what saddle do you have on your high withered big shouldered tbs

[Slightlyconfused]

as title.....looking to upgrade his saddle. he is currently in a wintec 2000 gp which fits him okay. He has huge shoulders that have always pushed his saddles back so has to have a 16.5" seat and a wider girth as long girth groove.

im looking at jaguar, albion, kent and masters and throrgood.

anyothers?

 

[_Annie_]

My younger lad is a high withered, big shouldered beastie, I have the older version thorowgood t6 hi wither & it's a great fit on him.

A friend has a similarly shaped tb & the hi wither t4 is fab on him.

 

[Slightlyconfused]

My younger lad is a high withered, big shouldered beastie, I have the older version thorowgood t6 hi wither & it's a great fit on him.

A friend has a similarly shaped tb & the hi wither t4 is fab on him.

I quite like the look of the T8 Compact High Wither but it only goes down to 17".....looking at the other thorowgood saddles only the pony ones are 16.5"

 

[criso]

My retired one was like that and I had a Black Country event. It was Medium but had wither gussets/inserts. I don't know what size they go down to but they do come up a bit small. My 18" is clearly smaller than an Ideal and LM saddle I have which are in theory the same size.

 

[Lanky Loll]

17.5" N/M Albion K2 Jump on my 17hh high withered big shouldered TB only saddle that doesn't move or need a pad underneath BUT I did have the flocking adjusted by a local saddle (cost c.£50) to create more room for her shoulder movement

 

[Spotsrock]

A sensation with creative shimming! Trail for competition and a hybrid for day to day which means when he throws some shapes I'm nice and secure!

 

[soloequestrian]

Balance International Horizon. Also goes on my cobby type Welsh D cross. They both love it, as did my late TB mare who was conformationally between the two. Just use a slightly different padding system for each horse.

 

[Micropony]

I had a high withered big shouldered WB and Kieffers fitted him really well. My friend has a high withered big shouldered TB and has the same models of GP and DR saddle that suit him really well too. My new horse is a completely different shape with a much flatter back, and I have ended up with an Albion but I miss my Kieffer horribly, it was so comfortable and supportive.

They are adjustable if you don't get a really old one, but you do need a saddle fitter who has the right equipment to do the tree adjustment properly. Have seen horrors when dodgy saddlers have for example just bunged in a load of flocking to make it narrower and the poor horse is then subjected to rock hard lumpy panels.

 

[Charlie007]

I have just bought the thorowgood t8 anatomical gp. I'm very pleased with it on my tb

 

[PorkChop]

Frank Baines saddles, they can do any size seat on any tree - they really do go above and beyond to make sure the fit is right

 

[wkiwi]

Many TBs in Australia and NZ go well in Bates saddle. I jumped one of mine in a 16.5" Pessoa medium fitting if that's any use.

 

[WindyStacks]

Kieffer or Stubben. Plenty of second hand bargains to be had with both within the UK as Brits tend not to "know" about them.

 

[dixie]

Pessoa's are meant to be good for big shouldered horses and adjustable.
Also my Black Country Wexford has a "freedom" tree which is also quite flexible around the shoulder.

 

[wench]

Thorowgood high wither

 

[el_Snowflakes]

Not a TB but a very High withered, large shouldered WB. I have a Black Country (not sure if the model buts it's a 'very slightly' jumping saddle- could be the Wexford ) gives amazing clearance & the hollows she formerly had behind her shoulders have now disappeared since having it, so much so that I had to have quite a lot of flocking put in about 6/7 months after initial purchase! Highly recommend this brand for high withers.

 

[Custard Cream]

I've got a 17.5" T4 hi-wither in brown that I used for a long time on my mare that had the same issues - every other saddle was pushed back and down at the front.

It's sat in my understairs cupboard as mare is now in foal - could sell it I suppose?

 

[Caol Ila]

Only half a TB (the other half being Shire), but she has huge shoulders and shark fin withers. The Thorowgood T4 high wither has done the job for the last few years.

 

[Valonty]

I have a very high and hollowed withered TB and he also has big shoulders and I have an Ideal Jessica dr saddle as well as an Ideal Patriot for jumping, hacking ect. They both fit him fab and he is a really hard shape to fit.

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

One of mine is a Hann x TB & is high withered. We found that 'Harry Dabbs' fits him great.

 

[claracanter]

Mine is also in an Albion K2

 

[BarnesBridge]

I have my high withered TB boy in a Kent & Masters high wither GP saddle. Fits him a treat! Love it, I have the one with moveable knee pads and it's also comfortable for me too! (Also important!)

 

[Slightlyconfused]

One of mine is a Hann x TB & is high withered. We found that 'Harry Dabbs' fits him great.

Would love one but the purse can't stretch it :/

 

[Goldenstar]

I have a patriot made by ideal as a jump saddle which was recycled from another horse and reflocked for him and Albion platinum royale for dressage which was made for him.