tigers_eye
Well-Known Member
NEW SADDLE!!!!
Went to Cousers Farm today to pop William over a couple of fences just to check he was ok - he felt as if he was screwing up his courage a bit at our last event and he did wallop a few - and had booked him in to have his saddles checked with Martin Wilkinson's saddlery too. I hadn't been there before, it's a UK Chasers course. I took two kids from the yard with me as well, the eldest of whom I've been teaching. I actually worked more with the younger one today as her position isn't that strong and her pony runs out. W was very good, jumping over fences with me holding reins in one hand looking backwards at kid yelling LEGS CONTACT KICK!!!!!!!
Anyway, afterwards I led him up to the saddlery prepared to hear the worst. Now he gets really quite cross about his dressage saddle being put on, but he's better with the jumping saddle. Neither saddle belonged to him originally, the dr was his mum's and the stubben was bought for fabulous (a skinny coat rack if ever there was one!). Turns out the stubben was way too narrow, but the dressage, whilst not fitting him at the moment, should be ok if completely re-flocked as the tree actually fits him (and I love this saddle!). They put a couple of other stubben's on him, one fitted perfectly (it was a 29, rather than a 27!) and I popped him over a fence twice and WOW! He can go showjumping if eventing doesn't work out for him! So, rang my veryveryveryvery nice OH and he paid for it as they wouldn't PX, although they have taken my other to sell and put a decent price on it. Was seriously impressed with the customer service. So yay! Saddler also said she thinks he will get wider quite quickly, apparently he won't be going to Badminton in those saddles (her words, not mine
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Sorry for rather indulgent post, but so nice when one finds an easy key to problems like his landing short over fences.
Went to Cousers Farm today to pop William over a couple of fences just to check he was ok - he felt as if he was screwing up his courage a bit at our last event and he did wallop a few - and had booked him in to have his saddles checked with Martin Wilkinson's saddlery too. I hadn't been there before, it's a UK Chasers course. I took two kids from the yard with me as well, the eldest of whom I've been teaching. I actually worked more with the younger one today as her position isn't that strong and her pony runs out. W was very good, jumping over fences with me holding reins in one hand looking backwards at kid yelling LEGS CONTACT KICK!!!!!!!
Anyway, afterwards I led him up to the saddlery prepared to hear the worst. Now he gets really quite cross about his dressage saddle being put on, but he's better with the jumping saddle. Neither saddle belonged to him originally, the dr was his mum's and the stubben was bought for fabulous (a skinny coat rack if ever there was one!). Turns out the stubben was way too narrow, but the dressage, whilst not fitting him at the moment, should be ok if completely re-flocked as the tree actually fits him (and I love this saddle!). They put a couple of other stubben's on him, one fitted perfectly (it was a 29, rather than a 27!) and I popped him over a fence twice and WOW! He can go showjumping if eventing doesn't work out for him! So, rang my veryveryveryvery nice OH and he paid for it as they wouldn't PX, although they have taken my other to sell and put a decent price on it. Was seriously impressed with the customer service. So yay! Saddler also said she thinks he will get wider quite quickly, apparently he won't be going to Badminton in those saddles (her words, not mine
Sorry for rather indulgent post, but so nice when one finds an easy key to problems like his landing short over fences.
