Wintec VSD with cair... who uses one?

[ginginandtonic]

.. and do you like it?

Just got an email from a saddlery with a sale on... am very tempted as want something a bit straighter cut than a GP, but need to continue with a saddle with a changable gullet system for my youngster....

 

[nobbster]

i had one for my boy i did like it but did find after a while well a long while it started to slightly slip ather than that i liked it,

but hard to change gullet heehe.x

 

[ginginandtonic]

.. yeah I know, easy my butt... me and my OH took ages to change the one in my GP and it still wasn't wide enough after all that!! lol

If it slipped after a long while, are you saying it stretched/changed shape? Or did your horse change shape??? Confused????

 

[LadyRascasse]

yep i have had one and have been using it for 7 months its really comfy, i paid £245 for mine brand new

 

[nobbster]

he prob did as he was young but i went to a stubben,
as new job treat hehe.

but i do find that with wintecs cair system or not they do slip slightly not sure why but my friends horse hasn't change shape and hers did aswell but not a massive diffrence just enough to notice it.

sorry not alot of help

 

[Chico Mio]

Yes I use one on MoM, basically because it was on offer as a package with an online saddlery

She is a fairly standard fit so the medium gullet it came with is fine. I do use a gel pad under it as she is an old lady and deserves a bit of padding. Judging from some of the white hair patches and bald bits she has on her back it's probably the best fitting saddle she has ever had.

 

[OrangeEmpire]

Yup used one for the past 2 years on my mare. Find it to be brilliant for the money. When I'm rich (yeah right) I'm buying a WOW saddle. Until then, the Wintec VSD will do very nicely.

Feel now I'm doing more advanced schooling I might like a proper dressage saddle to help with my seat but other than that it is good.

does slip a bit but not too badly. I'd make sure you pay attention when you have it fitted tho as technically my mare should take a 17inch but she and I found the 16.5 much more comfortable and didn't slip nearly so much.

 

[hadfos]

Had one for my lad...only had it 2 wks i hated it

,it did nothing but slip,traded in and went back to good old leather

 

[Janette]

I swapped from a wintec VSD to a WOW - and I have to say that I find the Wintec really uncomfortable now. It doesn't help my position at all - think 'armchair' seat.