to buy or not to buy... sue carson air filled dressage saddle.

[lisa_lou]

Seen one i like but not sure about the air filled system. It says you can get a representative to come out for £55 and adjust the air to fit your horse perfectly, i have a very difficult to fit mare as she is lightweight thoroughbred but quite wide across the back and still higher on the hind quaters. What are peoples views?

 

[Goldenstar]

I have several air filled dressage saddles the all ideal Jessicas with flair air bags in them.
They are very useful and the horses seem to like them it's easy to get them adjusted The air is a bit different to sit on but not in a bad way just different I have one very big moving horse who at the beginning of his training was a devil for shifting his air bagged saddle about but was better in a flocked but that's one horse I have used these saddles on loads of horses over the years.
I have no personal experiance of Sue Carson saddles but they have a good reputation.

 

[sbloom]

Not all horses or riders get on with air filled panels - I'm not a fan personally, once you sit on the saddle the air is under fairly high pressure and air under pressure bounces ie as a football does. Search on here for Sue Carson and you'll see lots of opinions on her saddles and fitters.