Dressage saddle for wide cob?

[Fruitcake]

Forgot to add quote. See below.

 

[Fruitcake]

fiona36, where in the country are you. i have a wide albion dressage that you could try if you are close to the essex/suffolk border...i just tried to pm you but dont think it worked...

Hi,
Thanks. I tried to reply to your PM but it said your inbox was full.

Since this post, my horse has changed shape quite a bit and isn't quite as wide (fat?) as he was. I've also now got an Isabell Werth dressage saddle that I love (although it's getting a bit old and I'm dreading having to get a new one as I'm not keen on the newer version).
Thanks anyway. I hope you find someone for it.

 

[splashgirl45]

Hi,
Thanks. I tried to reply to your PM but it said your inbox was full.

Since this post, my horse has changed shape quite a bit and isn't quite as wide (fat?) as he was. I've also now got an Isabell Werth dressage saddle that I love (although it's getting a bit old and I'm dreading having to get a new one as I'm not keen on the newer version).
Thanks anyway. I hope you find someone for it.

i am not currently advertising it as i only lost my horse in september and am still coming to terms with the change...it wont fit my loan horse so if i am being sensible i would let it go....however i am not sensible!!!!glad you are sorted for now..

 

[sbloom]

Why do we see so many horses with saddles so far forward with flaps covering the shoulders ?

So many reasons, but basically they don't fit in the true sense. They have either been fitted to sit too far forwards, or they run forwards, and unfortunately a lot of people have got used to seeing it, so more and more think that's where the saddle goes. Find the pocket that holds the tree point at the front of the saddle, then find the back edge of the scapula, and check that there is 2-3 finger's width ir 2" or so, between the two. Any further forwards and you are building up long term problems, even if your horse doesn't object day to day. I see saddles up the necks of their mounts all the time, the fit is NOT right.

Things that can contribute - too long a seat, making the saddle run forwards, or making the fitter put it on too far forwards so it doesn't appear too long. An unstable fit meaning the horse can kick it forwards, too curvy a tree can cause this. A saddle tipping back ie too narrow or too shallow a rear gusset, too much flocking in the front, will often run forwards. A forward girth groove and big belly. All these things are contributors and it takes a bit of work to be able to get a good stable fit on some tricky shapes.