Pony saddles

[sab2]

I have a weish B mare who i need to get a saddle for, shes going to be a 15in / 15.5 inch saddle , she is very wide, what dose everybody ride their ponies in , i don,t want to spend huge amounts of money as i am selling her but people want to see her ridden hence i need the saddle , i was looking at the thorowgood t4 saddles on the internet , has anybody tried one, i do have a wintec 16in but its too big for her.

[ollij]

I have a welsh b gelding and i use the wide thorowgood ponyclub on him (15'), i have the fish inserts to make it a bit narrower when he loses a bit of weight throughout the year. It's in fab condition and i've used it for showing, im planning a new saddle so may be selling it soon looking for £120 if your interested?

[Deleted]

I find this design of saddle tends to slip forward on Natives. For wide-back natives I tend to use a straight-cut half panel, with minimal knee roll. I know it's a bit of a showy saddle if that's not what you're wanting, but they don't move about at all. I picked up a suede Keith Luxford 16.5" XW for £100. Not the comfiest saddle- but it fits everything.
If you have a bit more money to spend, a second-hand fylde or native-pony is worth every penny

[dancer]

If you want something that will be comfortable for your pony go for one from the Native Pony Saddle Company.

[lulah]

The t4 didnt fit our roly poly shetland too well.
I second native pony saddle company

[sab2]

Thanks for your replies , sadly the native pony saddles are quite expensive and as the saddle will only be used for selling the pony i cannot justify the cost . Will have a look to see if i can find a cheap second hand one , i know e bay sell them sometimes but sadly no good getting one from there as if it dose not fit i will then be stuck with it.

[lips36]

Hi sab, we bought a traditional cob, I bought an xxw synthetic saddle just as a tempory measure the third time of riding him he bucked quite bad off on the road, Ihe won't let me on with the saddle on but will with out now its costing me the back lady out, I have Stephanie bloom coming out from the native saddle company. Now got to have fitted 1I suppose I would say don't cut corners like I did as I have created a problem, put as much into it as you can I would also advise having a saddle fitted. Good luck saddles are a mine field with little short back native types

[catkin]

I would try a Fylde Hayden or a Fylde Samantha. Hard to lose money on these and they will adjust the width via post.

[dancer]

May 30, 2013 17:40:09 GMT catkin said:

I would try a Fylde Hayden or a Fylde Samantha. Hard to lose money on these and they will adjust the width via post.

Which is the main reason to avoid these (how can anyone accurately adjust a saddle by post??) & you should always use a fitter that actually sees the saddle on the pony.
Ever wondered why there are a lot of these saddles for sale?

[catkin]

I take a wire template and then have the saddle altered by Fylde. They have all come back fitted as I wish. However, you can take the pony and the saddle to wherever Fylde are exhibiting and they will do it there for you. I have never had a problem with one and our equine osteopath is consulted too. I imagine the reason a lot are for sale is because in the showing world anyway, there are a huge volume in circulation.

[divadoo]

from what you have said, I think you should be able to pick up a decent older English leather saddle off ebay, I agree with what was said above, try and maybe get a straighter cut saddle. I know I have picked up quite a few for very little money that have fitted my barrel shetlands very well. otherwise what about a treeless one? they do some now which are styled like a traditional saddle and if it was a foreign leather one would be reasonably priced.

[flo1]

You could add the cost of any saddle to the selling price of the pony as most people would want a saddle that fits when buying a pony.

[bmcr]

I have a 15" native pony saddle company saddle that fits my wide section a very well that I am selling as he has two. Pm me if interested