is this really an extra wide saddle?

[Tiarella]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Thorowgood-17-5inc...id=p3286.c0.m14

if thats X wide, then that must mean my pony is XXXXXXXXXX wide

the saddle lady came out the other day and recomended that saddle in that size for doug, but surely that isnt X wide is it?

 

[angiebaby]

You could email the seller and ask the measurement from the d rings

 

[CBAnglo]

That looks like an older model. She might have meant the new cob version which is much wider. New models also now come with 3 gullets.

If you go onto the Thorowgood website, they have a template of their saddle trees so you can measure your horse to see what width should fit. Then of course you have the FISH system so (in theory) if you think your horse is likely to put on weight and topline, you get a bigger size and use the fish/gullets to make the saddle narrower etc.

 

[horseandhound]

No way thats not an extra wide saddle whatsoever, and it really annoys me that people get it so wrong. I sell saddles myself, and I would say that saddle is 9 inch D-D which would make it medium wide.

I have this scale for saddles, feel free to
agree/disagree.

D-D ring 7 inch NARROW
8 inch Medium
9 inch Medium-Wide
10 inch Wide
11 inch Extra Wide
12 inch XX Wide

Am interested to know other peoples classifications.

 

[Ottinmeg]

i've just bought an extra wide T4 for soph and it looks like this

 

[Tiarella]

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i've just bought an extra wide T4 for soph and it looks like this

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ooo thanks ottinmeg!

the saddle lady came out and said doug was an X wide, and tried lots on and they fitted him. but he looks so much wider than them saddles to fit him

FAT BOY!

 

[Donkeymad]

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That looks like an older model. She might have meant the new cob version which is much wider. New models also now come with 3 gullets.



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The new cob ones come with six gullets.

 

[Taffster]

My extra wide saddle is 13" from d ring to d ring, or rephrased the saddle is made to measure on an extra wide tree!! I have yet to find a saddle that will fit him buyable from a shop, if anyone knows of any i'm looking for a new show saddle 17.5" xw