Saddle suggestions for a wobbly trotter.

[05jackd]

After a motivational kick up the bum I have two out of three horses back in work but really struggling to find a saddle suitable for the third.

I suspect he is a standardbred ( no breeding) and he is quite narrow to sit on with no neck so it feels like you are sitting on a cliff at times! Add to this that he is still a bit wobbly and not all legs go in the same direction at the same time and thus I want something I feel secure in.

He always used to go in a barefoot treeless but I just don’t feel secure in it.

We will get the saddle fitter out in May when she’s in the area but in the meantime does anyone have any suggestions?

Pictures of wobbly donkey attached!

 

[sbloom]

Flat back equals flat rails and possibly flat seat, the pics are too tiny to see much I'm afraid, apart from flat back! The flat rails will give stability too, as trotters, pacers etc can cause instability in too many traditionally fitted saddles.

 

[05jackd]

Flat back equals flat rails and possibly flat seat, the pics are too tiny to see much I'm afraid, apart from flat back! The flat rails will give stability too, as trotters, pacers etc can cause instability in too many traditionally fitted saddles.

I think you have hit the nail on the head he is flat backed but is also a narrow build rather than a flat backed wide cob type.

 

[sbloom]

And too many "bog standard" cob trees have too wide a seat and are "too much saddle", ending up with perching and rolling. Few have truly flat rails either.