Jumping Saddles... Whitaker... pessoa... etc

[Nookster]

Would like recommendations on jumping saddles please

what do you have?

Good points?

Bad points?

 

[LORRI]

Il be the first to reply and say I love my stubben!!! Well at least its nearly mine!!! hehe

Its comfy and my 1st saddle and will hopefully bring me luck!!!

Are you thinkng of buying a new saddle???

 

[Nookster]

yep this will be a new purchase I have a VSD wintec at the moment and a Wintec Dressage. Also have a showing saddle but nothing that will really suit jumping so would like to invest in a good quality jumping saddle.

 

[jovi_y2k2]

i love the Jeffries VSS saddle, so comfy, its not a pure jumping saddle but a forward cut GP (the opposite to your VSD)

 

[PinkGlamourGurl]

Would recomend henri de rivel saddle yum. Tazmin had one, it was lush. Really comfy and had large blocks to keep legs in place.

 

[CurlyWurlyRach]

if you like the wintecs how about the wintec close contact? its lovely.
I personally dont like the JW - find them uncomfy but i only rode in one once.

 

[PinkGlamourGurl]

I think most JW are ugly, they have straaaaange colours. Stubben saddles are lovely.

 

[CurlyWurlyRach]

I think most JW are ugly, they have straaaaange colours.

very true! I like the tendon boots but i have a normal brown saddle and the burgandy would clash!
the only bridle that matches the burgandy saddle is a JW too.

 

[Nookster]

Looking to move away from wintecs as my girthing straps are always cracking

Would like a leather saddle - it will be black leather just need to find a make

 

[casey]

I have Butet's and a Pessoa amo. The Butet is my absolute favourite, though I can appreciate the Pessoa

 

[helenc]

I have a stubben siegfried for Sylvester - it is brilliant but I just wish the seat wasn't so hard!

I have a stubben parzival for Rio - again very good saddle but the knee rolls & thigh blocks are not as good as the siegfried but the seat is comfier

 

[Glacier rocks]

i aore my fells bach all purpose and i have a asoft spot for the keiffer all purpose not hat i have one but a friend doesl; i borrow it it is wonderful.

 

[MajorityRules]

Im not sure what I have..
Its either a crosby or a barnsby.. and I LOVE it.
But I have to say, Keiffers look amazing

 

[Elvengirl]

I love my Jaguar (Harry Dabbs) close contact saddle. It has a flat seat and shorter forward cut flaps, but still gives a deep secure feel in the seat somehow and the leather is soft but grippy. I have also liked the Pessoa and Prestige line of jumping saddles that have lovely leather.

 

[Gothika]

I'm watching this because I'm thinking of buying a jumping saddle because my GP is quite straight cut and she's coming along so well.

 

[eventerbabe]

The Ideal Grandee, didn't know it was a jumping saddle til i came to sell it (we were sold it as a GP ). but it's a fab saddle. Used to do a lot of jumping in it and i always felt really secure in it.

Also used to 'loan' a seigfried and liked that one a lot too, but it was so incredibly heavy!

 

[CurlyWurlyRach]

the stubben curly came with was really heavy aswell - must be a stubben thing lol.

 

[Nookster]

curly was it one of the new whitakers or an older one you sat in?

what do people think of this one?

http://www.barnsby.com/products.asp?Range=&Type=1&SubType=1&ProductID=18

my friend has a stubben jumping saddle and i thought the seat was really hard and it was heavy which saddle put me off slightly

 

[CurlyWurlyRach]

i honestly couldnt say but it was that horrific burgandy colour and looked quite new.

 

[charlotte+jill!]

Stubbens are heavy and new stubbens and pessoas my saddler will not touch with a barge pole nevermind sell to anyone (very cheaply made and sold for same price)

I have a barnsby orginal milton which i love and recommend though id go for the pro-milton if you prefer the bigger thigh block mine are quite small.

I also recommend prestiage saddles ....... my friend has the event jump one ....... the thigh and calf blocks are remove/moveable and come with the different sizes etc... so u can play around and find the rite place for them for your position.