following on from saddle probs - pics needed of well fitting saddles

[Pidge]

Ok so ready for next week I was hoping to see some pictures of well fitting saddles to compare mine to? If you have some jumping ones just after take off that would be fab, and if there any videos where it clearly shows the saddle that would be even better

Thanks ever so much

 

[JessPickle]

think I have some on mine but mines gp probably no help?

 

[kerilli]

there's a very good thin pamphlet-style book called Saddle Fitting by Kay Humphries, i can send it on loan if you like, so you have an idea of how it should look. also, you should be able to run your hand under the whole panel (standing at the side, face on to the saddle on the horse, no girth on) and feel the same gap the whole way across, hope that makes sense. PM me if you want to borrow the book.

 

[Pidge]

no doesn't matter on style as gp similar to mine anyway

 

[Pidge]

Ooh yes please that would be great

 

[madhector]

not sure if these are any help...

Pic just after take off..

and a vid... ( most of it you cant see much, but theres a couple of jumps where you can see quite clearly, excuse the rubbishness, it was her first ever outing)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5StKRPRrL8

 

[Pidge]

thanks, bit of a difference to my saddle then

 

[Shilasdair]

The SMS produce a video about saddle fitting that will tell you everything you need to know. I think it features Kay Hastilow if memory serves, and it's well worth finding.
S

 

[Pidge]

seen it on there site today, think you can order it from there as well so if so will get it ordered. Need a very steep learning curve on saddles I think!

 

[Shilasdair]

[ QUOTE ]
seen it on there site today, think you can order it from there as well so if so will get it ordered. Need a very steep learning curve on saddles I think!

[/ QUOTE ]

It's worth ordering. It will help if you or anyone you know wants to do their BHS Stage 3 too.
If you are near Glos, I can recommend you a saddler?
S

 

[Super_Kat]

Have you had a qualified saddle fitter out to look at it?

 

[Pidge]

Oh yes the guy that made it came out 3 weeks ago and said it was fine

that's the problem

 

[Pidge]

cheers always good to go with recommendations

Unfortuantely am in Staffordshire

 

[beatrice]

Not sure if these will be off much help but here you go:

Jumping (fence is tiny as was only the second time i had jumped Bea, plus i hadn't really jumped for 3 years!)

And her standing in her stable, possibly not much good as she has a poly pad underneath ( oh an this was taken in the summer when she had had a little too much grass!!)

 

[JessPickle]

Well here are some pictures of pickle, A livery at my yard recently had simular problems as you, master saddler made saddle, then came back a month later after problems with the saddle and basically said the rider was too big and that was the problem (made a 10 year old cry!) it was an 11.3hh pony with a rider that is probably max 6 stone!!!

anyway here are photos

Excuse monkey saddlecloth! LOL