Treeless saddles what do you think ??

Yes - a barefoot Lexington. Absolutely love it, really comfy. BUT they are not for every person and definitely don't suit every horse.

If you are thinking of going treeless trial as many as you can of different makes before buying.

www.bettersaddles.co.uk have a good range and information on several brands. They also do trials for a reasonable price.
 
I have a HM Vogue, love it, it's a dressage saddle but I've jumped up to 3'6 in it, it's very comfy, I've been to a few comps in it, was even going to do a hunter trials in it but had to cancel as I wasn't well.
 
I have the HM Vogue dressage and a Fheonix. Love them both. So easy and comfortable and secure. I've also jumped happily in the dressage. I have nothing against treed saddles, but had endless fitting issues with two horses in a row (current one went through 5 in 18 months :eek:), so test-rode the Vogue and took it from there!

ETA: Yes, I've competed in the Vogue, dressage and SJ. Only got the fheonix recently to back the baby with, so haven't tried that one out competing yet. Saving up for a FlexEE now, as I like the look of those too.
 
I use a freemax, tried some others but dident work for me, I use it for long distance and very comfortable for time in saddle.

I did spend quite a lot of time trying out and looking, and using different pads etc-
 
I have sat in a solutions saddle... it was very comfy. Never ridden in one or tried one on my horse though.
 
Just because a saddle is treeless doesn't mean it will automatically fit every horse. I like solutions saddles, and I quite like the heather moffat dressage saddle. I have also ridden in another treeless saddle with a huge front and back, don't know the make, but the fit is horrendous and I wouldn't put it anywhere near any of my horses.
I found this interesting:
http://www.yourhorse.co.uk/Your-Hor...ws/April-08/No-advantage-to-treeless-saddles/
And I remembered the make of the horrible saddle: Dream team
 
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I have the libra but it's the older hack about model. Its dead comfy. I really liked it but have just gone onto he total contact saddle which I love even more. I would recommend trying out lots and steer clear of the cheap no name ones on eBay.
 
There are some solution saddles on preloved for relatively reasonable prices (they cost a fortune to buy, the jump one is like 2500!) I really want to try one and they look pretty much like normal saddles.
 
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Yes, I have a treeless and love it, find them so comfy. I used one on my late mare for quite a while, it was not a cheap saddle, it was a Randols or something like that, was around £300, lovely saddle. I mostly hacked in it but happily jumped also.
I then had a cheap second hand leather one to back Nell in which was very comfy, its not a bad little saddle really, but not as good as the Randols by any stretch
I bought a new one for Nell this week actually, an Easytrek treeless and I love it, really nice saddle, much better quality then my temporary saddle.
They are not for everyone and every horse but I love mine and Nell seems to go well in it, moves very freely
 
I adore my Solution saddles and so do my horses.

I had mine on a two week trial, £50 per week but if you buy the saddle that gets take off the price. Definitely have a Solution fitter out, even if you decide to buy from an alternative source.
 
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