Has anyone got a GFS Haflinger saddle?

[yvonne36]

Hi. I need to buy a saddle for my 4 year old and I thought about one of these. My mare is a Haflinger and he is her son (father unknown!). Her saddle is a good fit on him so I thought if I got one of these GFS saddles and it didn't fit him then it would probably fit her. They are both like barrels and although he is a wee bit narrower than her at the moment I think he has inherited her shape! It says on the ad 'a saddle for life' so I thought this one might be a good idea because you can change the gullets.

Also do you think it is wise to buy from a catalogue or get it fitted?

 

[Umbongo]

I think it would be wise to get it fitted!

My old arab mare had a GFS Haflinger and it was comfortable but I hated it!
No matter how hard I tried my leg position kept coming forwards, my instructor shouted at me so many times until we realized it was the saddle not me!

 

[Donkeymad]

Always always always get it fitted. Just because it is called haflinger does not mean it will fit a haflinger (not all that is).
They are reasonably made saddles, so well worth a try.