can you put a jump saddle on a cob?

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So my current saddle on coblet is a gfs close contact gp, however my knees come over the front because I'm so tall :o I was thinking about getting a jumping saddle but does it make any difference to their shoulder?
I've heard it can restrict them and cobs need straight cut saddles, however I have also heard its a load of tosh and it doesn't make any difference!
So could I get away with one on him? And I'd so can anyone reccomend one suitable for a 13.3 cob :)

Thank you :) x
 
What utter rubbish, of course you can! :)
If you go onto YouTube and search: jumping saddles by native pony & cob saddles
There are suggestions for recommended saddles for cobs and wider breeds :)
 
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The problem with forward cut is that they will sit on the shoulder , and because the shoulder moves backwards and forwards it will push your saddle backwards . Now you could put a breastplate on etc but that could stop the shoulders full movement as well as pulling across the chest. Having worked with a saddle fitter for over 10 years ,mainly fitting cobs , Ive seen the problems .
 
Of course! Flap cut should have no effect on shoulders! The panel at the pommel should be well clear of the top of shoulder blade, thats how saddles shoud be fitted to allow correct movement and the flap will be well below this.

Too many saddles are fitted far too far forward but it is not based on flap cut.

Out of interest, how short do you wear your stirrups?
 
somethingillremember said:
The problem with forward cut is that they will sit on the shoulder , and because the shoulder moves backwards and forwards it will push your saddle backwards . Now you could put a breastplate on etc but that could stop the shoulders full movement as well as pulling across the chest. Having worked with a saddle fitter for over 10 years ,mainly fitting cobs , Ive seen the problems .
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But this would be the case for ALL horses then, surely?!
 
tallyho! said:
Of course! Flap cut should have no effect on shoulders! The panel at the pommel should be well clear of the top of shoulder blade, thats how saddles shoud be fitted to allow correct movement and the flap will be well below this.

Too many saddles are fitted far too far forward but it is not based on flap cut.

Out of interest, how short do you wear your stirrups?
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Thanks, umm quite! He's 13.3 and I'm 6ft tall! I'll try and find a decent pic :)
 
This is quite a good example...
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Totally fine! Maybe if stirrups came down a hole you would be fine... Just pop roller skates on! Lol!! Gorgeous pony! Happy saddle shopping :)
 
I have a close contact GFS jumping saddle for my Welsh D/ID. He has a very broad but flat back, and it was the only saddle within my budget that I could find to fit him at the time. I'm not very comfortable in it though, at my age I like a deeper seated wedge me in saddle! So currently looking for GFS gp to try!
 
Lovely picture of you and your horse. Not as cobby as I was expecting , the ones Ive seen at saddle fittings have no withers ,big shoulders and wide flat backs !
Alot of horses do have saddles sat too far forward and the shoulder will always move it backwards to where the saddle isnt being pushed , not just on cobs hence breastplates etc . With a good saddler and plenty of choice Im sure you will find something that suits you and your horse .
 
I had the exact same problem, being too tall for a normal GP saddle. I have a black country wexford on my cob. She doesn't seem restricted in her shoulder at all.
 
That's because the cut of the saddle flap has no impact on shoulder movement :)

If it did, there would be no such thing!
 
I don't get somethingillremember's comments at all ... the shoulder is perfectly able to move under a jumping flap (or any flap for that matter) - it doesn't get to the edge of the flap then just stop/push the saddle back. In fact if a horse was pushing the saddle back with it's shoulders I'd be wanting a new saddle.

Anyways OP, yes of course, if I were quite so long legged as you I would try some :).
 
Thats what I mean .... you have to get the right saddle and cut etc to ensure that the shoulder can move freely and shouldnt need breastplates etc to hold it in place .... sorry I didnt explain myself very clearly .
 
I've got a Bates close contact on my little cobby and he goes nicely in it. No problem with the shoulder :) Of course every horse is different :D
 
I have this prob!! Am tall and cob has massively moving shoulders!! Ibhave a gp butvonce thr stirrups come up a few holes the knees go over the flaps!! I also feel slightly perched and only noticed it when I had a dressage saddle fitted a few weeks ago. The dressage is alot better fir riding longer and I can sit into her as opposed to on her if that makes sense......

Will be watching this thread as hoping to do some jumping this winter.....
 
a lot of saddles are fitted far too far forward - in fact ive had this myself and have moved mine back (only an inch) and the difference is pretty amazing. Im pretty sure there will be something out there to suit.

If he really does have very huge shoulders perhaps it might be worth looking at the albion selecta? its a normal gp saddle so not flat enough for jumping big big with but it does come with different knee pads incuding a cross country one which may suit your legs better? not many around now though....
 
I have this problem too! My haffy is 15hh though so not as bad as you, she has trouble with shoulder restriction. I want to do dressage mostly but have to have my stirrups about 5 holes shorter than I would like because otherwise I dangle too much, oh well I'll keep watering her maybe she'll grow!
 
Not a cob but a 13.3 with huge shoulders, flat back and no withers at all, i had a Martin Wilkinson jump saddle on her, memory foam flocking, very forward cut but amazingly comfortable and she went superbly in it, a little birdy tells me that the saddle i had was made on an Ideal tree so maybe look at those?
 
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