Posted 2015-08-26 9:58 PM Subject: RE: martin fx3 saddles
I'm Really Boring
Posts: 4505
I have both and definitely prefer the FX3. In my experience, it fits horses better (no shimming required). My mare that needed a 9" gullet in the Crown C and had to have shims only needs a 7" gullet in FX3, and it fits like a glove with no shimming required. It also seems to fit my other horses better than the Crown C, and I much prefer the way it rides and the way it positions me.
Posted 2015-08-27 8:31 AM Subject: RE: martin fx3 saddles
Expert
Posts: 1414
I really like my FX3 but the seat is too small for me. I like how it positions my body and legs, and it's comfortable. The Crown C tips me forward, the FX3 puts me square on my horse.
Posted 2015-08-27 11:44 AM Subject: RE: martin fx3 saddles
Duct Tape Bikini Girl
Posts: 2554
I have both, and both fit further back on a horse than other barrel saddles. The FX 3 is a more secure feeling saddle if that is what you need. My horses use an 8" gullet in both.
Posted 2015-08-27 7:17 PM Subject: RE: martin fx3 saddles
Location: Friendswood, Texas
My daughter talked to the guys at Just Horsing Around Tack at their booth at Elite last month. She compared the Crown C with the FX and they said the C would tilt her pelvis more forward while the FX sets her more into the seat. They were kind enough to even let us take one for the day to ride in it. She loved it and even made a run in it for the youth finals. We ordered the FX the next day and she's on pins and needles til it comes in. It will fit all three of our horses and I'm REALLY glad about that.
Posted 2015-11-02 7:26 PM Subject: RE: martin fx3 saddles
Location: Northeast Texas
So if your horse fits an 8" gullet in the Crown C would it take the same in the FX3 or do they fit different? Particularly on a really round backed horse?