Narrow saddles

[Marmalade]

I'm looking for a saddle for my ex-racer, who is a Narrow / Narrow Medium, but there is literally nothing out there!! I'm sure he'll change shape as he currently has very little muscle after a few months off so I don't really want to buy him a brand new saddle until he's a bit more developed. But does anyone know of a good place to find a saddle narrower than medium?! There must be loads of nrrow TBs out there, but everything seems to be too wide!

 

[Meowy Catkin]

There are a few high wither Thorowgood saddles on ebay. You can get different gullets for them, so it may be worth investigating.

 

[miss_bird]

I brought a narrow and and narrow/medium stubbens and they fit like a dream

 

[PonyIAmNotFood]

If you pad the medium out until he's muscled into it i think that would be a better option, i don't think I've ever seen i horse that stays a true narrow fitting for long with proper work unless its narrow with muscle wastage caused by a too tight saddle.

 

[Javabb94]

When my tb x appy had muscle wastage we got a larger one and padded it out with sheepskin half pad and now it fits fine

 

[LiveryList]

There are always quite a few 2nd hand Wintec/ Thorowgoods avauolable on Ebay which would enable you to change the gullet size- so effectively you could buy any width irrespective and just change to the required size when you get it

 

[Ibblebibble]

i have a narrow thorogood high wither saddle sat in my tackroom doing nothing

 

[fatpiggy]

I've got a narrow Derby House working hunter saddle which is no longer in use. My mare has high withers as well as being narrow over her shoulders.PM if you are interested! I think getting a narrow saddle is really hard now due to the current taste in WBs and cobs. When it was TBs everyone had them!!

 

[Ranyhyn]

I have had mine on ebay and had no interest and its an english leather Martin Wilkinson! I have the opposite problem..!

 

[Gluttonforpunishment]

Try the Crosby Narrowfit (if they are still around, had mine about 12 years now).

Fitted my high withered 7/8 TB really well although he did need a thick sheepskin numnah as he was ridiculously thin skinned.

Was about £700 when I bought it new.

 

[delicious dapple]

I have just this morning had a thorowgood fitted for my very narrow tb. He was in the narrowest gullet wintec with a front riser and is now in a medium thorowgood high wither which fits like a dream! would deffinately recommend them as saddle fitter said she hadnt seen such narrow withers in a long time

 

[ncarter]

I'm looking for a saddle for my ex-racer, who is a Narrow / Narrow Medium, but there is literally nothing out there!! I'm sure he'll change shape as he currently has very little muscle after a few months off so I don't really want to buy him a brand new saddle until he's a bit more developed. But does anyone know of a good place to find a saddle narrower than medium?! There must be loads of nrrow TBs out there, but everything seems to be too wide!

I have a narrow black Morris and Nolan Badminton Event saddle that was sold to me to fit my chunky Welsh Sec D. I was told it fitted!!!!! GRRRRR. It is for sale at a reasonable price - PM me if you are interested.

 

[CracklinRosie]

I have a lovely N/NM Lovatt and Rickets event saddle, that is possibly the comfiest thing I have even sat on, but no longer fits my horses! ;-)

 

[horsimous]

I have PM'd you as I have a cheap but nice leather saddle which will be ideal

 

[horsimous]

sorry meant to PM