Sorry, another post about treeless saddles

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I WAS considering buying one, as I am nearly at my wits end with saddles... my Question is actually how stable would they be on a horse with a back so flat you could eat your dinner from it?

My horse's saddle constantly slips to the side (it fits perfectly/no probs with back etc) and as a result I ride wonkey and have to constantly adjust it which is not good!

Am kinda sat on the fence as to whether they are gonna be worth it, honestly what do you think?
 
If your saddle fits but is just slipping, put a non slip saddle cloth under it, like a Thorowgood cob (£19.99) or a Barnsby grip pad (about £60), Do be carefull with treeless saddles as you will get what you pay for, I have yet another one of those Cheyanne things in the workshop at the moment in pieces, due to bad workmanship and materials.
 
thanks for the replies, I'm currently looking at the dartmoor Treefree saddles, am gonna have to enquire further I thinks.

I've got a non slip numnah at the mo (similar to a limpet pad) and it helps a bit, but not much :-(
 
If you use a treeless saddle it is essential that you have a pad that is designed for treeless.. When I bought the barefoot I also bought the correct pad for that model at the same time.

Chancer is a cob but not a table top and the barefoot is great - I also use it on Cairo who though a clydie is not really any wider. The saddle I have has never slipped or moved on my two.

With the barefoot you have three types of pommels - they come with standard but they also do ones for narrow and very wide horses.

Avoid the very cheap models - the Barefoot is one of the best of the cheaper versions - they start at £310 and the pads are about £70 upwards.
 
Hi

I have a Treefree dartmoor and I use it on a completely flat Haflinger cob.

The saddle should not be a problem at all, if.....

It is done up firmly at the girth from the start of the session pre mounting
You use the numnah thats designed to go with that saddle - Treefree make the pad specifically and it has a great spine clearance channel etc - would recommend highly using their own one.

Ive only had it slip once, and that was when I didnt do the girth up properly, so could have happened with any saddle!

The Treefree dartmoor has interchangeable pommels- my girl of course has the widest one!

The treefree people are very helpful AND very honest about what the saddle is great for and not.
 
Thanks for opinions people!

Luckily my horse isnt at all touchy around his girth area, so doing it up securely wont be a problem. Good to know of a good company too.
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If it's any help I use a treeless on my very wide, wither-less cob. It's very stable but helped by using a neoprene girth.

I still can't mount from the ground (something I prefer to avoid anyway!
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) without it slipping but once I'm on board it's fine.
 
I rode a shire x in a treeless a few months ago and tbh I didn't think it was very stable at all... Might not have suited that horse tho.
 
Both my treeless have been very stable on my Dales mare. She is wide, no withers and completely flat. I am able to mount from the ground with no problems.....
 
I'm buying the Total Saddle Solutions GP tomorrow. Have had one on trial from Thursday last week and have schooled hacked and jumped in it. My treed saddle slipped left and right all the time no matter how tight the girth or what I put under it, have tried them all. This treeless GP hasn't budged one iota. Add to that we did 45 minutes of jumping today, normally she starts to feel tired after just 30 minutes of flat work. Movement is expansive, I'm trotted out of the saddle, canter is balanced, slow, controlled and easier to maintain. All suggesting to me that my neddy is happy with me on her back, and not trying to get away from anything that may be uncomfortable. I've converted in 4 days, get one on trial, see how you get on, but don't discout them on first ride as they take a bit of getting used to. Also big plus, no more joddy blisters on my tail bone! Forgot to say, mine is a 14hh New Forest with low withers and a bit of a baroque look about her, would be good match to a small Lusitano...one day may be when I can afford two horses.
 
Have you checked just behind your horse's shoulder to see if he's more developed on one side than the other cos this would make your saddle slip.
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With The Solution Saddle, it doesn't matter if the horse is asymmetrical as the saddle flexes around the movement instead of being pushed around by it. Big difference in comfort for the rider as well as the horse.
 
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