Thorowgood cob saddles, where are they all hiding?

[merry mischief]

After several teeth back and saddle issues I'm now ready to bring Jim back into work but I need a new saddle first.
I want a secondhand thorowgood cob 16.5 (or 17" at a push) with changeable gullet system (gone from a x wide to a xx wide in a few months need something that can change with him!) in brown, but there are none to be found on eBay or preloved :-( anyone know where else to look or any reputable saddlers in s Yorkshire that may carry second hand?
Left over mince pies and choccy for all!

MM

 

[FaldingwoodLivery]

no its not exactly what you were wanting but if you're desperate i have a brand new thorowgood cob t4, 16.5" xxw in black, got FISH inserts but no changeable gullet. not wanting silly amounts of money for it, im in soth yorkshire too.

failing tha try jo akroyd, she a thorowgood dealer in rotherham x

 

[SavingGrace]

there is one advertised on gumtree in glasgow.

 

[domane]

I'm going to be looking for a T'good Cob "Plus" in a few months (the version for the wider, shorter-backed cob). You NEVER see those advertised second-hand. So either people never buy them or they're so good that they don't want to part with them. Guess I'll have to buy new then.....

 

[*hic*]

I am about to take to the saddler (this afternoon) to see if I can get him to sell it a brown 17" T4 cob but has the fish inserts. Used a few times on my newly backed mare before she started to event and needed separate dressage and jumping saddles.

 

[merry mischief]

Faldingwood livery, I've seen your ad, there both lovely saddles and a bargain but not quite right :-( I need a changeable gullet as he insists on keeping growing! Gah!
Saving grace: thanks so much but it's black, I desperately want brown, I'm so picky! But might be perfect for you Domane as it is indeed a cob plus!
Hic: does it have the changable gullet system?
MM

 

[FlashHarry]

I have a 17 inch t6 cob in black which I want to sell. I am in Somerset. Pm me if interested. It has a changeable gullet but can't remember which one is currently in it.

 

[merry mischief]

May have to settle for black at this rate! Will give it a little longer for a brown one to appear! X

 

[dumpling]

You probably can't find one as I think they only start at 17". I had a t6 cob and it was way too big for both me and pony. Couldn't get rid of it at all and ended up selling it practically new for £200.

 

[merry mischief]

Thanks kirsty, getting a saddle for a cob is an out and out nightmare! He's just rising 5 so changing all the time. I can't change saddles every few months so finding a t'good cob until he settles on a permenant shape seems the only option :-( x

 

[sakura]

I sold a brown 17" xw cob about 6 months ago, they were quite a few on ebay at the time, maybe it's the time of year? lol

however, mine wasn't a changeable gullet but they were quite a few on there, I thought mine wouldn't sell cos it was up against them - but it did pretty fast thankfully!

 

[dumpling]

Mines a welsh x coloured cob. I show him and I find a show saddle is the only thing that sits and fits correctly! Obviously for hacking I don't want to use my show saddle so had to find something else. He's in a Wintec wide but I find I need to pad it up as for the correct gullet to fit him width wise, i find the saddle quite low if that makes sense. If I could get a cheap show saddle I would use that all the time!

 

[merry mischief]

It's a nightmare isn't it? I'm starting to consider taking natural
Horsemanship to new level and just bloody bare backing him everywhere! Lol x

 

[merry mischief]

Shameless bump!

 

[Nats]

You probably can't find one as I think they only start at 17". I had a t6 cob and it was way too big for both me and pony.

Ditto this. Maybe you could try a 16.5" Thorowgood Pony Club? They also have quite broad panels as designed for roly poly ponies! Tried both on my flat-backed arab x recently and didn't notice much difference.

 

[MissTyc]

I got a 17" one on Ebay earlier this year.

It was advertised as "thorogood saddle for cobb etc" [sic]
First question was asking if it had changeable gullet. Answer no.

... but I immediately recognised it for what it was - brown, newish model, cob model, T4 3D ... Paid £140 for it and couldn't breathe until it arrived It was perfect! (and even came with an extra gullet so I guess someone didn't know what they had)

 

[Waffles]

HAven't read all your posts but on facebook there is a page called "The Welsh Cob" and someone has just advertised a thorowgood saddle on there...

 

[merry mischief]

Can't find the group on fb?

Miss tyc hopefully I'll find something similar on eBay if I keep searching!

 

[Waffles]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/34623196079/?ref=ts

try this

 

[merry mischief]

Thanks very much! Fb mobile is dodgy!

 

[WildRider]

Thorowgood Cob saddles in brown are worse than hen's teeth to find secondhand. I tried to find one at the start of the year to no avail, and even brand new they're soooo hard to find. I did manage to get one from TDS Saddlers though - I know they aren't local to you but their delivery service was really good, and when I had to send it back due to being to small for my legs, they were really good about that too. I'd recommend ringing them though - they didn't list brown on the website, it was only as I asked them if they had one in stock that I got it.

 

[merry mischief]

Thankyou! They don't list the cob model at all on the website but I'll give them a call

 

[Waffles]

I, it seems, was lucky enough to buy a brown thorowgood saddle secondhand about 16 years ago second hand. Someone had brought it up the stables to try on their cob, but it was too small. I tried it on mine and it fitted. Cost me £40 - never looked back - never used my leather one again! Had my old horse PTS in april, got a new horse in August, took said saddle to see if it fitted and it did, so it's now in use again! A few people have said to me "That's a nice saddle" and when (very seldom) someone else had ridden my horse, they've said how comfy it is. Pure luck!

 

[merry mischief]

They really are like hens teeth! I guess because they are so good for youngsters oh well I live in hope one will turn up soon! X

 

[Orchardbeck]

Don't give up! I got a brown 17 inch t4 3d cob from eBay for 185 quid a couple of months ago... Brand new condition too. Quick change of gullet from my saddler and good to go - love it!

 

[merry mischief]

Thanks! After having a template made it's come to
Light that he needs an xxwide so it looks like its thorowgood or thorowgood! Lol
I live in hope I'll find one x