GrassChop
Well-Known Member
Hello!
I have been a forum lurker for a while and have now decided to make an account to ask you knowledgeable lot for some advice please!
My saddle fitter sold me a saddle at the end of April this year which he kindly left for me to trial for two weeks to make sure I was comfortable in it. Unfortunately, my mare conveniently slipped in the field the day after and inevitably had this time off with physio as she was sore!
I decided to just go with it at the end of the trial because I thought it was okay from memory of sitting in it and he had said it fit.
However, I'm really not comfortable in it. It just doesn't fit me properly, my knees don't get into the knee rolls as my hip to knee length isn't long enough and it feels like my stirrups get longer when I'm doing anything faster than walk. It is quite hard to explain.
In terms of on my horse, the back of the panels barely look like they touch and it's too wide. The flocking is solid and lumpy but it's been okay with a sheepskin half pad and she has been going okay in it. He said it would be better when she fills out which she now has.
Overall, visually it is a lovely saddle and he was selling it for a customer on a commission based service.
Anyway, I've ridden in it about 5 times because I hate it and had him back out to look at it about a week a go.
He admitted it didn't suit me but it fitted her and just needed adjusting slightly. He said he can't take it back. I also gave him another saddle I had to try instead which he said was a better fit and I prefer it so he is reflocking it and due to come back to fit it.
I rode in the current one today since him changing the fit slightly and my mare wouldn't go forwards, she was so unhappy and very unlike her. When I went to see if I could get my hand under the front, I had no chance, it was so tight and pushing against her shoulder. I got off within 10 minutes and could see where the hair underneath against her shoulder had been pushed. When it was on, you could see wrinkles coming up to the front of it.
I paid £450 for it which is a fair amount in my eyes and although he knows that technically I'm now not planning on using it now that I have the other one being fitted, I am pretty peeved that I've got a saddle that I have to try and sell and probably suffer a loss on which doesn't even fit me or the horse if I wanted it to anyway.
Do I have any grounds of getting them to let me return it?
Thanks if you got this far!
I have been a forum lurker for a while and have now decided to make an account to ask you knowledgeable lot for some advice please!
My saddle fitter sold me a saddle at the end of April this year which he kindly left for me to trial for two weeks to make sure I was comfortable in it. Unfortunately, my mare conveniently slipped in the field the day after and inevitably had this time off with physio as she was sore!
I decided to just go with it at the end of the trial because I thought it was okay from memory of sitting in it and he had said it fit.
However, I'm really not comfortable in it. It just doesn't fit me properly, my knees don't get into the knee rolls as my hip to knee length isn't long enough and it feels like my stirrups get longer when I'm doing anything faster than walk. It is quite hard to explain.
In terms of on my horse, the back of the panels barely look like they touch and it's too wide. The flocking is solid and lumpy but it's been okay with a sheepskin half pad and she has been going okay in it. He said it would be better when she fills out which she now has.
Overall, visually it is a lovely saddle and he was selling it for a customer on a commission based service.
Anyway, I've ridden in it about 5 times because I hate it and had him back out to look at it about a week a go.
He admitted it didn't suit me but it fitted her and just needed adjusting slightly. He said he can't take it back. I also gave him another saddle I had to try instead which he said was a better fit and I prefer it so he is reflocking it and due to come back to fit it.
I rode in the current one today since him changing the fit slightly and my mare wouldn't go forwards, she was so unhappy and very unlike her. When I went to see if I could get my hand under the front, I had no chance, it was so tight and pushing against her shoulder. I got off within 10 minutes and could see where the hair underneath against her shoulder had been pushed. When it was on, you could see wrinkles coming up to the front of it.
I paid £450 for it which is a fair amount in my eyes and although he knows that technically I'm now not planning on using it now that I have the other one being fitted, I am pretty peeved that I've got a saddle that I have to try and sell and probably suffer a loss on which doesn't even fit me or the horse if I wanted it to anyway.
Do I have any grounds of getting them to let me return it?
Thanks if you got this far!
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