Non stretch leathers shires bates gfs

[FfionWinnie]

Or none of the above?

Decided I wanted to buy locally not online in case I need to return them for stretching so these are the ones I can get locally. The Bates being the most expensive, I'm not sure I like the extra metal buckle thingy on them, won't it rub the inside of the saddle.

Any thoughts?

 

[FfionWinnie]

Anyone, am going to the shop at lunch time

 

[LansdownK310]

I have the GFS ones in brown, had them since the summer on my jumping saddle, they were around the £50 mark but well worth it.

My ordinary leathers on my dressage saddle have been owned for the same time, they've stretched but my GFS ones havent.

 

[Orchardbeck]

I have the gfs ones too, love them although they did scuff a little when I put them on an older saddle.

Just tried to put them on my synthetic saddle and they won't go so had to revert to my wintec ones which have the same metal tab as the bates ones - they shouldn't scuff your saddle.