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What is your favorite English jumping saddle?

I've been looking around for saddles, I'm growing out of my Rodrigo Pessoa, not in the seat, but in the leg (it's a pony saddle). I've tried the Antares, and I like them, but they pinch me and I hate all the thick leather under my leg; I can't put my leg on the horse without twisting my leg and lifting my knee off the saddle. I've tried the Butet, and I LOVE it, but we've been having trouble finding a used one.
I have long thighs, but a tiny butt (i'm like 15 1/2 inch to 16 inch). What other saddles might I try?

I like the bates caprilli close contact the best. they come in different flap sizes, have adjustable knee blocks, and have a place for an optional calf block. They also have an adjustable gullet for a custom fit for the horse and cair panels. You can get flocked bates if you prefer, but I like cair.

So, you could get the foward flap, with your long thigh, but in a small seat size, and you can move the knee block out further or take it off all together.

I love bates. I have ridden in a bates caprilli all-purpose & close contact. Also, I own the bates caprilli dressage.

You can also take a look at the bates momentum or elevation...all good jumping saddles.

Here is the link for the forard flap at Dover http://www.doversaddlery.com/product.asp?pn=X1-15512&ids=729613047. Dover offeres a test ride on this saddle.

Here is a picture that shows the difference in the flap types for the bates caprilli close contact saddle http://www.horse-rider-etc.com/merchant2/graphics/00000001/BatesCaprilliCC_package_lg.jpg. You may have to email the company (any company) directly to ask about long-flap saddles in anything less than a 16.5 in. saddle.

This is an excellent saddle. The coach for the IHSA equestrian team for the major university that I rode for had bates saddles fitted to all 12 of her horses. That is where I first rode in them and fell in love with them....

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