Seat Savers

it depends on your saddle (or the one you will be riding in!). they can really help your position and make riding more comfy

I have an Enlightened Equitation seatbone saver and although I don't need it on my current saddle, I always take it with me on riding holidays and it's been worth its' weight in gold! At one yard, where I'd gone for a weekend adn we had 3 x 1hr riding lessons on saturday and 3 on sunday, I had people queueing up to borrow it at the end of each of my lessons!
 
For that price, no harm trying!

I have just bought a Bartl (?) sheepskin seatsaver. Felt like I could fit two of my bums in the saddle before!
 
I have a merino sheepskin one, its really thick and very comfortable.
TBH i did have a fabric one like the one in your link, nowhere as good as a real sheepskin one though, alot thinner and wear quickly :)
 
Bit of a hijack (sorry!) but didn't want to start a whole new thread!

I find my saddle slippy when I don't have my grippy jodhs on - and I don't have show-colour grippy jodhs, so for 'proper' jumping I feel a little insecure! I've never used a seat saver though (looking at the gel-out ones) and wonder if it's worth the investment or if it'll be disconcertingly sticky! Anyone have any experience either way?
 
I need all the security I can get and OH likes a bit of comfort following a prolapsed disc... I had a Heather Moffatt up until last year and thought it was fantastic. I then got an Acavello gel-out pad, which is even better!
Neither of these are cheap, but as I wanted grip as opposed to just a warmer and comfier rear I found them well worth the money. Actually, I got a good price for the HM when I sold it!
 
Floxie said:
Bit of a hijack (sorry!) but didn't want to start a whole new thread!

I find my saddle slippy when I don't have my grippy jodhs on - and I don't have show-colour grippy jodhs, so for 'proper' jumping I feel a little insecure! I've never used a seat saver though (looking at the gel-out ones) and wonder if it's worth the investment or if it'll be disconcertingly sticky! Anyone have any experience either way?
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Treat your saddle with a decent coating of a good leather conditioner and leave as long as you can before you sit in it (might need to wipe surplus off with a cloth). That will stop it being too slippery - I used to have that problem with my old Farrington and it did help.

And the cheap synthetic fur fabric seat savers do squash flat fairly quickly - you could try a cheap one and then invest in a sheepskin one if you like it. I've got a (black) Nuumed one bit it didn't have the strip to go under the saddle to keep it in place, and it was always working loose. Have it for sale if anyone is interested.
 
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I have a cottage craft sheepskin one for winter and an enlightened equitation (?memory foam type)one for summer. Never ride without if I'm hacking but I don't showjump in them.
 
Nancykitt said:
I need all the security I can get and OH likes a bit of comfort following a prolapsed disc... I had a Heather Moffatt up until last year and thought it was fantastic. I then got an Acavello gel-out pad, which is even better!
Neither of these are cheap, but as I wanted grip as opposed to just a warmer and comfier rear I found them well worth the money. Actually, I got a good price for the HM when I sold it!
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I second the Acavello Gel-out seat saver. It's very comfortable without giving a 'perched' feeling and having back trouble myself, I don't think I could be riding without it at the moment. You can get the gel-in if you're worried about stickiness, but it's literally only sticky when you get it out of the packet! Otherwise it gives good grip, without glueing one's backside.
 
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