Freemax Saddles

[Piglet]

A friend of mine is looking for a tree free saddle to show jump and dressage in, I have a HM saddle which I love but she wants opinions as opposed to my bias opinion!!!

Any comments good or bad would be appreciated please

 

[sychnant]

I rode in one once and hated it. It felt really flimsy. I also don't like the stirrup attachment, which is just a thin strap across the spine. The foam stuff underneath was thin and flexible and I think the stirrup strap would have caused a pressure point.

The velcro holding the seat on was also not very strong, and the whole thing felt horribly wobbly.

 

[LittleBlackMule]

I didn't like the one I tried once, not nearly as well made as the Freeform which they are supposed to be copied from.
I'm another fan of HM saddles and I've got one of these on order:

http://www.enlightenedequitation.com/flexee_intro.htm

I have tried a demo one and loved it, it looks just like a treed saddle but much softer and more comfy, it doesn't have any rigid parts to compromise fit, and at that price it's cheaper than a Freemax!

 

[NagsEquestrian]

I have a western Freemax, lovely saddle, haven't ridden much in it yet though.

I used to have Ansur saddles and loved them, fab for jumping in (I had the Konklusion and Classic)