CWD saddles on sale everywhere

[ivy62]

If I was going to pay 7k for a saddle I would get a Stackhouse… years ago I bought a L’Apogee for my hard to fit Tb and even with foam panels it has fit 4 out of 5 horses! with no sore backs ever…I have had it for 14 years and it has held up wonderfully and was not as expensive as CWD. I hated the Devoucoux and the Antares

[Bogie]

@frugalannie

My coach has a CWD that’s been getting heavy use for years. She had to have the seat leather replaced, I think, some years ago, but she loved the saddle so much that it was worth it. I rode in it once, and found myself a used one. The late great Gary Severson was my saddle fitter, and I asked him to change the saddle over to flocking from foam, but he said that it fit my horses (yes, plural) so well, that he didn’t recommend doing it.

I did have the billets replaced because I thought they were a little flimsy for XC.

I miss Gary!

[nunyabusiness]

Would not buy one. Friend has a custom one and it has made every one of her horses backs sore. (yes she has a fitter) She wished she had done more research and not gotten it.

[cheektwocheek]

I sent my CWD off to Highline & it sold in a week. My 2 cents, If they were no longer popular it would have taken much, much longer to sell.

[Laurierace]

@cheektwocheek

I sent my CWD off to Highline & it sold in a week. My 2 cents, If they were no longer popular it would have taken much, much longer to sell.

My two cents is people see them all over the place and want to give them a try for themselves. Some people LOVE them, most do not and send them on down the road. Our experience giving them a try was not good as the rep tried to tell us the saddle that clearly did not fit the horse or rider was perfect.

[gertie06]

@ivy62

If I was going to pay 7k for a saddle I would get a Stackhouse… years ago I bought a L’Apogee for my hard to fit Tb and even with foam panels it has fit 4 out of 5 horses! with no sore backs ever…I have had it for 14 years and it has held up wonderfully and was not as expensive as CWD. I hated the Devoucoux and the Antares

Interesting that you mention this. I’m looking for a new saddle and have been riding in my L’Apogee (foam panels) for 12-13 years. It fits a lot of horses and has held up pretty well. The issue is that the seat has gotten rather hard over time. Do you have that issue with yours?