zoon
Well-Known Member
I have a semi retired horse who now just hacks once or twice a week with frequent periods of time off. His saddle is needing frequent adjustments because of his irregular work schedule, which isn’t helping to make it more regular!
I am considering ditching the treed saddle and getting a treeless for him as I would be confident in adjusting padding and shims to balance it.
My issue is that he is incredibly wide, but still with a high wither and I am rather small, so finding a saddle that accommodates our differing shapes has been a challenge and I think treeless will be even more difficult with their lack of twist to support my little hips on very large wide horse. Please no suggestions of a total contact - it just wouldn’t be comfortable for me!
I’m also not a fan of how they look generally - I want something more traditional looking, but without the huge price tag of a solution saddle
So I saw the Edix Union bareback pad. Which looks like a treeless saddle to me and not a bareback pad at all. Looks fairly conventional and that it’d accommodate his wither. Plus the padding on top to give it a bit of a “twist” for my comfort.
But as a bareback pad, is it suitable as his regular saddle? I’d be riding with stirrups, but only a couple of times per week and low intensity rides.
I am considering ditching the treed saddle and getting a treeless for him as I would be confident in adjusting padding and shims to balance it.
My issue is that he is incredibly wide, but still with a high wither and I am rather small, so finding a saddle that accommodates our differing shapes has been a challenge and I think treeless will be even more difficult with their lack of twist to support my little hips on very large wide horse. Please no suggestions of a total contact - it just wouldn’t be comfortable for me!
I’m also not a fan of how they look generally - I want something more traditional looking, but without the huge price tag of a solution saddle
So I saw the Edix Union bareback pad. Which looks like a treeless saddle to me and not a bareback pad at all. Looks fairly conventional and that it’d accommodate his wither. Plus the padding on top to give it a bit of a “twist” for my comfort.
But as a bareback pad, is it suitable as his regular saddle? I’d be riding with stirrups, but only a couple of times per week and low intensity rides.
