Which type of saddles do you own? More than one? or one for all?

[TigerTail]

My friesian is in a Heather Moffett GPT and does a bit of everything - my TB x ID is in a HM dressage which I hack in happily and have sat many a spook and spin!

 

[el_Snowflakes]

Just the one. A leather Ideal GP, do everything in it....schooling, jumping, showing ect. It has removable knee rolls but I've never felt the need to take them off. I do fancy getting a dressage saddle in the future for flatwork & dressage but the main importance to me is that it fits my horse correctly & doesn't hinder my position.

 

[NZJenny]

So I have more saddles than horses. My little mare (endurance) has her own, its a K2 Albion. My Arabian gelding has an SLK Albion for dressage, but then last year I decided to try a bit of jumping so now he has a GP as well. I still have my old Bates dressage saddle, which doesn't fit anything I own, but isn't worth selling.

Then I have a young horse who will be ready to start late this year .........

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

I have around 18 saddles ...

My 2 tbs share 2 saddles - one is a very neat straight cut show saddle (Jeffries), the other is a working hunter saddle (Hazelden).

My fell has a working hunter saddle, I cant remember the make.

My dartmoor has the most saddles of the bunch! But thats because he has changed shape so much over the years and I have kept the redundent ones.

My shetlands have 3 pads between them - 1 Zoe Snape saddle and 2 Milners. Who wears what depends entirely on who is riding them at the time.

I also have a small collection of 14-16in havannah show saddles for natives that I don't use and cant seem to get rid of.

Oh and my exercise saddle for work.

 

[Tiaan]

Thanks for all your replies! I managed to find a gp saddle with straighter flaps for a great price, which I brought after reading some of your posts.

This means I have most of the saddle budget left to buy a smart dressage saddle, which I will use pretty much daily and for showing, with the gp allowing me to jump.

 

[spotty_pony]

My ISH has got an Albion K2 GP which is lovely and comfortable with lovely soft knee rolls

My Appy has an Exselle Jumping Saddle (usually a mono-flap saddle but I had mine made into a double flap one) which has knee rolls in the outside of the saddle and I have found it is a fab saddle to help me to keep my position over fences.

I also have a Falcon Hawk Event Saddle which my Appy had before he changed shape and got fitter. This is also a nice comfortable saddle. And I have a couple of Wintecs which are great for my boy's fluctuating weight over the summer months as they have an interchangeable gullet. They are also useful for when I get project horses.

 

[Shooting Star]

Hmm well my intention is to have two, dressage for in the school and the few comps that we do and a gp for hacking ... However we tend to be lucky if we manage to get one of either type to fit at any one time.

at the moment I have 3 saddles, 2 of which need selling the other needs adjusting as the man seems to decided to go up a gullet size and I still need to find a gp that fits his current shape as the gp saddle isn't adjustable AARRRRGGG!!!

 

[JoClark]

My 1 has a jump/xc and a dressage saddle.

I have an Ideal Jessica for dressage which is a lovely saddle and fits so many different horses, a lot of friends also have it. My jump/xc is the Ideal Impala, again such a lovely saddle, knee blocks aren't huge but you feel so safe.

Defo an Ideal fan

 

[Splashy pony]

OH asked if I needed a 2nd saddle to buy out of his bonus. Honestly, no, the one I have is perfect. Saddle exchange Comfort maker WH. Bought for hacking but decided to have a go at dressage and a bit of jumping. Love it. Shame. But strictly low level everything, I think you only need specialist stuff when you move up the grades.

 

[Theocat]

Mine isn't very happy in a GP so I've changed to a WH saddle - he's comfy, it's fine for dressage and we're not going to be jumping big enough to really need much more than that! I'd love a dressage saddle but that's just too much of a luxury.

 

[PolarSkye]

We have three, but only really use two:

- Albion close contact jump saddle
- Ideal dressage saddle
- Kent & Masters GP (this is the one we don't use much)

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[starryeyed]

My mare has one thorowgood GP (the original saddle!) and later on a lovely jeffries GP. The TG comes out when it's raining or when she is coming back into work from various injuries and has got a bit wider than usual - I much prefer the Jeffries!

If she ever gets better then I would love a dressage and a jump saddle but as all we have achieved so far is one outing I think i had better save my pennies for the vets bills!


The others have one each (GP saddles)