Dressage saddle advice
- Thread starter Melbettson
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Littlebear
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What sort of budget? And what have you been used to riding in?
Melbettson
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looking to sell my equip jump saddle £1,100 approx, riding in my show saddle , Black Country classic
Littlebear
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Is the equipe jumping from the same horse? If so an equipe emporium dressage may fit well and are lovely, on a lower budget an ideal Jessica or Suzanna would likely be a good option for the shape you describe or an Albion (slk / ultima/ platinum)
Melbettson
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yes, selling as she's too broad for it , no way it fits now - very sad!
thank you I will have a look!
thank you I will have a look!
Pinkvboots
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Did it fit previously? Horses shouldn't shrink behind the shoulder or anywhere on there back, they should go up in saddle width as they get older and develop top line, I would make sure the saddle has not caused muscle loss by initially being too tight and has now caused the horse to become narrower.
Pinkvboots
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Sorry ignore previous reply I mis read it, had a distinct lack of sleep last night brain not working very well!
sbloom
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The biggest piece of advice I'd say to you in your situation is don't be talked into a larger saddle because the horse needs it - ie seat size. Have the seat size YOU need otherwise you'll swim which may even affect her. Look up saddles for wider horses, several specialist brands, I fit for one. And for properly wide backed horses, with well sprung ribcages, the rails on continental saddles such as Equipe are seldom flat or wide enough. I went out to someone last year who had an XXW Equipe which her Connie went well in under a gel pad, but it went even better in a saddle designed for XXW with a wider head, wider and flatter rails and a flatter tree, and that was straight out of the van with no gel pad. You don't know until you've tried a specialist wide saddle how much better many horses of this shape will go in one.