Possible new saddle problems!

[LouiseG]

I have just bought a brand new Saddle Company saddle for my new horse, I seem to be having a couple of problems with it... Firstly, it feels quite hard which I presume is because it’s new and the flock needs to settle and mould to my horse, however in trot it keeps pushing me out of the saddle like a little springboard when I rise which my 5 year old does not appear to be liking as he thinks this means go faster!! It is also pushing my legs quite far forward and I feel unbalanced.

Can anyone shed any advice on whether this is because the saddle is brand new and will take a while to settle, and of course for me and my horse to get used to. I have only ridden in it twice so I am maybe being a bit presumptuous. It fits my horse really well which is my main priority, however I’m not happy that it is now making me ride very badly!!!

Thanks!

 

[sbloom]

That catapault feeling normally comes from the saddle lifting at the back in rising trot - it could have settled at the front too quickly and is a fraction wide now, or is a little curvy and may need a tweak with the flocking. The best thing you can do is call the fitter and explain what is happening.