Saddle recomdations please

[hairymolly]

I am thinking that I might need a new saddle. The thing is I think my horse is going to be difficult to fit. She is wide, flat backed with a huge shoulder. I would ideally like a dressage saddle with a really deep seat and a decent knee roll. Anybody any ideas?

 

[Kallibear]

Ideal make various models of saddle, and have special wide, flat range - they're designed for highland ponies so you can't get much wider and flatter! They may do a combination to that, with a dressage seat.

It would be also worth looking at the Isabella Werth saddle (wintec or bates). Unlike all the other wintec saddles, they have a better designed tree and decent panels and come be a good fit on wide horses (though not all by any stretch of the imagination!). And you can't get a much deeper seat than those!

 

[Hollycat]

Depends on your budget!!!

I love Amerigo saddles - very, very comfy but currently about £3000 for a new saddle
WOW may suit your horse if very dificult to fit

 

[Ravenwood]

I second Ideal saddles although my horse is a very different shape to yours. Actually I thought my horse was perfectly normal but could I get a saddle to fit? - No - I think I tried 16 saddles!

Finally the Ideal Pro Event was the only saddle that fitted her and I am thrilled to bits with it - very, comfortable for me too

 

[hairymolly]

Thanks folks I will invertigate your suggestions.

 

[vallin]

my horse is a similar shape by the sound of it and I have an Anky barnby dressage saddle that fits brilliantly

 

[hairymolly]

thanks for that I am pulling my hair out over the whole thing!!

 

[soloequestrian]

Balance International or Heather Moffett

 

[Erehwemos]

Classic Saddlery Walsall - I have one (the Bavarian) for my hard-to-fit mare and would recommend them to everybody

 

[ali87uk]

The thorogood T4 cob saddles are nice...depends if u want synthetic...but I think they do a dressage one? may be mistaken!