Birker2020
Well-Known Member
Some of you might remember me putting various posts about my prize saddle I won in Horse & Rider competition last year.
Well its been nothing but trouble for me, as I've been bucked off and ended in A&E and its been reflocked three times now since Feb this year and it needs doing again now! It still doesn't fit correctly and I am thinking that the tree doesn't fit my horse in which case no amount of reflocking will work.
The saddle fitter is coming out again. I asked them to reflock my previous saddle a lovely Jeffries Falcon Event Saddle but that has also gone down drastically also. I've been riding a lot lately in the prize saddle and my horse has been going quite nicely but last night he was really playing up, a lot of tail swishing, going hollow, rushing and at one stage he took off with me and I nearly came off. He was not happy at all. I think its the saddle and because its gone down at the back its pushing my legs foward into a crazy hunting position which means my aids are really ineffective. My riding has gone downhill and I feel my position in continually being compromised. I wonder if there will ever be light at the end of this saddle tunnel and I am beginning to think I would be better off to part with it (its a lovely ITree 18" GP, a really smart looking saddle that many people have commented on). But at least then I could get a dressage saddle that DOES fit me and my horse and I can have proper knee rolls and a correct position in the saddle with a saddle that fits.
I am going to ride with a rear riser pad tonight to see if this makes any difference as I have a combined training competition tomorrow. I know front/rear risers are only a temporary solution but if this can make my horse more comfortable until the saddle fitter comes out (yet again) then it will be worth it. The saddle is going to be sold if the saddle fitter cannot remedy this.
HELPPPPPP!!!!
Well its been nothing but trouble for me, as I've been bucked off and ended in A&E and its been reflocked three times now since Feb this year and it needs doing again now! It still doesn't fit correctly and I am thinking that the tree doesn't fit my horse in which case no amount of reflocking will work.
The saddle fitter is coming out again. I asked them to reflock my previous saddle a lovely Jeffries Falcon Event Saddle but that has also gone down drastically also. I've been riding a lot lately in the prize saddle and my horse has been going quite nicely but last night he was really playing up, a lot of tail swishing, going hollow, rushing and at one stage he took off with me and I nearly came off. He was not happy at all. I think its the saddle and because its gone down at the back its pushing my legs foward into a crazy hunting position which means my aids are really ineffective. My riding has gone downhill and I feel my position in continually being compromised. I wonder if there will ever be light at the end of this saddle tunnel and I am beginning to think I would be better off to part with it (its a lovely ITree 18" GP, a really smart looking saddle that many people have commented on). But at least then I could get a dressage saddle that DOES fit me and my horse and I can have proper knee rolls and a correct position in the saddle with a saddle that fits.
I am going to ride with a rear riser pad tonight to see if this makes any difference as I have a combined training competition tomorrow. I know front/rear risers are only a temporary solution but if this can make my horse more comfortable until the saddle fitter comes out (yet again) then it will be worth it. The saddle is going to be sold if the saddle fitter cannot remedy this.
HELPPPPPP!!!!
