Muddywellies
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I would be interested to know if a specific type of saddle could improve your riding. If you are used to making do with a GP, would your riding improve if you bought a discipline specific saddle ??
Saddles again. Does a new one improve your riding ?
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scrumpygus
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My dressage saddle helped my position & seat no end - i seriously struggle to ride in anything but a dressage saddle now! So i would say 100% yes!
ester
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I bought a dr saddle 6 months back and it has really improved my position and ability to influence the pone
The improvement has carried over into the gp too.
The improvement has carried over into the gp too.
sidesaddlegirl
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I find I ride better in flat seated close contact style saddles.
BFG
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Never mind a specific discipline saddle just a different GP can really help.
I had my saddles stolen so had one lent to me while mine were being made, the important thing to me was that it fit my horse but i didnt realize just how hard it would be to ride in a saddle that didnt suit me. My instructor was shocked too and said my riding was so different and i struggled to get my leg on correctly. My new GP arrived and everything is back to normal i can ride again (well as good as i could before).
I had my saddles stolen so had one lent to me while mine were being made, the important thing to me was that it fit my horse but i didnt realize just how hard it would be to ride in a saddle that didnt suit me. My instructor was shocked too and said my riding was so different and i struggled to get my leg on correctly. My new GP arrived and everything is back to normal i can ride again (well as good as i could before).
chaps89
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For me I find it's not the kind of saddle but alot depends on how/where the stirrup bars are placed- too far forward, throws my leg position and then I can't ride for toffee. I tend to avoid jumping saddles tho, vsd or dressage for me if I can.
Divasmum
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Absolutely.
4leggedfurries
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Yup makes a huge difference. I used to ride D in a wintec gp, but had to change when he got a bad back. Saddler fitted a new saddle to both of us and after trying several different one now ride in a Bates VSD (have short legs so the cut of the gp meant my legs were flapping around) and its completely changed my riding. I dont bounce about cos the saddle was too big for me and my hips only very occasionally hurt now where as it was every time i rode before. Plus the horse in much happier in it and goes sooo much better.
Vicki1986
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really agree Re the stirrup bar placing... I had a lovely saddle company verona WH saddle but i found it hard to ride in and it hurt my back, the stirrup placing just wasn't quite right for me.
FrodoBeutlin
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Never mind a specific discipline saddle just a different GP can really help.
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Couldn't agree more! I recently changed from a dressage saddle with huge knee blocks to an Albion SLK, and found that the new saddle makes me sit much more correctly and I find everything easier! Apparently the knee blocks on old saddle, because they were so big, were forcing my legs into a fixed position and I could not sit correctly
Never mind a specific discipline saddle just a different GP can really help.
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Couldn't agree more! I recently changed from a dressage saddle with huge knee blocks to an Albion SLK, and found that the new saddle makes me sit much more correctly and I find everything easier! Apparently the knee blocks on old saddle, because they were so big, were forcing my legs into a fixed position and I could not sit correctly