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Post by waspblue on Aug 8, 2012 21:09:11 GMT
I have a Matthew Lawrence Comfort Saddle and it is fantastic. It is excellent quality, fits perfectly and is so comfortable and secure feeling from the minute it goes on. I got it via The Saddle Exchange and I can truly say that they are to be very highly recommended. They are so faultless in their customer service and I can honestly say that I have never had such excellent after care from any other saddler in over 20 years, this is despite using so called Master Saddlers as well as saddle fitters and alway spending well over £1,500 on each asddle and in one case over £2,000! Have a look on their website, well worth it. Good luck.
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Post by elmere on Aug 8, 2012 21:41:08 GMT
It doesn't just depend on the width of the pony, is it flat backed or does it have a curve, loaded on the shoulders or not, withers/no withers etc. I would get a qualified saddle fitter to access your ponies shape and make suggestions from their experience rather than asking people on here tbh.
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Post by sbloom on Aug 10, 2012 10:29:29 GMT
I am a fitter for Native Pony Saddles, the company of the lady who designed the NP and comfort range including the Mathew Lawrence saddle (Andrea Hicks, we split out from Saddle Exchange two years ago) and we fit a lot of cobs.
It does as others say, depend on the shape, and how you like your saddles to fit. Some show saddles are VERY minimalist and sit really close to the horse, which means they can sit down at the back as the panel is so thin, and in some cases you can feel the points through the panel, which the horse can also feel! Ours, and some others, have a slightly more generous panel and on some horses will sit better in terms of being level and not down at the back.
A very wide flat cob with well sprung ribcage would need our wide twist tree, one with a smidge of wither could go in the medium twist, or in our deeper seated Luxe WH saddle, and some who may be flat and wide but overall have a narrower ribcage, would go in the narrow twist tree.
You need to look for a more or less flat tree depending on his shape, the tree may need to be wide in the head (our different twist trees all have different width heads) to allow the points to wrap around the horse, the panels should be flat but protect the horse from the tree, and four girth straps give you lots of choice for girthing for stability.
I'd always recommend you have a fitter out who can bring a range of showing and WH saddles and find the right one for you and your horse. And the fitter should always see you ride in the saddle - dynamic fit can be very different to what you see with the saddle on a static back, and the rider can also affect fit.
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Post by pippilongsocks on Aug 11, 2012 12:09:16 GMT
thaks for replies lots to think about  x |
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Post by hatman on Aug 11, 2012 12:23:39 GMT
I have also bought a saddle from the native pony saddle company . Their knowledge and customer service was fantastic making sure the saddle was correct for the horse and the riders. The Matthew Laurence saddle was the nicest saddle I have ridden in. Just a shame mine was stollen by the people who loaned my pony.
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