I was originally introduced to Solution Saddles by
a friend when I was struggling to find a saddle for my extremely sway backed
horse. I tried her SMART saddle and instantly felt a difference in my horse
so bought a second hand Solution saddle. I loved this saddle and competed in all
three disciplines with great success.
Unfortunately I had an accident which left me
with a partially paralysed right leg. After
9 months rest I began to ride again but found I needed more support than the Solution saddle could provide. As I didn’t think that I would be able to jump again, I
upgraded to a SMART Dressage saddle.
The
saddle was fantastic and offered me so much more support and in turn confidence
– within a few months I went on to win the Prelim Championship at my local
competition centre!
It was not long before I realised that the
jumping bug had returned! I started to jump in my dressage saddle but as the
weeks went on I felt that I needed a jump saddle to help me with my
position. So, about 6 months after buying my dressage saddle I also purchased a
SMART Jump saddle.
Both
saddles proved to be invaluable when I purchased my new horse last summer; it turned
out that he was cold backed and had kissing spines. The saddle that came with
him was badly fitted and causing him real pain. As a result, he was struggling
to use his back end and wouldn’t step under and work from behind – this was
also affecting his jumping. Within 4 weeks of changing to the SMART Jump saddle
he was a different horse! His whole movement had changed and he was really able
to bascule over the fences.
I
am now regularly out completing at affiliated show jumping competitions and am
slowly moving up the levels – something I never thought I would be able to do
but because of these amazing saddles I can!
I have now had my new horse for just over 6
months and I have just treated myself to the new SMART PRO Jump saddle, all I
can say is ‘wow’ – I absolutely love it! It fits my high withered horse
perfectly and I haven’t needed to use as many balance pads as with my SMART Jump saddle, which means I have a closer contact to my horse. I also love
the external 'Suprabloc' knee blocks that keeps my weak leg in place.
Thank you for all you have done for both me and
my horses!
Bryony Hurrell.
