I’m at the point where I’m shopping for a new saddle for my KS horse. He’s Mr Particular, and pretty broad, so I’ve been looking at some British brands and sat a few different things on him. Obviously it has to fit him first but…
I just don’t like them. My old CWD (since sold because it didn’t fit pony at the time), and a barn mate’s SEO1 fit ME perfectly. Like, enough of a difference to have my coach comment that we should try to make one fit.
I don’t trust the CWD brand rep in our area, and the local independent fitter has started to push only Peter Horobin or Thorowgood for literally everything. I’ve tried PH, Thorowgood, Pessoa, Thornhill, Duett, and Stubben. None were custom to us, just saddles of friends. I’ve had varying amounts of success with them, but nothing quite like the CWD. I’m assuming it’s because they have the twist and stirrup bars set in a way that fits my conformation well.
I’m looking for suggestions of brands that might be worth looking at for my TB hunter with kissing spines. I’ve attached some pics below, but I’m hoping there’s a brand out there that might make something that could work for both of us. Budget is a concern but it’s healthy - I’m wanting to look for used just due to horror stories of customs.