Connemara owners ... what saddle do you use?

[SCG]

Following on from the Arab thread above, I'm curious about the saddles peeps are using for their Connies

 

[stroppy]

I've got a GFS close contact on my connemara, fits him beautifully, took a while to find something that did though

 

[hostess99]

Have a native pony dressage saddle from the Native pony company at Saddle Exchange. Fab saddle so comfy!

 

[whiteflower]

albion gp

 

[dafthoss]

falkon hawk event GP that has been widened to XW as he has no withers but I love it and it fits him realy nicley

 

[saddlesore]

I have a Connie x, he's in a kent and masters cob

 

[LizzyandToddy]

Connie X, and I have a bates next generation elevation +

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[little_legs]

I have the Falcon Hawk event GP it fits him like a glove. and my dressage is an Albion which also fits him like a glove.

He has no withers at all !



Jane

 

[ElliePinza]

I can't remember which make my GP is but my dressage is an Amerigo close contact, which was reshaped by my saddler x

 

[rachyhorsiehib]

Solution treeless, couldn't get anything else to fit!!! Although now he can 'move' a little too much and is therefore looking for a new home in the new year. :0((

 

[The Bouncing Bog Trotter]

I used an Ideal WHP saddle on my pure bred which we used for everything including XC and SJ. When we got to Elementary level in BD I treated him to an Albion Wide DR saddle. Bothh fitted very well.

 

[lyndy]

I use a John Whitaker close contact on my connie

 

[GinaGem]

When i first got my boy i had a throwogood gp, then he grew and i had an albion legend 5000 xc, then he grew again and now he's in a jumping saddle and i can't remember the make lol, not a well known one!

 

[FAYEFUDGE]

Sturgess GP medium wide.

 

[ThePony]

Connie cross is in a fairfax gp (in wide!!). She isn't fat at all, just rather broad through the back!

 

[SCG]

Thanks for all your replies, quite a cross-section of saddles. Those with the Falcon Hawk Event saddles, are they comfy?

 

[GreyConnemara]

My very broad connie with no withers and HUGE shoulders is in an XW Kent and Masters cob GP which he loves, and I find it very comfy too! He also has a W Oakfield Santana WH saddle.

These have been the only saddles I can find to give him enough room to free his shoulder up, has previously been in a W GFS jumping saddle and a MW Albion Legend K2 GP, both of which used to slip....

Would highly recommend the Kent and Masters, it is sooooo comfy and my pony was completely different as soon as I put it on him, putting in a rather over exited jump and big canter (connie with v low action) to prove to me how much he could move in it and this was before my saddler had adjusted the gullet/flocking etc!

 

[dafthoss]

Thanks for all your replies, quite a cross-section of saddles. Those with the Falcon Hawk Event saddles, are they comfy?

very comfy and puts you in a nice position for flat and jumping I love it

 

[melodymaker]

Hi
My friend had a Saddle made by Spragg Saddlery who specialise in making saddles for all the really wide native breeds. She was really delighted with it and it cost her £650. May help if you are still looking.

 

[native eventer]

I have had a thorogood GP for 2 weeks...didn't fit. An ideal which is now up for sale as it doesn't fit!! And have had a new saddle a week now... half panel GP hopefully he likes it otherwise he lets me know it does't fit by bronking!!!!

 

[fayeg1]

Ideal Working Hunter saddle. Nice saddle, suits the pony and is comfy but it's very straight cut, I'd rather I had a bit more knee roll for jumping etc.

 

[DunOver]

Another one with a GFS Close Contact

 

[golddustsara]

Wintec GP on mine - not a great saddle but fits him and is adjustable as he fills out. Would love a nice leather one later this year!

 

[rambling]

Wintec 2000 GP flock with the blue ( med/wide) gullet

 

[KVH]

Bump.

 

[VioletStripe]

Kent and Masters GP

 

[w1bbler]

Native pony & cob, fits great. Had a thorowgood cob which was hopeless.

 

[starryeyed]

My connie had an Albion K2 - very comfy and it fitted him perfectly, it was second hand but looked made to measure! He was very happy with it.

 

[MissChaos]

GFS WH and it's great. Was in a Native Pony Co when I tried him - wasn't included with him and I didn't find it comfy.

 

[SmartieBean09]

Wintec 2000 GP flock with the blue ( med/wide) gullet

Exactly this but with Cair. He was in an Ideal WH but goes much better in the Wintec.