who rides in a 16.5 inch saddle?... how tall are you?

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basically what it says in the title... if you have a 16.5inch saddle that fits you, how tall are you? how long are your legs? how big is your bum? etc

i've been looking for a wintec 2000 in 17" for a while, but have yet to find a BARGAIN. however, i've found one in 16.5" (for £90!)... my old saddle was 16.5 and seemed to fit ok (i'm 5'4", and usually fairly petite - except am preggers and porky at the mo).
is it silly of me to think i can get away with a 16.5? is that a kid's size?

worst case scenario... would it be ok as a temporary saddle?
 
I have a 16.5 wintec, and it fits me fine. I'm 5'6", and pretty slim (size 10) - er, and fairly normal size legs and bum (I think!) .

I'd have thought you would fit fine - I wouldn't consider 16.5" kids size, but that could be because my previous saddle was 15", so anything bigger than that seems huge.
 
I have a 16" saddle, I'm 5'2" and weigh about 50kg (size 10/12)

Can't say I have ever noticed a real difference in using a 16, 16.5 or 17 really, but maybe that is just me ?
 
I ride in a 16.5 inch saddle. I'm size 8 and 5ft 4' and it fits me fine. But I do think it varies according to the make. I had a saddle that came with a horse which was 16.5 inch too and that nearly crippled me - my legs just wouldnt fit behind the knee roll no matter what I did to my stirrups. So I would say try it and see, after all you should be able to resell it easy enough
 
i have a 17.5" but im similar sizes to you all and its fine
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p.s. i have a wintec 2000 17.5" with cair for sale
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what would you call a bargain?
 
my daughter is 15 size 10 and 5 foot 4.saddle fits her well.her horse is 15hh middleweight mare quite short coupled and saddler thinks any longer would be uncomfortable for horse.
 
I'm 5'6 nd a half and weigh over 11 nd half stone and both my saddles are 16" and I fit in them nicely!

I think it depends on the make of saddle. Both mine are Michela Leng saddles (now Strada).
 
I'm 5'6 and have a 16" on my 14.2hh pony (he's semi-retired but still gets out most weeks!). Not sure it's the height that's the issue though, more the size of your arse! hehe. Seriously, if you're comfortable in it then go for it.
 
I'm 5'6" ish and am a size 8 / 10 and ride in a 16.5" saddle on the pony. I think that you should be fine - but it does depend on the saddle itself TBH - as others have said.

THe saddle i have is a working hunter type saddle and has quite a flat open seat, so it isn't a problem for me to wriggle around in it a bit.

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Size 8 and 5 feet 1. I think a lot of people ride in saddles too big for them because 17" or bigger is standard and people think a smaller saddle will make their horse look odd.
 
Depends on the style of the saddle and the width/depth of the seat.

I'm 5'8" size 8/10 and ride a short backed Arab in an Ideal 16.5" straight cut GP - very comfy
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Hats off to you all - i dont know how you manage lol!
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I'm 5'8" and really struggle to ride in anything smaller than a 17 1/2! That said i'm quite leggy so its a'legs wont fit behind the knee rolls' issue for me rather than bum size lol
 
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