Going vegetarian!

[auburnmare5]

I am planning on getting a saddle soon. It is definitely going to be synthetic, and have the changeable gullet because I ride so many different horses at my barn, and I will be using it not only in the show ring, but in lessons so I would want it to be durable.
Thank you all so very much for your help. Going vegetarian has been so successful for me. A few temptations, but I refused.
Thanks again.

[Tserisa]

Wintec synthetic saddles have the changeable gullets.

[auburnmare5]

Yes I know. This is the brand I was planning on buying. Or the Throwgood saddles. Do you have either of these brands? If you do, what model is it?

[Tserisa]

I have a Wintec general purpose.I've had a couple problems with it; one of the panels is slightly larger than the other side, so it's slightly crooked -- maybe not a problem for all of those saddles, I didn't notice it right away, it's very slight -- and also, it gives my pelvis an anterior tilt -- in other words, it leans me forward. And I have to keep fighting it the whole time. Very tiring. Very hard to find a good saddle at all, and I hate to say it, since there are so far fewer, it's very hard to find a good synthetic one. Wintec is considered one of the best -- but it's one of the only. Hopefully as demand goes up, quality and selection will as well.

Great thing about wintecs? They get dirty, you hose them off. Heh.

That said, almost all the saddles in our program at the barn ARE synthetic -- they're cheaper, wear well, and are much lighter.

My advice, as with any saddle shopping, take it home, check the fit on the horse AND on you, before buying it. And if you are not an expert on saddle fit, find someone who is... a wrong fitting saddle can be horrible for a horse.

Ride for the good of the horse!

I also have a synthetic endurance saddle, but I can't for the life of me remember what kind.

[Taboo]

It wasn't hard at all for me. I didn't even have any cravings, but if I had I wouldn't have been able to cave even if I wanted to (looking at meat made me feel sick after becoming vegetarian).