Saddle pad for tree less saddle question?

[Plaine1956]

My husband bought me a nice saddle pad which is for tree less saddles (he is not a horse person).

Can I use this with a tree'd saddle? Would I have to put some kind of pad underneath to cover the spine since the pad has an open channel? Thanks for any advice or comments!

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

Mmmm......... in a word, "no", not really.

A treeless saddle pad is designed for, um, treeless saddles basically. To be effective it will have far more padding and rigidity than a normal saddle you'd use under a treed saddle. When buying a treeless saddle, I was advised by a friend who does endurance and who uses them a lot, that I should give three-quarters attention, proportionally, to the saddle-pad; and a quarter to the actual saddle itself. The point being that the pad is THE important thing with a treeless saddle, just to explain.

What sort of pad is yours by the way OP???

If it is brand new and a good well-known brand such as Barefoot, then if you put it on E-bay as brand new it will sell very well.

But I think if you were to use it under a treed saddle, what would happen is that your saddle would be raised up very high and you would firstly feel very perched up over the horse's back, and secondly you would be seriously affecting the fit of your treed saddle. It wouldn't fit your horse anymore basically: and you'd be then running the risk of damage to the back and/or pain issues such as bucking.

I wouldn't do it.

Just a suggestion: but if you really don't want to hurt OH's feelings............. why not (as you've already got the pad for a treeless saddle) buy a nice little treeless saddle on e-bay, and give it a go? Wouldn't this be a wonderful opportunity? After all, you've got the thing so that's like 75% of your expenditure already spoken for! Go on, give it a go! You need to give it time for you to get used to it as it can be a shock to the system to start with, but your core muscles do begin to kick in (ouch!) and you will notice not only your depth of seat but also be able to actually "feel" your horse. I've got both types of saddle, treed and treeless, and now a treeless saddle is my first choice.

You need to know what make your treeless saddle pad is: and go from there, as not all of them fit the myriad of treeless saddles available. So have a look and see if there's a brand name on it... and go from there.

 

[Plaine1956]

Thank you very much for your comments. I can send it back and get a proper one. Going treeless saddle wise isn't an option because I have such a hard to fit cob that I had to have a saddle made just for her. It is a slip less Hilason and it was the anti slip feature that I was drawn to since my cob barely has any withers. Oh well another Christmad gift to return - bummer!

Thanks again!
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QUOTE=MiJodsR2BlinkinTite;12744343]Mmmm......... in a word, "no", not really.

A treeless saddle pad is designed for, um, treeless saddles basically. To be effective it will have far more padding and rigidity than a normal saddle you'd use under a treed saddle. When buying a treeless saddle, I was advised by a friend who does endurance and who uses them a lot, that I should give three-quarters attention, proportionally, to the saddle-pad; and a quarter to the actual saddle itself. The point being that the pad is THE important thing with a treeless saddle, just to explain.

What sort of pad is yours by the way OP???

If it is brand new and a good well-known brand such as Barefoot, then if you put it on E-bay as brand new it will sell very well.

But I think if you were to use it under a treed saddle, what would happen is that your saddle would be raised up very high and you would firstly feel very perched up over the horse's back, and secondly you would be seriously affecting the fit of your treed saddle. It wouldn't fit your horse anymore basically: and you'd be then running the risk of damage to the back and/or pain issues such as bucking.

I wouldn't do it.

Just a suggestion: but if you really don't want to hurt OH's feelings............. why not (as you've already got the pad for a treeless saddle) buy a nice little treeless saddle on e-bay, and give it a go? Wouldn't this be a wonderful opportunity? After all, you've got the thing so that's like 75% of your expenditure already spoken for! Go on, give it a go! You need to give it time for you to get used to it as it can be a shock to the system to start with, but your core muscles do begin to kick in (ouch!) and you will notice not only your depth of seat but also be able to actually "feel" your horse. I've got both types of saddle, treed and treeless, and now a treeless saddle is my first choice.

You need to know what make your treeless saddle pad is: and go from there, as not all of them fit the myriad of treeless saddles available. So have a look and see if there's a brand name on it... and go from there.[/QUOTE]