Have you tried treeless

I changed to treeless on my TB mare - and she loved it - and so did I
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. I found my treeless really comfortable - and my mare found it a lot easier to work through her back when we were schooling.

I'm quite sure that the treeless saddles don't suit everyone - but my experiences of treeless were good.
 
i tried one of the early Barrie Swaine ones, my mare at the time couldn't tell the difference between that and her treed Barry Swaine holistic, so i stuck with that. also tried it on my old Intermediate boy, because he had a sway back it ended up folding up around my seat, so not great.
i am fairly suspicious of the jumping ones, would like to try one though.
i'd like to try the Solution saddles, am keeping an open mind, but i think the try-out price is very expensive iirc.
 
I've ridden two different horses in two different types of treeless, one i quite liked, the other i really didn't!
The nice one made me feel really connected to the horse as I could feel every little movement through its back, especially when it was about to buck! The other saddle seemed to be made up of lots of little pads under the main ?'pad'? of the actual saddle and felt quite lumpy and uncomfortable. Also made me feel quite unbalanced on that particular horse. There are quite a few different makes of treeless so if you're thinking about it I would make sure to check out different manufacturers/companies to see what suits.
 
Yes my mare is treeless. It's like anything else though, there are good and bad models out there and there's no magic fix that will work for every horse.

I chose one because I have a very flat backed horse and I had trouble gettting a treed saddle to fit. My saddler recommended that treeless would work better for her and I have to say it doesn't slip at all.
 
I use a barefoot london dressage model. Bought it as I have a young gypsy cob who is doing a lot of growing and changing shape and will do so for the next few years. He goes really well in it. Have his back checked annually by physio and it is really good.

I also use it on the old clydesdale and he loves it.

Everyone who has had a go says how comfortable it is to hack out and do basic schooling. Only had one person who did not like the fact that she could really feel all the back movement through the saddle, which I personally really like.

Avoid the really cheap ones - Barefoot is the best of the cheaper end and I hope next year to get a Fhoenix for showing Chancer in.
 
The treeless I had was almost the same as treed for me (well the model I opted for was, I tried others that I think would take some getting used to) but not good for my horse
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I have a Torsion and our boy definately seems to prefer it, he goes much more freely. We love it too, so comfy
 
I like the Torsion too, I have one and it is very good at its job. I tried a friend's Trekker Talent and felt I was being tipped to the back of the saddle, didn't get on with it at all.

I really think that if you are interested in a treeless saddle you should try some out before you pay out all that money. They are not all the same and what suits one horse or rider may not suit another.
 
I have tried treeless, with varying degrees of success!

I bought a Fhoenix a couple of years ago, to use on both of my horses (a 14.2hh SecD and a 15hh HW cob).

The SecD loved it, the cob didn't, and it actually gave him a very sore back, needing lots of McTimoney treatment. I went back to a treed saddle for the cob, and kept the Fhoenix for the SecD, who got on great with it.

Then my OH bought me a Barefoot Nevada western treeless (Xmas prezzie) for the cob. I have to admit, I was a bit wary about using it after the way he'd reacted to the Fhoenix, but I had his back checked out before I started using it, and then regularly for the next couple of months, and all was well (phew!).

I only used the Nevada for hacking, as being a Western style, it wasn't particularly good for flatwork, and I have to say, it was the most comfortable and secure feeling saddle I have ever used - we could hack for hours in it!

I'm now selling the Nevada (as Mr Cob has now been sold
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).....if anyone is interested.........
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