Sparklet
Well-Known Member
I made a promise to post this for advice on behalf of a friend.
She owns a Hannovarian mare who has had several foals and therefore has wider ribs, she is well covered with a very flat wither. She is narrowist just behind the elbow and is slightly croup high so the saddle has a tendancy to move forward.
My friend has owned her for about 5 years and does elementary dressage quite sucessfully but has never got the saddle fitting right and it has been an ongoing problem.
My friend, like me, is a larger rider so needs a nice generous saddle so fit her curvey voluptuous backside
and she has just bought a new saddle but has been getting backache which her instructor blames on the saddle saying it is too deep and therefore not big enough. The horse works much better in the new saddle though.
Has anyone out there got a similar shaped horse out there and even better a similar shaped backside who can help give some advice about what makes of saddle she could try?
Treeless are out because she has tried one but it is no use for dressage.
She owns a Hannovarian mare who has had several foals and therefore has wider ribs, she is well covered with a very flat wither. She is narrowist just behind the elbow and is slightly croup high so the saddle has a tendancy to move forward.
My friend has owned her for about 5 years and does elementary dressage quite sucessfully but has never got the saddle fitting right and it has been an ongoing problem.
My friend, like me, is a larger rider so needs a nice generous saddle so fit her curvey voluptuous backside
Has anyone out there got a similar shaped horse out there and even better a similar shaped backside who can help give some advice about what makes of saddle she could try?
Treeless are out because she has tried one but it is no use for dressage.