To buy or not to buy..

A treeless saddle will not "just fit" any horse. I don't think they're good for high withered horses.
Personally, I wouldn't bother, I like traditional saddles.
 
Thats why I like the look of this saddle, because it has a cut back head and looks like a traditional dressage saddle, minus the tree. The gulleted wintecs don't fit my mare and neither do the colligiates, all the other gulleted saddles are just out of my price range.. I just need something that will change shape with her, I hate saddle shopping >;l
 
not into treeless would rather have a saddler come out and fit the horse with a proper saddle that can be altered as the horse developes

treeless saddles can cuase bad backs as well
 
QR - You'd be best off asking on a forum where people are more into treeless. New Rider is quite good for that, I'm sure there are others. I use a treeless for the same reason you do, also pony goes better in it than her fitted treed. Would always go for a branded one though, that has been through rigorous tests

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Think you need to get yourself a professional saddler to fit your horse.....
 
I have ridden in treeless saddles for years and love my Torsion - however I have flat-backed horses, not TB types. I would definitely not buy one of these from ebay - some of these treeless saddles are badly made and definitely will not fit any horse. You can get a Torsion or Copperbeech saddle on trial for a while - they do come in different widths and you will need a special pad. Alternatively Heather Moffat make a treeless saddle that is more conventional looking - they can be adjusted by one of her agents to fit most horses and riders.
 
Can I suggest you look at second hand saddles of well known makes. They are much cheaper than new saddles to begin with and then they hold their value reasonably well if you need to change saddles again later. Its only MHO but I thought the whole point of treed saddles was to take the rider's weight either side of the spine and treeless don't do this. They're too new for my liking and maybe its cynical but I'm expecting there will be a lot of horses with spinal wear and tear injuries in the future if these become more popular. NB. Just a guess, no scientific basis for this opinion whatsoever so don't jump on me if you disagree.
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I'm not using the saddler over here again because she messed up my brand new saddle to the point that it would never fit my mare and I had to sell it.. So I am never using her again.
Unfortunately on the Isle of Man we are limited on resources so far as saddlers are concerned.. We do have some that come over but the saddles are waaaaaaaay to expensive! (Albion guy comes over.. over £1k for a new saddle from him!!) I will go for a brand name treeless, or an Ideal jessica saddle.
Thanks for your help guys!
Izzi xx
 
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