Help, what saddle to choose?!

[daphnebs]

Hi Everyone,

Can anyone suggest some good saddles for my 17hh Warmblood/TB/ISH horse?? Had the saddler out who told me all my current saddles are too tight at the shoulder and :confused suggested an Isabell Werth Flock dressage saddle which I tried and really liked. Am based in Ireland where for some reason they are at least £150 dearer then in UK so have decided to buy one from ebay!! Now the biggest problem, I also need a GP/event/jumping saddle and it can't be a stubben or kieffer as they don't seem to fit him at all. He has quite a normal wither, takes the medium or medium/wide gullet in the wintec depending on the thickness of pad I use underneath it. He is quite broad along his spine so needs a wide gullet, hence no stubben/kieffer according to the saddler who doesnt do secondhand saddles. So just wondering what everybody else is using, any suggestions would be very welcome!!

 

[vhf]

If the Wintec styles suit him, how about one of their jumping saddles?? Pick up one s/h on ebay and see how you get on with it??

 

[Kallibear]

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If the Wintec styles suit him, how about one of their jumping saddles?? Pick up one s/h on ebay and see how you get on with it??

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Please don't buy another wintec on that basis! The Werth saddle is completely different from the other wintec saddles - the tree is a different shape and the panels are totally different. If the IW saddle fits, the wintec 500/2000/pro won't. The Wintec Close Contact (jumping) is a different shape from the others yet again.


if you're looking for a cheap but decent saddle, have a look at the thorowgood saddles - they're a similar shape to the Werth saddles.