Wintec Isabell Werth Dressage Saddles - Views?

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I am looking at buying a wintec isabell werth dressage saddle and wondered what peoples views were:
a) like generally as a dressage saddle
b) whether to go for the flocked ones or CAIR ones?

I have heard mixed reviews on both so wondered about getting some more views!

thanks
 
I had the flock filled one.My horse liked it but I found I suffered back pain riding in it and decided to sell mine.They are comfortable saddles though and worth buying.Personally I wouldn't buy a cair version as the flock ones tend to sell better should you decide to sell on at a later date
 
You cant go wrong with a flocked saddle!!
And as for the saddle its self, i hate everybody with a passion that has them because im soooo jealous!! Its my favourite saddle in the world but they dont fit my awkward gelding
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Depends on your horse I liked riding in mine and was a nice light saddle but my mare is a high withered big mover and I found when I widened the gullet it dropped on the wither. But if you widen these saddles you need to get the back balanced properly too. Mine was a flocked Wintec Pro (the best type in my opinion as they are soft) and sold it a while back the flocked hold their price too as sat too low on my mare's wither. Nice saddle I liked it but just could not get it to fit.

I would buy another. I think the tree shapes are different in the Wintec Pro and the Isabell Werth ???? not sure might be worth checking out as I remember somebody saying something on these lines to me I might be wrong though
 
I love my Isabell. I have a sharp big moving young Friesian, and the saddle gives me lots of confidence and makes me feel very secure. It also fits him very very well.

I tried both Cair and flock, and the Cair was like riding on a breeze block. The horse hated it too. The flock version was instantly more comfortable, and the horse moved much better in it as well.

Fabulous saddle.
 
Another positive vote here!! When i was buying a dressage saddle my trainer told me to get something with a deep seat and big knee rolls and the Isabell gave both at a very reasonable price (i got a real bargain off Ebay - it had been sat on about 10 times and was £400!).

Mine is the cair which i like because it is so light and fits my table top warmblood nicely. mine is the synthetic version which i love because i feel it gives me "stickability" (which i need as he has a mega buck in him!!!).

as others have said though you cant just presume it will fit all horses and i also had mine checked by a saddler after i put a wider gullet in it. (my friend has a high withered TB and the saddler put a riser pad with her wintec saddle to make it fit properly).

defo worth having a sit on as i love mine!
 
I LOVE mine and I agree, go for the flocked. I got mine for 250 on Trade It, so it was a real bargain, as hardly used.
 
I tried one for my mare but sadly it was never going to fit (she has a very flat 'native' back, whereas the tree is fairly curved), especially as I got one with cair, may have been able to alter it had it been flocked.

I liked the saddle though!
 
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Am I being stupid but I thought the cair was the one you could alter not the flocked??
I have two wintecs - one cair and one flocked so would be interesting to know!

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You cannot adjust Cair. You CAN adjust the flocked version, and anything fitted with the Flair air system, but Cair is a sealed unit.
 
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