Thorowgood saddles advice please

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I'm trying out saddles for a horse I'm just starting to back. Best fit so far is a Thorowgood with a short S gullet bar in orange. Code label is missing so I can't ring Thorowgood to find out exactly what it is. Short bar means it is a cob fit, I think. It fitted nicely over her wither shape with good clearance and she was happy to wear it. However It was advertised as 17 ins but it is actually 17.5 and a little too long for my short-backed horse. So I bought a secondhand cob Thorowgood 17 ins labelled Cob MGX. This is also fitted with an orange gullet bar. It's the right length on her back but too low on her wither and appears to be a more open shape at the front. Are there two different t4 cob trees and pommel shapes out there? The 17.5 was an old version and the 17 is a new flatter version?? Would the smaller seat mean I need a different gullet bar? Any advice gratefully received as I'm very confused.
 
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If it's the same gullet bar then it might be the panels that are a different shape at the front - one with a gusset and one not maybe.

When sitting lower at the wither do you still have clearance at the wither and all of the way along the gullet?

If you are not sure then you really should get a fitter out
 
I had a whitaker T6 that took cob gullets but wasnt a cob saddle, so yes they did use them in different shaped saddles. You could ring them and ask. Theyve always been really helpful and might identify it from a picture.
 
Thanks Leo. I think you might be right and it is not a cob but some other version. That's helpful to know. I shall ring them tomorrow .
 
I have a saddler booked for Thurs to check fit of whichever saddle I have chosen and adjust flocking. I know enough to find the right saddle and prefer to try them out for a few days to see what the horse thinks but yes, if you don't know what you are doing, agree always an idea to ask a saddle fitter, Wheels.
 
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