Seat savers and dressage

[clairencappelli]

I am hopin that my horse will be coming back into work in 10 weeks ( counting down everyday! ). She susatined an injury back in april.

Now im unsure of how much she will be able to do and i need to get her back and fitten her up slowley but id like to do some lo key dressage as soon as shes ready.

Now i always thought seat savers were not allowed full stop but just browsing ebay someone claims the heather moffat seat saver is dressage legal???

I have only done a handful of tests and always taken my sheepskin one off.

So is the heather moffat one allowed or are they talking tosh? Be interesting to know as she may be rather excited at not going out to a party for such a long time she may be...erm..happy

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Be grateful if anyone could clear it up for me

 

[merlinsquest]

To my knowledge they are NOT dressage legal.

 

[lar]

They didn't used to be allowed but the rules changed about two years ago to allow discreet ones to be used. The Heather Moffatt ones are definitely legal - I think the rule change largely came about to accomodate them!

 

[merlinsquest]

Thats me wrong then.....sorry...... have done no dressage for a while and not legal when I did.

 

[icestationzebra]

Yes they are BD legal. Fluffy ones are not though.

 

[clairencappelli]

Thanks for clearing that up, i shall put a heather moffat one on my xmas list to aid stickability when we do go out.

 

[parsley]

I use an enlightened equitation one - its quite small and made of suede stuff - not a huge fluffy thing

 

[SpruceRI]

That's good news. Will have a go at sitting trot now as current saddle is hard as rock and I suffer bruising without my seat saver!