I was wondering if anyone has back & hip problems, and what saddle works.
I had a riding accident 3 years ago, where I was cantering and my horse let out a gigantic buck. I wasn't prepared, and I flew off and landed smack on my left side. I could barely walk for a couple of days, and I was too stupid to go to the hospital. I've been having problems with my back, hip and shoulder since then. I finally found a doctor who'd order xrays & and MRI. The hip, shoulder & back have been xrayed, and my back has been MRI'ed. My shoulder & hip both looked fine, but I have spondylolysis on both sides of L5, which is kind of like a fracture that never really healed. The MRI didn't show any nerve impingement or disc slippage. I've been in physical therapy for a couple of months, and I am better, but I still cannot ride.
I was doing dressage before the pain got too bad to do anything, and both of the saddles I have cause me a lot of pain. I've also sat in a bunch of dressage saddles, but they all either hurt my hip or back, or the seat is too hard. I have been able to do a little riding bareback, but only at the walk.
At this point, I don't even care if I can find a dressage saddle, just SOMETHING.
The saddles I've tried are:
Wintec Isabell
Freeform Liberty
Anke dressage saddle
Amerigo dressage saddle
Black Country dressage saddle
Thorowgood dressage saddle
Jaguar dressage saddle (which was okay, but they seem to be hard to find and expensive)
Frank Baines dressage saddle
I had a riding accident 3 years ago, where I was cantering and my horse let out a gigantic buck. I wasn't prepared, and I flew off and landed smack on my left side. I could barely walk for a couple of days, and I was too stupid to go to the hospital. I've been having problems with my back, hip and shoulder since then. I finally found a doctor who'd order xrays & and MRI. The hip, shoulder & back have been xrayed, and my back has been MRI'ed. My shoulder & hip both looked fine, but I have spondylolysis on both sides of L5, which is kind of like a fracture that never really healed. The MRI didn't show any nerve impingement or disc slippage. I've been in physical therapy for a couple of months, and I am better, but I still cannot ride.
I was doing dressage before the pain got too bad to do anything, and both of the saddles I have cause me a lot of pain. I've also sat in a bunch of dressage saddles, but they all either hurt my hip or back, or the seat is too hard. I have been able to do a little riding bareback, but only at the walk.
At this point, I don't even care if I can find a dressage saddle, just SOMETHING.
The saddles I've tried are:
Wintec Isabell
Freeform Liberty
Anke dressage saddle
Amerigo dressage saddle
Black Country dressage saddle
Thorowgood dressage saddle
Jaguar dressage saddle (which was okay, but they seem to be hard to find and expensive)
Frank Baines dressage saddle
