Caramac71
Well-Known Member
Apologies for starting another thread about saddles, I am aware there are a lot on the go at the moment!
We are considering trialling a Solutions saddle but I need to educate myself a bit more on pro's / con's. Can anyone advise?
It's for a 6 year old 15.2 very wide, flat backed ID/connie mare who has been diagnosed with (+ treated and rehabbed) arthritic changes in her thoracic spine, just behind the saddle. Never seemed completely happy with her Thorowgood T8 saddle. We are currently trying her in a wide saddle with a flat tree to see if any improvement. Remedial fitter has suggested if no improvement, that we consider Solutions saddle.
My concerns are that on the one occasion my daughter tried to ride her bareback, she hated it. This was prior to diagnosis when we were aware of there being a problem but trying to determine what it was. Is she likely to hate a treeless saddle in the same way?
I am also concerned that she needs the support in her back that a tree gives, in order to better distribute riders weight.
And the other concern is that I've read treeless saddles are a good temporary solution but used longer term can lead to more back problems. Obviously I don't want to make anything any worse than it is now!
I've read so many positive reviews on here but I want to fully understand the pro's and con's before trying. I think its fear of the unknown as I don't know anyone that has a treeless and the general perception from people that haven't tried them, is that they are awful. Our physio has already said it would be no good but I'm not sure how much she knows about Solution Saddles as opposed to the cheaper treeless that have the bad reputation.
We are considering trialling a Solutions saddle but I need to educate myself a bit more on pro's / con's. Can anyone advise?
It's for a 6 year old 15.2 very wide, flat backed ID/connie mare who has been diagnosed with (+ treated and rehabbed) arthritic changes in her thoracic spine, just behind the saddle. Never seemed completely happy with her Thorowgood T8 saddle. We are currently trying her in a wide saddle with a flat tree to see if any improvement. Remedial fitter has suggested if no improvement, that we consider Solutions saddle.
My concerns are that on the one occasion my daughter tried to ride her bareback, she hated it. This was prior to diagnosis when we were aware of there being a problem but trying to determine what it was. Is she likely to hate a treeless saddle in the same way?
I am also concerned that she needs the support in her back that a tree gives, in order to better distribute riders weight.
And the other concern is that I've read treeless saddles are a good temporary solution but used longer term can lead to more back problems. Obviously I don't want to make anything any worse than it is now!
I've read so many positive reviews on here but I want to fully understand the pro's and con's before trying. I think its fear of the unknown as I don't know anyone that has a treeless and the general perception from people that haven't tried them, is that they are awful. Our physio has already said it would be no good but I'm not sure how much she knows about Solution Saddles as opposed to the cheaper treeless that have the bad reputation.