Saddles

[Dickybob]

Hi Im new to this forum but Oh I wonder if anyone could help me pleasy.
Im just about cry if I cant find a saddle that actually fits my horse. I had 6-7 saddles and they only last so long
she is a tb x wb high withered but drops behind the shoulder.Some people have recommended for me to try a heather moffett or solution but unsure.
Has any one used a treeless before... thoughts?
Or is there any saddle you would recommend
ive tried albion, gfs, wintec, few other no make ones

 

[vinnie]

Maybe try to find a saddle fitter that doesn't work for any particular saddle company, but rather has a selection of different makes of saddle. That way they can search for the right one without pushing their brand on you when it actually doesn't quite fit.

 

[kerilli]

I'd have a Barnsby, fitted to her.
I had a Barnsby Impala made for my high-withered TB who had very low set-on ribs, according to saddler. It fitted her just fine. When I sold it on eBay the lady who bought it said that it was the only saddle she's ever found to fit her equally high-withered horse.

 

[Sol]

I bought a Heather Moffett saddle back in Feb (it's the EE Vogue dressage). Love it. I was lucky enough to borrow one off a friend to try for a week in December, but I believe you can hire one to try, and the fitters are very good.
Nobody who didn't already know it was treeless has ever commented.
I've used it for dressage

Working hunter

And even jumped 1m10 in it (that's big to me! )

It's very comfortable & secure, and easy to ride in. Dante's been very happy with it, and can finally move his shoulders - for a fairly narrow horse his back is quite wide, and his shoulders stick out quite noticeably at the top, and he has decent withers, as well as a forward girth groove. I will definitely be buying either the new FlexEE GP or the Vogue GPT for jumping in at some stage, and hope to use the saddle on my Fell when he's older too. I don't think I'd change back without a lot of persuasion now, I was spending more time riding bareback than not before due to never having a saddle that fit!