Anyone hack in a Heather Moffett Flexee?

[soloequestrian]

Considering one of these for my youngster. I had a Phoenix dressage saddle a while back and it was comfy but I always thought that I wouldn't like to do long rides in it in case my seatbones produced pressure points. I know the Flexee has a leather tree - is that enough to distribute weight well? The youngster in question is barrel-shaped so I need something wide enough for her! Hopefully a Balance saddle eventually but I can't afford a new one at the moment.

 

[atlantis]

I have one that I school, hack and jump in. I like it but more importantly my mare does.

 

[BlackRider]

Yes- I love the saddle and have had many a good gallop through the fields when hacking .

 

[webble]

Yes I used to I actually swapped it for a vogue and then when I needed some cash sold that for a pheonix. I love the pheonix and have ridden up to three hours in it happily

 

[Nudibranch]

Yup. Used one for hours on end with the CB and have gone back to one for the youngster (who hated it first time round). He's very clear in his indications if the saddle isn't spot on, but he goes well in the Flexee. Personally I prefer the pre gullet version, though he's not particularly barrel shaped.

If you've not laid hands on one yet, you wouldn't really know it's a leather tree. It still feels rigid (ie not like a treeless).

 

[Abbeygale]

Yes - I have hacked and done everything in a Flexee on both of mine. Have now upgraded to a Vogue, but the Flexee is a fab saddle

 

[soloequestrian]

Thanks - that's all very positive. Do the saddles sort of flex to the correct width in front? The one I'm looking at is before they had a metal front arch. My youngster is really wide - my Balance Horizon is about right for her at the front but the tree doesn't suit her (she is really flat and it has a bit of a curve) so wondering if these saddles would give her the necessary width?

 

[Achinghips]

Some swear by them. It made my well schooled horse just go backwards continuously though haha, he didn't like it at all!

 

[Nudibranch]

My pre gullet has the movable panels so you can adjust the width easily. Put it this way - on a thorowgood gullet he's a w-xw but I have my Flexee set up almost as narrow as I can get it without shimming...so looks like there would be lots of room to spare! You can use the newer versions without the gullet plates as well I believe.

 

[PapaverFollis]

The pre-gullet flexee will mold to fit a super-wide horse I do believe. Not had a flexee myself but have used my vogues for years on a variety of horses who have been regularly checked by ACPAT physios - never had soreness caused by the saddle.

 

[BlackRider]

The later versions come with a set of changeable gullets, and you can buy wider ones if needed.

 

[Iwantakitten]

I had one. My horse hated it. By the 3rd ride he planted and refused to move one step until it was off his back

 

[soloequestrian]

I had one. My horse hated it. By the 3rd ride he planted and refused to move one step until it was off his back

What do you use now?