People with thoroughbreds - what saddle do you use?

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Jacari

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Hi everyone - i am having a bit of a nightmare finding saddles for our horses at the moment.

We have thoroughbreds that we need saddles for. Have spoken to the saddler who has recommended a saddle and priced it up at £360 each.

We need to get 3 saddles so as you can see - at £360 each that is going to easily be over £1000.

Might not be a problem for the people who have lots of disposable income on the forum - however for those on a budget - it is quite a lot of money.

So - my question is to those who own thoroughbreds on the forum - what saddle do you use for your high withered horse?

Thanks.
 
Hi
i used a barsnby saddle on my TB - he was v narrow and had high withers - fitted really well on him :)
maybe look for second hand saddles - if you have a make/size etc then try looking no ebay for second hand bargains
 
I've got a Wintec 2000 on mine at the moment. If you're on a budget I don't think you're going to find much new for less than that sort of money, not that I'd put on a horse of mine's back anyway.
 
My TB has a leather Sabre saddle. It was second hand and we love it :D We had a horrible time with adjustable saddles, so we tried a few wool flocked ones, and the Sabre came up trumps :)

I'd see what your local saddle fitters have in second hand. If you're buying three saddles, they might be prepared to do you a decent deal.
 
Lady's previous owner had a saddle made for her as she doesnt fit the normal saddles that easily.

:)
 
Bandit has a John Whitaker jumping saddle for jumping and a Derby House Samber for showing. Both saddles have an adjustable prolite pad underneath.:D
 
we have 2 tb`s,the one i brought for my lil girl recently was a wintec cair system,and it fits real well.we did have a few other ones tried on aswell but i was happiest with the wintec.
I did buy it new but at the time i could afford to :D i have however seen a few second hand ones on ebay real cheep,so if you know what size you need and also bear in mind these have the changable gullet.
 
thorowgood hi-wither seems to be a good option for lots of TBS... certainly the best budget option.

I personally have a Prestige dressage and Stubben jumping on my TB, but either would be more than £300 second hand... unless you went for a very old Stubben.
 
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