The benefits of WOW Saddles

The WOW Saddle Explained

There are four distinct parts to the saddle:

The seat – you choose this to suit both you and the horse. It contains the tree, which is chosen for the horse, and the seat shape which is chosen for the rider. As long as you are comfortable and will stay with you as long as the horse, and will fit similar shaped horses.
The headplate – links the shape of the saddle to the wither and back. You should change headplates to adjust to significant changes in the shape of the horse such as occur when a horse “muscles up” differently when moving in and out of training – or when they are being ridden in a saddle that fits properly.
The panels – these carry the weight of the rider comfortably on the horses back, allowing freedom of movement while assisting to keep the rider in balance.
The flaps – these are about the rider, the shape of their leg, how they ride and the style of riding. They are more than about comfort, they about positioning and stability of the rider, and safe riding. Like a seat, these tend not to change.

WOW 4 Ever

If you have purchased a WOW Saddle you automatically become a member of the WOW4Ever™ Club.

As a Supported Owner you have access to:

Saddle fitting clinics to see the latest in products, held at various locations through-out the country during the year
a free annual re-balancing of your saddle when you bring your horse to a clinic
access to special events
preferential pricing on saddles and components
and as much advice as you could possibly want on your saddle.

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Balance and Asymmetry

Balance and the Rider

Often a rider’s weight is slightly biased to one side, or the horse has an asymmetry due to skeletal issues or uneven musculature development. Or all of these things.

Put yourself in the “horses shoes”. A human head weighs about 5kg. Hold four bottles of soft drink in both hands arms outstretched above you head. Walk about 5 paces and feel how easy it is – balanced.

Now move the soft drink a bit off to one side, still above your head, and walk another five or six paces.

Which is easier?
How do the muscles feel?
Which ones strain, compensate?

How would this feel if you did it running and instead of 5 kg you carried a sack of potatoes weighing fifty kg?

How would you adapt if you did it every day?
Would you perform well?
Would you be sore?

Trusted by Professionals

"The horses are all much freer through their shoulders both on the flat and when jumping. I love the ease of adaptability to fit different horses, being able to fine tune them and make subtle changes to the balance while on board which would be impossible in a traditionally flocked saddle."

Francis Whittington

"Since using the Wow saddle I have felt a huge difference in Affinity Bay's way of going. He has the ability to come up more through the shoulder which allows him more easily to come under with his quarters and 'sit' in work such as canter pirouettes."

Daisy Coakley

"My horses are far to valuable to me in every way, to consider using something as vitally important as a saddle, for any reason other than the horse's ability to perform to the very best of its' ability& WOW and Flair are a major step forward in the way we saddle our horses."

Richard Davison

"I chose to use my jump Wow saddle to be safe and secure in such a big atmosphere, and absolutely loved getting to gallop in the main arena Championship just before the Derby! Annacotty and I qualified for the RoR Tattersalls Show Final back in may at Stafford County Show. Riding in the Final at Hickstead in his first year of retraining was a dream come true."

Hannah Bishop

Megan Davies tells us why she rates the WOW Jumping Saddle.

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