For those of you who have or ride a Welsh pony, mine is a lovely 12.1 mare. What have you found to be the best fitting saddle for their rolly polly body types?
I have welsh and welsh x’s, and my 16" Antares fits my medium and large wide ponies really well! My guys were 13h to 14.2h. Saddle is a wide (was a custom, but I bought it second hand).
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The pony barn I went to had all their ponies in a Childeric M if I recall correctly
Hands down the Pessoa pony saddle. I am 5’6 and squeeze into a 15 3/4". Mine is a wide and has fit every pony I have ever sat on (a lot of them!). All my French saddles slide forward and posted with me (Antares, Devoucoux, etc). A Butet might also be an option. The less padding the better.
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Totally forgot about the pessoa pony! one to try for sure.
My older Butet fit every horse and pony that I plopped it on. It fit the fatter pony types the best.
I ride my 13.1 pony in a Hastilow Concept jump, it’s been fitted to her as a 3XW (yes, not a typo) and doesn’t roll around. The fitter said there is a “cob” version with more upswept panels, geared toward ponies and short-backed horses, mine is the regular and while technically a bit too long for her she is so wide that the weight is very distributed. It’s not a typical “hunter” looking saddle but comfort over looks.
Pessoa pony is always highly recommended on these threads and I used to ride a large pony that had the Pessoa junior, it was a very nice saddle. I also rode him in my CWD and his owners Antares which both fit him well, but he didn’t have a typical pony body, he was built like a horse which just never made it past 14.2.
