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Dressage Saddles
I’ve been trying out some dressage saddles lately, trying to find out what kind I like best before I buy one. The one I JUST tried was extremely comfortable and fit perfectly EXCEPT it hurt in the crotch area? Is that normal? LOL I’m assuming it’s not xD But other than that also, what should it feel like?
It might be too narrow a twist for you, or it might be the wrong seat shape. Check out this link for pictures of different seat shapes: http://www.ultimatedressage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=180457&p=6473237&hilit=seat#p6473237
I just got a new saddle, and I had to try on sooo many before finding the right one! It’s frustrating, but the right saddle is out there! Good luck.
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A few excerpts from our lesson with Mary O'Rourke. Mostly canter work, learning how to lift and turn the shoulders of my 1200lb horse around an 8 meter circle while maintaing the canter.
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I’ve been trying out some dressage saddles lately, trying to find out what kind I like best before I buy one. The one I JUST tried was extremely comfortable and fit perfectly EXCEPT it hurt in the crotch area? Is that normal? LOL I’m assuming it’s not xD But other than that also, what should it feel like?
It might be too narrow a twist for you, or it might be the wrong seat shape. Check out this link for pictures of different seat shapes: http://www.ultimatedressage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=180457&p=6473237&hilit=seat#p6473237
I just got a new saddle, and I had to try on sooo many before finding the right one! It’s frustrating, but the right saddle is out there! Good luck.
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American Dressage Star Bonus FootageI had a pretty bad accident and injured my back really bad. It’s REALLY weak now, and I was wondering if you knew any exercises for it?
And i’m going to be getting a dressage saddle soon so what are your favorite brands? And what should you look for in one? I can only afford a used one but yeah 
1. Trunk lifts. That’s pretty much the one way to start strengthening it. But be very easy on it. Once you mess it up enough you can only go downhill!
2. My favorite is the Hennig. They are very expensive though so. You want to see that the seat feels like a teacup. The cantle and pommel should be pretty close to you, you can use the large cantle and pommel to better communicate with your weight to your horse. Also you want a decent sized knee roll, but the knee roll shouldn’t be under your knee, it should be in front.
http://www.pelham-saddlery.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/1111.jpg This knee roll is placed to encourage the leg to go down and wrap around the horse, without putting more pressure on your leg.
http://wellingtonequestrian.co.nz/catalog/images/ADS.jpg This saddle has hardly any knee roll, and what is does have is a bit wide. This will make your knee want to poke out a bit rather than be against the saddle and guiding the horse. It’s seat is also quite a bit flatter than the other.
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