someone at the yard just got one, i'm not convinced but then i only really know about why Js old saddle wasn't brilliant and whats good about the new SC one he has. as their cheap, they will catch on quick at my place...
One of the ponies at our yard has a hi lite gp its SO high at the back as in your mounting and you really have to swing your leg or you wont clear it!! i also find it very syntheticy if you get me!!
We have those saddles here but they are branded as Status saddles.
They are about the cheapest new saddles you can buy over here and they are awful,I don't have one with the hinged plate but I really don't like the sound of that and wouldn't trust it at all.
My friend was going to buy one a while ago but her hubby who is into engineering explained how the hinge would open under pressure (rider weight!) and then the pressure on the front would be from the centre of the hinge (thin long point) rather than distributed properly by a front arch which properly fits the horse's shape. Suffice to say, she didn't buy one...
sounds like a recipe for nipping the horse. Especially if someone a little heavy or unbalanced uses them.
i also find it very syntheticy if you get me!!
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