Grrr..new saddle needed - suggestions?

[druid]

Had the saddler out this morning (I wasn't there) and he's doen a bit of restuffing to fit Spark's current saddle to her but has said that by January she'll have filled out further and is going to need to move up a width

She's only had this saddle (which I love!) for about a year now..but it's a narrow and sicne we've started to do more flat schooling and she is in a consistent outline her back and withers have really been muscled up.

I currently have her in a narrow 17" Stubben Siegfried VSD special order short flap (She's 17hh and I'm only 5'2" which makes us a bitch to try and fit!). I have a Hennig Sofa titanium which I'm concidering having fitted to her BUT it's an 18" seat which although she could take isn't the best for me. I love Albions & Stubbens (very different seats but v.similar twists)...so what to do? Adjust the Hennig? Try and part trade my Stubben for another Stubben or a Albion? Look at another brand completely?

 

[samp]

Guess you'll have to bite the bullet and just swap your saddle for a more suitbale one at the time. My old horse I used to have 2 saddles for the different seasons - wide for summer and narrow for winter when he dropped weight and condition

 

[Alibear]

well I guess the saddler knows you and sparks well so I'djust ask him to keep any eye out for a new one that he thinks will suit you both between now and then.

 

[Maesfen]

How about a Hawk Event? I know where there's an almost new (18 months old and little used) medium Havannah, 17.5" going very reasonable!

 

[Pidge]

could he not put a wider tree in the current saddle? it would be cheaper than getting another one.

 

[Super_Kat]

Heather Moffett treeless.......You just melt into them!

 

[KatB]

You cant put a wider tree in a saddle can you??!!

 

[Tempi]

firstly i didnt realise she was so big!!!!! i always imagined sparks as a 15hh!!

secondly i try and do a part ex for an albion, imo albions are such lovely saddles, i love mine to bits its just the comfiest thing in the world (i even jump in it!!)

 

[druid]

Have doen but he says he's seeing less and less part-ex since Ebay set up!

 

[druid]

What's the twist like on Hawk's??

 

[druid]

Yack, no....hate treeless saddles, not so good for hunting!

 

[druid]

Lol, no she's bloody massive!!!

I had an Albion SLK Ultima, loved it but sold it with teh pony. Maybe I'll have a look at thier GPs then

 

[Tempi]

thats what ive got, except mines an ulitma narrow........i love it!!!

 

[4whitesocks]

Just out of curiosity Druid who's your saddler (pm me if you don't want to post)

 

[druid]

Have PMed you

 

[Fits]

I'd like to know who the saddler is as well... Not the fellow in Goodwins is it? How much do they charge?

I've heard a lot of great things about the WOW saddles, not sure if you can get em in Ireland though.

 

[druid]

Fits - it's not, it's a friend from NI. Wows are fab but waaay out of my price range

 

[SueAllen]

Just out of interest - why are treeless not so good for hunting?? I hunt in mine - seems ok but then I may be missing something?

 

[druid]

What kind of country are you in? We're up and down mountains and jump BIG ditches..treeless saddles don't seem stable enough for that

 

[hati]

Love my cliff barnasby (8yrs old) and have ideal saddles in the past that i've really liked. Won't touch a certain Irish saddle (every tack room in Ireland has at least one!).

Deavcoux, ideal, cliff barnsby are my favourite

 

[Fits]

Saddle Co saddles are supposed to be great as well, again I dont know if you can get em here!
I have heard of people hunting in the fhoenix and the ansur konklusion, but I havent seen anyone riding at all in one in Ireland. I'd love to try those two out myself, but they're very expensive.

I have a thorowgood maxam, and a ryknild VSD. Would love to get a synthetic jumping saddle for hunting in. They're pretty handy.