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RE: [RC] Saddle - best value & comfort? - Christina Schiro

Has anyone else tried a Wintec Dressage Isabell saddle? It's a synthetic
saddle with a deep secure seat with optional knee blocks. You can change out
the gullet in about 15 minutes to fit your individual horse with their
special gullet system. You can also get the saddle with the optional "CAIR"
system, which are air panels that add more comfort and even support along
the horses back (I would highly recommend this for endurance riders). I just
purchased one with the CAIR system for $850 (I ride english) and several
other riders in my area have done CTR and ER's with this saddle and love it.
Unlike a traditional "English" saddle it covers a lot of area on the back.

Christina

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Subject: [RC] Saddle - best value & comfort?


Hi,

I'm growing increasingly disgusted with the saddle I bought a year or so
ago,
around the time I bought my horse.  Being new to distance riding, I thought
that just because a saddle had "endurance" in the name, it would be
comfortable.  Even after having a saddle fitter adjust it to my horse, we're
both still having problems.  'Nuff said about old history...

My horse is a 7yo 850# 14.2h Arab/Rocky Mountain Horse, and he's gaited.  He
takes a medium-wide tree, I'd guess.

Not only does the new saddle need to fit him really well (which of course is
obvious) and give him lots of shoulder room so he can really stride out, but
*I
NEED* a really really REALLY comfortable seat for my bony butt.  I also need
the stirrups to be back far enough so I can get my feet under my hips.

We're currently doing both CTR (up to 2-day 50's) and Endurance (up to 50)
but
we're doing it all slow - this is our hobby not our profession!  I have a
very
small budget... as in, will have to pay with several different credit cards.

I'd love to find something used because it would be less expensive, but I
suspect it would be like me buying shoes at Good Will... it wouldn't "break
in"
to his back like a new saddle would.  (Am I wrong?)

Does anyone have any thoughts for me in this search?

What brands are a really good value when they're new?  What brands might fit
OK
even though they're used?

Thanks,
-Sharon K. & Zephyr's Elegant Gift

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