I bought myself a dressage saddle *saddler came*

[Catg]

It's a Cliff Barnsby 17" narrow/medium in black. I picked it up last night and it is beautiful. I was so excited I rushed up the yard afterwards to try it on Zeb (I really need to get out more :lol:) and stood there admiring it for all of two minutes before the lights cut out, of all the bloomin days! :rant::rolleyes:

So I don't have any piccies of it on him to show you yet but here is one of it at home:
http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt94/Catghamlin/3900ab92.jpg

Saddler is coming to check it over on Saturday so please cross your fingers for me that it will be right for the both of us! :p

[lilholley]

Its soo pretty... hope it fits x

[gem]

Oooh it's pretty!! Fingers crossed it fits ok!

[Smurf]

Ooh that looks really nice!!

What kind of horses are these saddles suited too?? ie, high withered, low withered or norm?

[Catg]

Thanks girls!

Peerielee they are suited to narrow, high withered TB types.

Roll on Saturday :p

[Catg]

Saddler has just been, it doesn't fit. It's too narrow for him. Gutted :(

on the positive side she said that since she last fitted my GP saddle his top line has improved and the muscle wastage he had round his withers has reduced a lot. With the condition he's currently in she classes him more of a medium than a narrow, not bad for a veteran at the end of winter!

I asked her what she thought it was worth and she quoted me the same price I paid which was a relief. She wouldn't take it though as she doesn't have the demand for this type of saddle so I will be relisting it on eBay.

Oh well...

[chescar]

Nevermind - at least its good news about zeb

[Smurf]

What a pain in the ass! Horses and saddles! ;)

[Catg]

Thanks girls x

[CityLights]

Thats a shame but at least your didnt pay over the odds for it and its good to know he has actually gone up a size and not gone down,

Its a shame im used to ride a horse in a Barnsby dressage just like that one and it was a lovely thing to ride in

[Spockky boy]

A shame shame Spock is so wide, otherwise I would deffo snap up that saddle!

[Poppy and Harmony]

Shame it doesnt fit :( Atleast it's worth the money you payed for it though, it's awfull when you get ripped off

[bimba]

Lovely saddle, shame it doesn't fit :(

[Catg]

Thanks girls, you're right about the money thing though, that would have really hurt!