ajw
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Post by ajw on Sept 14, 2012 19:31:54 GMT
In a nutshell, I have a really difficult 13.2 Section C to fit a saddle to. We've gone through several respected saddlers, multiple saddles and several lots of hair dye for me.
This is now a last resort as I have resisted it up to now, but I can't see another option........
Does anyone else use a crupper on anything bigger than a section A, as I don't recall ever seeing one on a larger horse.
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Post by sageandonion on Sept 14, 2012 20:22:33 GMT
Sorry cannot help with the crupper but I was nearly going there with my 14.2h. Until, that is, I invested in a Nuumed Antislip numnah, fabulous, saddle doesn't move.
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Post by ajw on Sept 15, 2012 8:02:56 GMT
Had one, no luck with mine! Thanks for the suggestion though  |
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Post by sageandonion on Sept 15, 2012 10:53:44 GMT
if that didn't work I would have looked for one for 14.2h, speak to your master saddler.
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Post by jennipenny on Sept 15, 2012 11:07:16 GMT
Get a limpet pad there brill x x I've seen bigger horses with a crupper at a riding school x
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Post by ajw on Sept 15, 2012 20:18:31 GMT
Had a limpet pad, no luck either. Also tried various alternatives and anatomical girths etc. Had a Master Saddler out already and he tried a conventional saddle and a WOW, his answer in the end was "Sell the horse..."  |
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Post by GinaGeo on Sept 15, 2012 20:23:10 GMT
Have you tried Treeless? I know what you're thinking - I was the biggest cynic myself. I have a Solution Saddle, well two now, and not had any issues with them at all. You can have a two week trial as well at a fee of £50 - if you buy that'll be knocked off the price of the saddle. It's worth considering I had a limpet pad, it didn't help with the slippage issues I used to have my old, conventional saddle. |
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Post by ajw on Sept 16, 2012 18:32:55 GMT
Ah GinaGeo, didn't know about the trial option, that might work.....
Can you jump in those saddles?
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Post by GinaGeo on Sept 16, 2012 21:52:02 GMT
Yup, very much so. I've hunted, XC'd and Show jumped with no issues. I'll send you a couple of pictures  |
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Post by colourz on Sept 16, 2012 21:57:02 GMT
Try a solution saddle, look on there website, you can do every thing in them! and they didnt slip on our barrel shaped pony.
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Post by lulah on Sept 17, 2012 14:00:54 GMT
i was going to suggest treeless to... worth a go ?
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Post by sbloom on Sept 20, 2012 11:57:55 GMT
I fit many many horses where saddles have always previously run up the neck. Some horses are so shaped that if there is the slightest instability it will move forwards. Common causes are that the cantle is too low, that the tree is too narrow, too curved from front to back, too nipped in in the bars, the wrong girthing....so many possible causes!
I do not believe thaty cruppers should be needed - if the tree is the right shape then the horse will be comfy and able to move and it should stay back reasonably well, though with many natives, espeically for showing owners who want to show off the shoulder, the only saddle that might stay FULLY back is one that has hardly any panel at all, and in my words "welds itself to the ribcage"! These dont' really have enough support for day to day riding, especially for a relatively large rider for the size of saddle, common with natives of course.
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