Wow saddle - which tree is this? Help please...!

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I have a wow saddle which although it was checked by a fitter, I am convinced the tree is too straight for my horse. I thought until now that it must have the standard curved tree because I didn't buy it until April 2008, and I read on here that the flat trees weren't made until late 2008? I have looked on the flaps and there is 8 07 stamped on them. Presumably this is Aug '07? However, I also read here to test it by lying it on a flat surface, and it seems to sit flat? Could I possibly have a flat tree with this date? Sorry for rubbish pics, lighting not good in here! But hopefully someone will be able to tell from them.

I have emailed first thought with no answer as always. I will try phoning them tomorrow I think!

Thanks for any help!

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Sorry not sure what it is but hope you have better luck than me at getting a sensible and professional response from them. I gave up and sold my WOW.
 
I would say that was a flat tree. It looks less curved then my older standard Y-tree did. The flaps date won't ness match the seat date and at April 08 it might just fit into the change over. There should be a number written somewhere on the seat (all mine have had handwriten numbers) so WOW may be able to identify it. If you ever get ahold of them.

If it IS a flat seat you're sell it very easily. I spend AGES looks for one and had to eventually buy ex-demo at not a lot less that full price. I'm going to be cross if yours is a size2 in black........

My new seat should be arriving soon. If you don't get an answer in the next week I'll take a picture of mine and we can compare.
 
Thanks very much for the replies, and to Kallibear for the offer of comparisons, much appreciated! Attached are some pics of underneath etc, and I am now off to phone wow with the serial number...

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Tiffany, presumably you are talking to Kallibear not me?

I managed to talk to someone at wow and it seems my tree is a curved tree... it certainly doesn't look anything like as curved as the tree on the brochure but apparently that is what it is. I think more the problem is the panels, they don't curve away at the back like a lot of saddles, they sit flat to the very end. Suitable for flat backs maybe (length ways) but not for a croup high horse. I would need sway back panels I think, or 16" ones, neither of which I will find second hand... !!
 
Just an observation, but I get the problem if the panels kind of "sticking in" on the back of my extra deep seat, however the same horse with the same panels and a flat seat means this isn't a problem

So as a cheaper alternative you could try a flatter seat to see if this works for you.
 
Thanks for that, thats interesting. My seat is only the deep, not extra deep, but it is a dressage saddle so I wouldn't really want a flat seat on it unfortunately. But interesting to know...
 
I've also got a WOW seat which I could do with identifying whether it's got the curved or the flat tree, but no disk I can see underneath. I bought it a few years ago, so if they only produced the flat trees from 2008 then mine is probably the curved tree.

Can anyone help if I put pictures up? To confuse matter's it's the FLAT seat.
 
AMP - the pictures are of a curved resin flat seat (easy as they didn't make resin in a flat tree)

Its quite old and the resin got replaced with a lighter weight leather tree
 
I have found the type of seat does make a difference - I have an extra deep and I cannot use the same panels as on my flat seat. Therefore, I am pretty sure the deeper the seat the move curved the tree is.
 
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