suede seat.

Add full seat jods and you have to try really hard to fall off!!. I have managed it once or twice though!

 

[Catherine123]

I haven't ridden in the K2 but in a Stubben Siegfried CS I feel like I couldn't fall off if i tried!

 

[kickonchaps]

Ideal Nyala with the fancy leather on the seat and knee rolls - it's my baby, in fact (after my horse, obvs) it's my most prized possession! Everytime I go for a lesson my instructor says 'That's a fancy new saddle you've got there', and it's saved me from many a fall. Can you tell I'm in love?

 

[Ladybird]

Only help I have is that I saw Stubben are having a bit of a sale on their website, discounts are pretty hefty if they've got something you like!

 

[ellie_e]

love my albion k2 jump

 

[measles]

Another vote for the Albion K2 Jump!

 

[Tinks81]

Tinks81, how do you put bigger blocks on the Meredith?

Seems like everybody loves the K2 - how lightweight is this saddle? Is the Impala and Chiberta also lightweight?

Im guessing you would need to contact a prestige fitter but they come with small, regular and large block just check what yours has
http://www.prestigeitaly.com/elenco.php?padre=&cat=1&id=121

on there it says small fron and medium back - on request medium blocks on the front???

 

[Quadro]

Ideal Patriot, so comfy and lightweight and hard to fall out of!
Q

 

[charlimouse]

Going against the grain here, but I really dislike the Albion K2. I have very short legs, and for me the blocks are in completely the wrong place. Because of this I do have a K2 jump for sale.......................

 

[katiejam]

another vote for Albion. Hated my devocoux - did nothing for my seat/possition. Sold it to buy an albion and have never looked back! I have necver fallen off in my albion - touch wood!!

 

[ecrozier]

Going against the grain here, but I really dislike the Albion K2. I have very short legs, and for me the blocks are in completely the wrong place. Because of this I do have a K2 jump for sale.......................

Charlimouse what size/width/colour? And age/price? I am looking for a jump saddle at the mo or my 4.5 yr old - friend has a lovely K2 for sale but its a wide and he isn't!

 

[OneInAMillion]

Charlimouse what size/width/colour? And age/price? I am looking for a jump saddle at the mo or my 4.5 yr old - friend has a lovely K2 for sale but its a wide and he isn't!

I can give you the link of a K2 for sale if you want...£650 I think.

I will PM you later


***disclaimer*** it isn't my saddle for sale!

 

[vam]

I have a Ideal Grandee that was my old mares who had a wicked stop, drop a shoulder and spin as well a turn yourself inside out buck and it saved my bacon more that once. Not a proper jumping saddle thou, more of a very forward cut gp with the Stubben type blocks. Great saddle but doesnt fit my current one so will get round to selling it at some point.
Would def recomend and would say try Ideal saddles.

 

[missparis]

I have a Ideal Grandee that was my old mares who had a wicked stop, drop a shoulder and spin as well a turn yourself inside out buck and it saved my bacon more that once. Not a proper jumping saddle thou, more of a very forward cut gp with the Stubben type blocks. Great saddle but doesnt fit my current one so will get round to selling it at some point.
Would def recomend and would say try Ideal saddles.

Your old mare sounds like my boy - brilliant horse, however, he refuses like a 12hh pony, although his 17hh :-/

Will have a look at ideal too. If I can't get bigger blocks on the Meredith, I will either swap or sell for a more secure saddle.

 

[ecrozier]

One in a million, thanks, might be a bit out of my price range, I am looking at older second hand saddles really up to the £500-600 mark max in an ideal world as he is just going to grow again if I spend more than that I think! But would love to have a look.

 

[VoR]

Well, looks like Albion win this one!

 

[Firewell]

Albion k2 is the comfiest saddle I've ever jumped in. I have a rubbish lower leg and it really helped. However they are heavy and it did not suit my lw TB, it was too bulky slipped up her neck and gave her bad back, such a shame as I loved it!
I now have a black country quantum which I like, it's light and fits my horse like a glove. Not as secure for me but it's a very good saddle