Treeless saddle pads help - down to three

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Am after a new pad for Roo - I have a TreeFree Exmoor which I love! Currently using a poly pad and prolite pad with it as a temporary measure (saddle is a fairly recent buy) but want a proper pad for her - she seems happy in the set up we have at the moment but I don't want to be doing longer rides with her until I have a proper pad.

So I'm down to three pads, all similar prices so thats not a consideration

First is the treefree one
http://www.treefree-saddles.co.uk/#!numnahs/ccgd

Second is the Chris Lammfelle one (with foam pads inserted)
http://www.equinewhispers.co.uk/hor...lle/christ-lammfelle-treeless-saddle-pad.html

And third is the Equitex one
http://www.bettersaddles.co.uk/acatalog/Equitex_Treeless_Saddle_Pads.html

She's a cob but has medium withers and a reasonably prominent spine.
Any good / bad points to any of them, which would you prefere (I have to say at the moment the chris lammfelle one is winning but I've never bought a proper treeless pad before and it's a lot of money so want to make sure I get the right one
 
would agree with this.
I would talk to the makers of your saddle about the shape of your horse's back to see what they would recommend for a horse with withers - some of the pads, lovely as they are, are designed for low withered horses and can pull down on withery beasts.
I have a lammfelle pad (used under a different brand of saddle) - it is very very nice indeed, but cut for a low wither so if you do go for this one investigate their high-wither version for your horse.
 
Hi mynutmeg,

no help on the pad sorry, I wanted to ask about the treefree Exmoor saddle did you buy it second hand?

I came across their website and wondered if it might be a good saddle for my wide mare but thought would look for second hand incase its not right for us, couldn't see any :(
 
Hi jo. Yeh I got it from ebay for about 150. Absolutly love it but didnt come across any others - I was looking for a barefoot and found that one , hadnt heard of the brnad before but did some research and like the look of it.
Roo is stupidly wide but also.moves unevenly cause of an old injury and hated a tree as it made her sore but she loves this as well
 
Might be worth talking to them and see if they do a demo saddle - one of the things I like about it is that there is some built in gullet
 
Faracat said:
I would go for the wool treefree one as it's specifically designed for the saddle that you have. :)
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I agree.

I've got an Exmoor/Tree-Free saddle........ their saddle pads are specially designed for use with their saddles. If the ones you are considering are all the same/similar price, then it makes sense to go with the pad which is specially designed for the saddle surely??

(Edited): someone was asking if the "Exmoor" treefree's are good for wide horses? IMO they are the best treeless saddles that are on the market. The people that make them are Master Saddlers and have applied their skill & knowlege into developing these saddles. They have thought about the issue of the stirrup indents which potentially can cause damage to the back - and have specially reinforced the saddle so that this risk is minimised.

Nice people, very helpful, and no pressure. You can trial one of their saddles for a week for a £50 deposit which if you then decide to buy, comes off the price. Also they have fairly recently started doing a newer model, with the choice of "forward" girthing and/or stirrup-bar set an inch forward, as well as the old-style ones. They will talk you through your options if you contact them.

I had their saddle on trial for a week.......... loved it. Fortunately there was one second-hand on E-bay at the same time, so I bought it!!! :) A fantastic comfy little saddle, I love it to bits.

Sorry.......... didn't mean to digress from OP's original topic!!
 
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MiJodsR2BlinkinTite said:
I agree.

I've got an Exmoor/Tree-Free saddle........ their saddle pads are specially designed for use with their saddles. If the ones you are considering are all the same/similar price, then it makes sense to go with the pad which is specially designed for the saddle surely??

(Edited): someone was asking if the "Exmoor" treefree's are good for wide horses? IMO they are the best treeless saddles that are on the market. The people that make them are Master Saddlers and have applied their skill & knowlege into developing these saddles. They have thought about the issue of the stirrup indents which potentially can cause damage to the back - and have specially reinforced the saddle so that this risk is minimised.

Nice people, very helpful, and no pressure. You can trial one of their saddles for a week for a £50 deposit which if you then decide to buy, comes off the price. Also they have fairly recently started doing a newer model, with the choice of "forward" girthing and/or stirrup-bar set an inch forward, as well as the old-style ones. They will talk you through your options if you contact them.

I had their saddle on trial for a week.......... loved it. Fortunately there was one second-hand on E-bay at the same time, so I bought it!!! :) A fantastic comfy little saddle, I love it to bits.

Sorry.......... didn't mean to digress from OP's original topic!!
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:-)
Part of me totally agrees and says I should go with the one the saddle deisgners made then another part of me is going 'really like the look of the lambskin one' - argh, why is this so hard (or why does my daft brain think it's so hard!!! )

Have to say at some point in the future when I replace this saddle I will be very, very likely to go buy a new treefree on. I adore mine but it is rather old and worn - it's definately done quite a few miles before I got it so don't expect it to last forever but it's got to be one of the most comfy saddles I've ever ridden in and I love how much I can feel Roo's back muscles
 
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