Narrow pelvis on wide horse - suggestions

[Polos Mum]

Given you didn't have issues with a jumping saddle is it worth considering going back to a (wider) jump saddle? That way you can probably tip forwards a little to help offload your SI, unlike in a dressage saddle where you're more 'fixed' upright?

Thinking about it, when I started riding the SuperConnie my lower back used to hurt initially - he was in a dressage saddle whereas I've only ever had jump saddles on my own horses.

Definitely on the list of option - but my lovely horse is smashing dressage currently (68% in Novice on Saturday even though my back was so sore I couldn't really hold the reins - at the judge commented on several times !)
So I'd really like to see how far he could go and I think that needs a saddle that allows the movements required at maybe even Medium level by next spring.

 

[Polos Mum]

Wow saddles seem really marmite when you ask around - some love them some hate them.

I understand they need to be checked every c.3-4 months and only specialist WOW fitters will touch them - so that makes it a £4-500 a year running cost - which is pretty extreme

 

[SEL]

Wow saddles seem really marmite when you ask around - some love them some hate them.

I understand they need to be checked every c.3-4 months and only specialist WOW fitters will touch them - so that makes it a £4-500 a year running cost - which is pretty extreme

Definitely marmite but I don't have my fitter out any more often that I have done for any other saddle brand.

You can adjust headplates yourself and learn to adjust the air flocking as well if you want to. I know @ycbm isn't posting at the moment but she used to adjust hers without a fitter

 

[poiuytrewq]

The people I know don't have a fitter out on a regular basis.

 

[quizzie]

Wow saddles seem really marmite when you ask around - some love them some hate them.

I understand they need to be checked every c.3-4 months and only specialist WOW fitters will touch them - so that makes it a £4-500 a year running cost - which is pretty extreme

Definitely marmite! ...they don't fit my body shape at all, and I dislike the feel of the way they lift you away from the horse.

I have a relatively narrow pelvis/hips plus a long hip to knee distance, so in a dressage saddle, my hips are forced by horses with a wide ribcage....not an issue in a jump saddle . (just needed a saddle with forward cut flaps and thigh blocks, not knee rolls, so I could ride much shorter)
I found Wow saddles exacerbated this, needing an osteopaths help the twice I tried one!

It is incredibly individual, and sometimes the saddle I like best, the horse doesn't!

 

[sbloom]

Wow saddles seem really marmite when you ask around - some love them some hate them.

I understand they need to be checked every c.3-4 months and only specialist WOW fitters will touch them - so that makes it a £4-500 a year running cost - which is pretty extreme

I don't know their specific wording but checking a saddle 3-4 times a year is ideal if you're really not on top of monitoring the fit properly yourself, but it happens very rarely.