Sorry another saddle question..

[barkinghorse]

Some of the dressage saddles i am looking at seem to say "medium fit" but only measure 5 inches from D ring to D ring, Do dressage saddles come up narrower across the front than normal saddles to compensate a higher pommel?
in other words, if my saddle my gp saddle measures 8 inches across would i get away with a narrower dressage saddle?
( sorry if i have confused you)

Jo

 

[fizz-tally]

different makes of saddles come up different sizes,fizzes griffin is 9 " & a medium where as pennys is a thorogood & is a 8" medium

 

[Bosworth]

there are actually no standard sizes in this country so what one manufacturer calls medium can be narrow in another make. If your saddle is 8 inches across in a GP and that fits then you need to make sure the dressage saddle is the same, but you need a saddle fitter to ft it for you. One make may look narrower but padding is different or tree is different with differing header plate and points.

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

The only way to be 100% sure of the fit is to buy a Bates with the changable gullet system. For about £15 you can change it to any width fitting you want & it only takes a screwdriver & about 5 minutes.