recommend me a dressage saddle?

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So I'd really like to get a dressage saddle for the boy but problem is we don't have a great range of saddlers in our area when it comes to second hand.

I'm thinking my best bet is probably going to be to buy privately then get it fitted - might be a bit of a risk in going through a few before finding the right one but don't much fancy paying £600+ second hand from the local saddlers and I'm not so worried about saddle age & condition as fit & price.

so can any of you lovely people help recommend makes & models of dressage saddles that could fit the following criteria;

highish withers (but not narrow, he's actually medium wide)
not a lot of curve on the tree
not much shoulder
doesn't have pannels that protrude a long way behind the seat
must be leather

... not much of a shopping list eh? piccie of the spoilt brats back below :rolleyes:

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currently got cut back pommel with front gussets and a fairly hooped gullet shape as a guide.

thankies ... hmm, little glass of red on the offering for replies?!:o
 
My most favourite dressage saddle is a ideal Jessica. Just so unbelievably comfy. Unfortunately it doesn't fit either if my weird fitting horses (one super narrow, one super wide). You can get them for a really good price second hand.

I have a gorgeous Morris and Nolan dressage saddle for my mare that is super comfy and just amazing but I don't often see them second hand around.
 
bates innova!!!!! love them, with the cair air :) unfortunatly i sold mine due to no horse for it, but i got some of my best tests out of it and the horse loved it
i cryed when it went to its new owner thats how much i loved it... i wish id kept it now...and found a horse that fitted it!!!!!!!
we sold it for just over £800 2nd hand...but was in excellent condition
everything is more or less changeable too!
 
I love ideal jessicas too, sadly though they won't fit (got one sat in the back room!) - or at least not without getting them to do a made to measure :(

... tootles off to look at morris & nolan ...
 
I love the ideal jessica too but I bought one and it didnt fit either of my horses, I have a really nice fieldhouse dressage saddle, I have just ordered a Lavinia Mitchell dressage for my really wide Arab they are lovely saddles.
 
Polly Peewee said:
Problem with them is that they use the wintec gullet plates which don't seem to suit the boy because of the angle they're at :(
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yes new horse of 17.3....with massive shoulders....just tucked inbehind them and made working very uncomfortable! the wintec plate suits a smaller horse where they can sit further down the body - almost over the shoulder...rather than perching ontop and digging in......

i am considering a wintec version for the horse that originaly had the bates, because ive never had a feeling like that saddle gave me!
 
Pinkvboots said:
I love the ideal jessica too but I bought one and it didnt fit either of my horses, I have a really nice fieldhouse dressage saddle, I have just ordered a Lavinia Mitchell dressage for my really wide Arab they are lovely saddles.
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hmm, I'd wondered about fieldhouse - might take a lookie at one of his stable mates saddles and see what the shape is like!
 
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