Whats the difference between these saddles

[dieseldog]

The top one is a proper Stubben MFS and £1100 and the second one is a CTD Stubben and £350

Do you think they are pretty similar?

 

[lizzie_liz]

top one is more attractive than the bottom one!

 

[CastleMouse]

The stirrup bar seems quite different, but apart from that they look very similar! I prefer the colour of the CTD

 

[Weezy]

The second isn't badged, is far more straight cut and just doesn't actually look *right* to me

 

[Santa_Claus]

First looks rounder in the flap and longer in the seat so to me more favourable XC whilst the second better SJ but personally wouldn't have neither as my bum finds stubbens far too hard

 

[dieseldog]

The second one is from the stubben budget CTD range, I just thought if it had the same blocks how different could it be?

 

[Weezy]

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First looks rounder in the flap and longer in the seat so to me more favourable XC whilst the second better SJ but personally wouldn't have neither as my bum finds stubbens far too hard

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See I would say the second is too deep in the seat for me to SJ in!

 

[dieseldog]

They are calling the CTD one a MFS as well.

I never ride long enough for my bum to go numb

 

[piebaldsparkle]

The top one appears to made of better quality leather and has superior neater stitching. The bottom also appears to be straighter cut and the stirrup bars are further forward.

 

[Irishcobs]

The second looks more comfy for the horse, more padding at the back. The stirrup bars are further back on the first saddle.

 

[lucy245]

The 2nd ones stitching does not look up to Stubbens standard and it just does not look quite right to me either. The 1st price tag is alot more for a reason - its a far better quality saddle

 

[dieseldog]

The top saddle is £700 more expensive than the 2nd saddle which is why it is of a better quality

what about this saddle - £650 from Germany

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stuebben-Scandica-...1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Irishcobs]

I like that saddle. Looks very comfy. Not a clue what they are saying about it though.

 

[Santa_Claus]

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First looks rounder in the flap and longer in the seat so to me more favourable XC whilst the second better SJ but personally wouldn't have neither as my bum finds stubbens far too hard

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See I would say the second is too deep in the seat for me to SJ in!

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not if you have a little bum

but again I wouldn't buy them

 

[Weezy]

Humph

 

[dieseldog]

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I like that saddle. Looks very comfy. Not a clue what they are saying about it though.

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They are saying its the size I want

thats as far as I got.

 

[CastleMouse]

That looks like quite a nice saddle, seems really comfy!

 

[SSM]

Second one is a fake.

 

[dieseldog]

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Second one is a fake.

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No its not a fake as the picture is off the offical stubben website. It is a saddle from their budget CTD range which is £700 cheaper than the original stubben - so is it worth saving £700 for basically the same saddle - or not?

 

[Rambo]

Well, i have a CTD....but i didn't get it for £350 unfortunately

I paid nearly £900 for mine...and for those of you who say the quality isn't as good....i can assure you it's virtually no different....i';ve had both CTD and 'proper' Stubben saddles

The CTD's are made by Stubben trained craftsmen, under license (in Spain i believe

) and they are just being sold off cheap from the main Stubben site now for whatever reason. I was told by my saddler that CTD was Stubben's attempt to get away from their 'old fuddy duddy' image with a set of more modern cut saddles.

To those who said the stirrup bars are more forward on the second saddle...they're not....what you are looking at is actually the manufacturers plate under the top flap, not the stirrup bars