New Rembrandt OS Dressage Saddle . . . Any opinions or experience??

New Rembrandt OS Dressage Saddle . . . Any opinions or experience??

Post by Lyn » Sat, 14 Feb 1998 04:00:00


Does anyone out there have experience with the new Rambrandt OS Dressage
Saddle?  The ads sure make it sound good, in terms of both horse and rider
fit and comfort.  I'd be interested in hearing from anyone who's sat in it
or bought one what they thought . . . many thanks in advance, before I go
ahead and order one!!!

 
 
 

New Rembrandt OS Dressage Saddle . . . Any opinions or experience??

Post by astri » Mon, 16 Feb 1998 04:00:00

Quote:

> Does anyone out there have experience with the new Rambrandt OS
> Dressage
> Saddle?  The ads sure make it sound good, in terms of both horse and
> rider
> fit and comfort.  I'd be interested in hearing from anyone who's sat
> in it
> or bought one what they thought . . . many thanks in advance, before I
> go
> ahead and order one!!!

  Well, I only know that The Passier Grand Gilbert was developped with
Nicole Uphoff's (owner of Rembrandt) help.
And that saddle is definitely the best there is!

Astrid Appels

--
 ,~~; Belgian Junior riders online
/ /\| A special page to promote the Belgian dressage riders

   \  http://www.club.innet.be/~pub00047/Belgium.htm

 
 
 

New Rembrandt OS Dressage Saddle . . . Any opinions or experience??

Post by Jazzm » Tue, 17 Feb 1998 04:00:00

If you like Passier's seat then you will like just about any model. The tree
and the shape of the seat is pretty much the same as the GT or the Nicole or a
PSL. (Now the OS!)  Passier rarely changes the support of the innards, they
just change model names to keep the public wanting the newest of the new.
Those saddle makers aren't dumb, this is the ninties.....Marketing marketing,
marketing:::::duh!:::::

Twenty year old Passiers feel  the same, just not as "soft" as the new ones.
MHO

Regards,

Jaz, and so it goes......

 
 
 

New Rembrandt OS Dressage Saddle . . . Any opinions or experience??

Post by SLPott » Wed, 18 Feb 1998 04:00:00

Quote:
>If you like Passier's seat then you will like just about any model. The tree
>and the shape of the seat is pretty much the same as the GT or the Nicole or
>a
>PSL. (Now the OS!)  

Uh...sorry, but the Rembrandt OS is not a Passier...it is made by Whitman.
Rembrandt is their dressage saddle line.
I tried the OS...my horses loved it, but I did not...the twist is very wide,
which I found uncomfortable. Not every one will agree, since many like a wide
twist, but I could not get comfortable in it.
The OS has no "points" in the tree, making it very comfy for the horse....and
Whitman does a good job on the panels as well. My only complaint about the
Rembrandt saddles is the overall finish and workmanship....while the leather is
not bad, the finishing touches are not so hot. The Rembrandt saddles end up
looking really used really quickly. I would love to have their ideas put into a
saddle of European quality, as the seatwork and overall design is good.
Sharon Potter
Winterhaven
 
 
 

New Rembrandt OS Dressage Saddle . . . Any opinions or experience??

Post by Jazzm » Wed, 18 Feb 1998 04:00:00

Quote:

>If you like Passier's seat then you will like just about any model. The tree
>and the shape of the seat is pretty much the same as the GT or the Nicole or
>a
>PSL. (Now the OS!)  

Uh...sorry, but the Rembrandt OS is not a Passier...it is made by Whitman.
Rembrandt is their dressage saddle line.
I tried the OS...my horses loved it, but I did not...the twist is very wide,
which I found uncomfortable. Not every one will agree, since many like a wide
twist, but I could not get comfortable in it.
The OS has no "points" in the tree, making it very comfy for the horse....and
Whitman does a good job on the panels as well. My only complaint about the
Rembrandt saddles is the overall finish and workmanship....while the leather is
not bad, the finishing touches are not so hot. The Rembrandt saddles end up
looking really used really quickly. I would love to have their ideas put into a
saddle of European quality, as the seatwork and overall design is good.<<<<

        Me:
Sorry for the error, I was mistaken about the post.......my mind was roving
somewhere in "saddle land" about someone's passier.

Interesting the no point system, have you tried it on a horse's back yet?  Has
anyone tried this type of tree here on rec. eq.?  I have an old Rembrandt
saddle myself, a Victor model with the adjustable tree (apx.7 years old) and it
came out the year before the Integra.  I have always like the saddle very much;
and I had it restuffed last year by the saddler, Gary Stevenson, the Saddle
doctor, he  related information to me about the the Whitman Company.

It seems the company uses many saddlers to make their saddles and has some
bummers and some greats.  My saddle was made in Switzerland and could be a
"copy-made-in-their-factory" Passier only with an adjustable tree.  The seat,
the panels and the leather seems identical to a Nicole which also debued that
same year I  bought my saddle.  People mistake it for one all the time!  

So, I would suggest you try to find out where your saddle was made and by whom.
 It might help you on the decision, it might not matter, who knows.  

As to the narrow twist and wide one, that is a personal reaction for  sure.  I
also have a Neidersuss in a wide tree for my paint, who has that wide QH back,
and It has a decidedly wider twist than the Victor.  I was fitting the horse
and me to a lesser degree when I purchased it and found the wide twist a tad
*wierd*, then I rode in it for a few months and low and behold I like it better
now.  You get used it, but I ride in each saddle and find each comfortable.
Ying and yang.

Good luck......in your search.

Regards,
Jaz, and so it goes......