Jump Saddles used as everyday

[Fionamarie]

Hi, how many people have jump Saddles that they use for all disciplines including hacking? I’m looking at getting one want to do flat work and hacking!

 

[Goldenstar]

I ride on the flat in my jumping saddle a lot as it develops your strength and balance for jumping I rarely hack in my dressage saddles .
You don’t mentain jumping in your post I assume you do jump ,if you don’t there are better choices than a jumping saddle .
I would not just have a jumping saddles a dressage saddle makes life much easier .

 

[catembi]

I do everything except jumping in a dressage saddle as I find it's a lot easier on my joints. My knees can't cope with riding at jumping length all the time.

 

[Red-1]

When I got my Butet saddle it took the entire saddle budget. I did everything in it! Loads of hacking, dressage....

Eventually (after a good few years) I found a secondhand Butet dressage one too. It did make dressage a LOT easier, but I am still glad I splashed out on the original XC one and used it for everything while I saved up. As a wise person once said, you are unlikely to die doing dressage!

Sadly Jay did not like Butet, so they were sold. Now my new horse would probably love one, but I am now retired, so she has a secondhand VSD!!! Having said that, we are now aiming a lot lower, so I think a used vSD will do nicely as it fits her and she likes it.

 

[jj_87]

I do everything in my jump as it zapped up my entire saddle budget, I will eventually get another Dressage saddle. I used to make myself hack out in the Dressage at least once a week!

 

[Antw23uk]

I did do everything in a jump saddle until I needed to get more focused on my schooling (as in actually start schooling, lol) and I found it a revelation being in a GP and so much easier for me and the horse. Now just to save up for a dressage saddle because thats got to be even better and more productive surely?

 

[HashRouge]

I worked as an SJ groom for 2 years and they do everything in jump saddles - starting youngsters, schooling, hacking ... even a bit of dressage as some of the youngsters went out to ODEs if they were for sale. I used to have my lessons in a jump saddle as that's all there was!

 

[HBII]

I hack, school, jump & dressage all in my Black Country Ricochet jump saddle - It is sooo comfy and fits my wide flat backed mare.

 

[GTRJazz]

I have a deep seat hunter type saddle that is good for hacking in too

 

[paddi22]

I event in only my jumping saddle since my dressage started to not fit him.

 

[AFB]

I do everything in a jump saddle, I don't 'do' dressage and can school happily enough at home in a jump

 

[little_critter]

I was the other way round, my dressage saddle blew my saddle budget so I did a year in just the dressage saddle (no jumping - just flatwork & hacking).
Last month I bought a jump saddle, just in time it seems because now the dressage saddle doesn't fit!
So now I'm doing everything in the jump saddle.
Personally I prefer riding in the dressage saddle, but of course I can't jump in it (has big knee blocks so I can't put my stirrups up). I'm getting used to the jump saddle but can't wait for the dressage saddle to fit again.

 

[Asha]

Weve ridden all of ours in jump saddles for everything so far. I find them very secure. I couldn't justify another one at first.... But im hopefully getting one this week, only because ive started to enjoy dressage, otherwise id have saved my money.

 

[Quadro]

I do everything in a jump saddle, several Ideal Impalas, an Ideal patriot, and a Stubben Artus. Much prefer the Ideal's

 

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I do everything in my Kent and Master jump saddle

 

[DirectorFury]

I do everything in my jump saddle, including dressage. A dressage saddle is on my wishlist but I need to decide whether to go M2M or get a 'popular' off-the-shelf brand that fits instead.

 

[jenni999]

I have a monoflap jumping saddle and it's quite minimalistic so I do everything except jump in my dressage saddle as it's more padded = more comfortable for me.

 

[irishdraft]

I do everything in my Monach jump saddle

 

[Kikke]

Use it for hacking and jumping, poles etc. But still prefer my dressage saddle for flat/dressage. I used my jump saddle up to novice level but with the increased lateral work and now hoping to move up to Advanced Medium I don't think I could do all my sitting trot in my jump saddle.