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ann-jen

ann-jen

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....what flaps do you have on your saddle and what angle do you have them on?
I've had my wow for a long time now and there weren't very many options back then when I bought it. I have a GP with a small moveable block. I've been very happy with it but now we are back BSJAing again I don't find it gives me enough support over bigger fences - particularly if Jenny puts in one of her huge jumps and really flicks her back end up - I find my leg is swinging all over the place.
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My instructor really dislikes my saddle and really thinks I need something with more support. My saddler (mainly dressagey person) thinks its fine but agreed to lend me a set of cross country flaps to try out as she doesn't really rate the SJ flaps.
I tried them for the first time today on a XC ride and can't say that they gave me any more support than my GPs. I had the flaps in the forward position and found the little block at the top was nowhere near my leg and my knee was hardly into the knee roll.
I've changed the position of the flap to the back position and will try again tomorrow in the hope that the knee roll and block will be in a better position. I'm quite short in the thigh and I'm not sure these flaps are quite suitable for me because of this.
Does anyone have the SJ flaps and how do they find them - I just wondered if they were perhaps a bit less forward cut then the XC flaps and might then suit me better. Saddler didn't really say what she disliked about them just that she liked the XC ones better. I will try the XC ones in the new position tomorrow but if there isn't that much difference to today I think I'll end up sticking to the GPs.
Thanks.
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XC flaps are sold as being advertised as good for those with long legs.

My daughter is 5'6" with a 32 inside leg, she has hers in the back position and they are fine.
 
i have the normal jumping in the foward ( Can not ride them in the back position) and they are noy overly foward at all...in fact i can not ride as short as most people would i should imagine!

I am 5ft8/9 though with quite long thighs.
 
Thistle - I'm about 5'6" too so probably similar to your daughter so hopefully I might manage better in the back position tomorrow. I'm having a lesson so I'll see what my instructor thinks.
Fran - you're quite a bit taller than me so if you don't find the SJ flaps too forward and you don't ride all that short I wonder if they would be more suitable for me than the XCs.
 
i'm 5ft4 and have the jumping flaps in the back position, found it really supportive in the demo with Flash's silly jump, can't wait for mine to be delivered
 
Yes I think I'd have to put my stirrups up about 4-5 holes for my knee to contact the block and then I'd be quite perched jockey style! I'll try the back position today but I'm starting to think the standerd SJ flaps might be better for me.
 
5 ft 1, jumping flaps, back position. I find them very supportive & have jumped up to 1 m 20 in them. My position is v secure in them, lower leg stays put, etc.
 
Thanks - I think the jump flaps will be more suitable. I tried the XC flaps in the back position yesterday and my knee was still nowhere near the block and only just into the knee roll. I would still of needed to put my stirrups up by about 3 holes to get my knee near the block and then I wouldn't of been able to use my leg effectively at all as I would be riding so short.
I spoke to my saddler - she doesn't have any standard jump flaps for me to try so she suggested I got to Bramham and try them on the mechanical horse down there. I'm going to see if I can get a friend to go down for the day with me as it would be a great day out aside from trying the saddle, but in some ways it might be worth my while just to go and try them anyway even if I can't find anyone to go down with. My instructor was talking about me starting discovery classes soon and the thought of jumping poss 1.10m in the jump off in my current flaps isn't great!
 
I bought SJ flaps over the cc flaps as my legs werent long enough for the cc flaps. I preferred them to the GP flaps as they are less bulky. They are on the normal position and are fine but i do have to have my stirrups quite short for knee to be in the knee block if you now what I mean! Im 5'5 without dressage riders legs LOL!!
 
Thanks - I really like the look of the fixed block jump flaps but the more I think about it the more I think a trip to Bramham might be the best bet so I can try all of them and see which suit me best. I'm only 5'6" and have quite short legs - so sounds like the jump flaps will def suit me better. I'm even half tempted to get some dressage ones too although probably is far too extravagant!
 
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