I have a very bad back and use your seat saver which helps enormously. I have also just purchased one of you backsavers and I thought the extra cushioning under the saddle would help my back further. Am I right in assuming that the wider part of the back saver(the part with the logo) goes at the back of the saddle with the narrower part at the front. My saddler says that in this position it would pinch my horse at the front and that the back saver should be put on the other way round i.e. logo at the front. I am sure that on the instructions it said to put the logo at the back. I would like to know the correct way.

If i had read about this seat saver before i bought one of those sheepskin jobbies i would have never bought the sheepskin!! I have a boney bum and fidn alot of saddles really uncomfortable..and not to be rude but the owners of the saddles are well padded on their rear end so they fidn them comfortable..so im forever suffering..my sheepskin works to acertain degree but i use it on a smaller saddle than the one i intended if for and it keeps falling off so i had to adapt it! But this seat bone saver...AHHHH why didnt someone tell me about it before!!!

I really wanted to buy one of the seatsavers after buying enlightened equitation but I am a veggie who does not wear or use leather. Sadly I had to buy one that cost as much as yours but I'm sure is not as good quality.

I fell off my 2 year old Appalusa Gelding about 3 weeks ago and landed on my (yes) tail bone. There has been no improvement at all and I expect It will hurt for a very long time. I want to ride. What suggestions do you have that may help me get some saddle releaf?

Thanks
Sore Tale

Hi there! I'm new to horse riding. Had a few lessons before. Had always wanted to take up horse riding seriously but i have this fear of falling from my horse. If i had a normal backbone like anyone else, i wouldn't care but i have a very bad back bone. It hurts even when i'm sitting in front of my computer typing this. I am also worried that horse riding would worsen the condition of my back bone. Is that true or otherwise?

Does this seat saver fit western saddles? And is it adjustable to fit different saddles. I don't own my own horse (yet) but trail ride locally sometimes at the only local stables this side of Richmond that still does trailriding. Last ride ended up being 5 hours (we were a small group having too good of a time and no need to be back in a hurry) :) and Im very sore (I had not ridden in years!) though I had a great time. Id like to do it again but need a good seat saver that fits western saddles including barrell racing saddles as that is what they use on several of their horses. (Its 2 days later and my seat bones are still sore! LOL!) If it does not fit western saddles would you consider inventing one for western saddles? :)

I have only ridden in one saddle that is comfortable for me, but it's too small for my horse. I have a terrible problem sore/bleeding seatbones - it's bad!

Will this pad help? Does it sit you up high? I really strive for a deep seat and don't want any more bulk between my horse and me than necessary.

Dear Nancy, I have recently bought a seatbone saver after having a lot of problems with painful/chafed seatbones. I too was worried that there would be too much bulk between me and the saddle, but I have found that after the first couple of minutes of use, I totally forget that it's there. I don't feel I have lost any 'feel' if you know what I mean, and my instructor says I am sitting more deeply--I certainly feel more secure as I'm not worrying about getting sore. I would recommend it having used it for both dressage/flatwork and jumping.

Can't recommend it highly enough. I have a 13.2 connemara cross with a very short stride in trot, which I can now, wonder of wonders, sit to! When I'm going up for my riding lesson, its an hour hack up, a short break for Misty, then 1 hour lesson, followed by a 1 hour ride home! I can still walk at the end of it (which believe me was not an option before the Seatsaver!)

Fantastic seat saver. I use it for any hacking (and jumping). Much less sore!

I purchased your seatsaver 6 months ago and have found it helped me a great deal both in my position and enabling me to sit to a very bouncy canter on my horse. No more sore bum, wonderful!

I use bought one for my saddle for my 15'2 bouncy cob, and we both noticed the difference, especially on road work. Then I bought one for my daughters. They share a 13'2 welsh sec c. It was a dream as it held their different sized bottoms and it gave them so much more confidence.
So thanks from the heart of my bottom !!