Jumping is the practice of the CSO. Are you a professional jumper or amateur playing at a good level in CSO and it's time for you to acquire your own obstacle saddle? It is an investment that deserves to take into account several criteria to make the right choice before buying. Because indeed the prices vary: you will find as much prices nearby the 300 euros, like prices around 3000 euros. So difficult to navigate!

What are the criteria for choosing to buy a saddle of obstacles?

Several criteria come into play, such as: morphology, posture, riding level, horse. Here we present 3 technical criteria that can guide you in your selection of saddle obstacles. The perfect choices with the Horse and country wear are also there now.

How to choose the saddle seat?

The measurement of the seat is taken at an angle, between the saddle nail and the center of the cantle. Generally, we measure the size in inches. The most common sizes are between 16.5 and 18 ". But as in the textile industry, the size references vary in the upholstery industry. Always check the size chart of your upholstery before buying your seat. The sizes depend on the tree. Indeed, the tree can be molded or strapped, flat or hollow. Again, it depends on the upholstery brand. Do not necessarily refer to your pants size either, you could have bad surprises. It's all about measures! So opt for the right measure!

To properly choose your seat , take into account of course the morphology of its seat that must match yours, that of the rider: the seat can be hollow , semi-hollow or flat . This is a very personal and anatomical question. Generally depending on whether your body is more or less strong, we preferred a flat seat, in contrast to the finer templates we would rather move to a hollow seat for more support. For jumping, one will generally opt for a flat seat that promotes freedom of movement, or half-hollow to allow a better fixity of position, all depending on the style of each rider.

How do you know if the saddle areas are suitable?

If the quarters of the saddle are generally more elongated forward, so that the knees of the rider in suspension can settle there, some saddlers offer different sizes of quarters, with more or less pronounced advances for the saddles of obstacles. You can then opt for a custom saddle, but the price will obviously feel. The size of neighborhoods depends largely on the size of the rider. Briefly, we can say that a person of standard size fits a neighborhood of medium size. The size of neighborhoods will be more problematic for a person of great or very small size.

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