What are the main differences between Nickers Sensation Ride™ saddles and Bob Marshalls Sports Saddles?
Both the SS and the Sensation are great saddles. I have been riding in the SS since about 1996 or so. I have been riding the Sensation for about a year now and like it a great deal as is the case with the SS. When I have a Sensation Ride™ (SR) saddle here I like to use it and when it is farmed out as a demo I use the Endurance SS. The choice really comes down to how you want to ride and what the conformation of your horse is. The SR saddle is made for the widest of any horse whereas the SS does not always fit well on the very broad shouldered horses. Case in point, I had a Rocky for many years that could use the Endurance model SS but not the western one. The western pommel was angled too steeply and dig not fit her shoulders. When the SR saddle came out I tried it on her and she never gaited better. There is nothing at all hard in this saddle so shoulder freedom is maximized. She was awesome in it. However the SR saddle will not work on a high withered horse. Whereas the SS will if yo
