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Location: Montana | Just a fun post. :) I ride in a 14", sometimes I think I need to go smaller, sometimes I think I need to go larger, depending on the saddle and the horse. |
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| I ride in a 16 inch seat. Most people ride in a seat that I too small. A snug seat is not what holds you in and if you have a seat that is too small, you cannot get your feet in front of you and your butt in the back of the saddle. My rump is not small but a lady at Josey's that made me look like a small child was buying a 14 inch seat???!!!!!! I offered to let her try my saddle but she was sure we had the correct size. Those saddles are not cheap and I would say swallow your pride and try to improve your riding and comfort.
Notice there are never any 16inch saddles for sale. Always lots of 13 and 14. I might add that I am not particularly fat just not model thin. My trainer is really thin and she rides in a 14 inch seat. That is me in my avatar.
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| I ride in a 16. Why?? Because I don't want to look like 10lbs of taters in a 5lb sack. |
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 I hate cooking and cleaning
Posts: 3314
Location: Jersey Girl | 14.5. a 15 feels too big and the 14 too tight. |
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Married to a Louie Lover
Posts: 3303
| I have a 14 and a 14.5 in the same saddle model, I don't notice much difference there but I've ridden the same model in a 15" and it felt huge. Our rope saddles are 15" and I ride that fine at 165lbs and my fiancé rides it fine as well at 250lbs - totally personal preference.
I will say after having a 14.5" Pozzi, I want to try one before I buy one. I'm pretty sure I could have gone all the way to 13.5 in that one, the 14.5" felt huge and I know Pozzi's are known for that. |
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Extreme Veteran
Posts: 380
| I'm 5ft 5in and 145lb. I ride in a 15 inch seat because it fits. |
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Posts: 575
| Depends on the saddle, but I like to have some room. 15"-16" depending. |
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 Gotta Have a Gray
Posts: 899
Location: Tex. Panhandle | 13.5 in both my shiloh and catcus. Perfect fit. 14 gives me to much room and i'm afraid a 13 would be to snug, but ive never tried one to see |
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Elite Veteran
Posts: 672
| Right now I am in a 14” because the saddle fit my horse. I no longer have the horse I bought it for so looking for a 12”-13” that will fit my horses and me.
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Location: California | 15-16". I've never ridden in anything smaller. I am 5'4 and not super thin, just average. The only thing I would add to that, is I like how a 15-16" saddle fits my butt (which is not huge BTW lol), but I ALWAYS have my stirrups on the last darn hole. I started as an english/jumper; so I tend to like shorter stirrups. |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: Durango CO | I ride in a 13 to 13.5 because I'm only 115 # and I love the tight secure feeling. |
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Total Germophobe
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Location: Montana | Very interesting answers! I am 5'6" and 130 lbs...I'm not huge nor am I tiny. I've ridden in a 15", and it is too big for me, so I ride in a 14" now and it is just about right. |
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 Balance Beam and more...
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Location: 31 lengths farms | I'm 5'8" and around 140lbs...thick thighed and short legged too boot for my height. My older Carl Ammerman has a relatively flat style seat and allows me to get into pretty much any position I want to, I can sit up and ride a forward seat on it or tuck my rear a little and get a cutters slump in the cutting pen in it. Its a 15 inch seat. My Crates saddle has much more shape to the seat and puts you a bit more on your pockets, feet in front a bit. It is a 14.5. Like I said, I'm thick thighed, genetics and gymnastics and these babies need room! |
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 Owner of a ratting catting machine
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| 15". Cause ya know I got that booty and the legs to hold it up!  |
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 Money Eating Baggage Owner
Posts: 9586
Location: Phoenix | I ride in a 13.5. If I bought another saddle I'd have to sit in it first. 14" is usually too big and I feel as if I'm swimming. |
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 A Gopher's Worst Nightmare
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Location: Southern Oregon | 16 here too. It doesn't matter if I am 50lbs lighter then I am now ir jot. I always sit a 16 better. I'm super tall and its all about where my legs hit. |
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| Normally id ride in a 14.5 in everything BUT i just bought a new Lynn mckenzie and all my friends said it even looks to big (just looking at it on a horse with no one sitting in it) but once i actually sit in it, it fits perfect! i still have a little room but not to much. its my fav! |
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 Captain Of The Prude Broom
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Location: cincinnati, oh | I ride in a 14" on my Martha Josey but a 14.5 typically in everything else. I tried a 14.5 in a Josey once and I felt like I was swimming. I had a Circle Y Proven in a 15" that I bought because it was a good deal but sold it because it always felt too big and like I couldn't find the "sweet spot" and get up and out of it when I needed to. I have tried a 14 and 14.5 in a Corriente and felt comfortable in both. I read an article once by Doug McRea about seat size and he said you should have 1" between your thigh and the pommel in a properly fitted saddle. |
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Regular
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| I am 5'8 and normally about 150# and ride in a 15" saddle that's treed ad its perfect! I did recently buy a treeless and I am in a 14.5 in that.. I didnt try a 15.5.. but feel like my 14.5 fits "ok" wish i had the a tiny tiny bit more room, but the pommel is higher on the treeless, and a little more straight up and down than im use to.. so I think once i get use to it and the saddle broke in, it will be perfect:) |
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| 15 in
I want to be able to get up and outta my saddle. Don't want to be trapped.
5'6 125lbs I can fit in a 13.5 but I don't see how people ride in those without being thrown forward in the turns 
Edited by astreakinchic 2017-02-09 8:43 AM
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