Treeless and general saddle debate

[Debbie]

Ooooh, thanks for the photo of the specially shaped Wow girth. Now that looks like a grand idea...and I'm betting it would have helped the gelding I did shiatsu on not too long ago. He had a deformed right 'arm'. The elbow pointed right into his ribcage.

I'm SO pleased you've found something that works for you and Rose!!! And thanks to your diligence, she's now finding she can travel with greater ease (ie straight, non dishing). Congratulations Heather

[mickey]

Good to hear you've found a solution. I need a proper saddle for Ozzie- have had a synthetic to back him in but he needs a shorter, wider saddle than the wintec Ive got.
My trouble is Im not small and petite so could do with a larger saddle :argh: I certainly darent brave a bareback pad. At least reading this thread Ive realised that any treeless isnt the solution.

[nars]

I'm so glad you have a solution Heather.

[southerner]

I have found that using a suber pad under a slightly wide saddle works really well and distributes the riders weight beautifully to the point that it can help with treeless saddles.

[Deleted]

Hi,
Can the girth that you are using be used on any saddle?
Its just misty has a forward girth groove and im having nightmare saddle problems, im wondering if this might help?
Jo

[greydales]

Personally I think those saddles aren't a patch on Heather's, they used to be Ansur saddles I think? I sat on one at one of their trade stands and it was one of the most uncomfortable things I've ever sat on! But, that's just MY opinion it may well work for you - best of luck!

[harveydales]

Heather, out of interest I had a sit on one a couple of weeks ago, both on Harvey and on the owner's Dales Pony. I found it very comfortable and I felt it sat me well, more onto my seat rather than fork but I do think this is down to how we are all built (I have a tendency to fall onto my fork rather than chair seat). It did suit the other Dales better than it did Harvey and it felt slightly wider than my semiflex though, similar feel in width to the Vogue. It didn't have the nice soft leather like Heather's saddles or, in fact, my semiflex but it looked to be well made. I am interested to hear what you think of the saddle.

[Debbie]

I keep forgetting they'd morphed the Ansur into the TTS. I'll be very interested to hear what you and Rose think of it, Heather.

[harleydales]

A friend of mine has a TTS and loves it. I put it on Harley and had a wander around and got on fine with it too. I liked it because it didn;t have the bulk of some of the treeless saddles.

Very expensive though!!!

[greydales]

I think that if you get on with a treeless, even if the cost is initially high you will save money in the long run by being able to use it on more than one. Since having Heather's saddles I have used them on all my ridden horses/ponies and the only treed saddle I'd ever contemplate is my Barry Swain semi-flex - although it's a beautifully made and comfortable saddle I still prefer riding in Heather's!

Before Heather's saddles were an option I must have lost an absolute fortune on 'professionally fitted' treed saddles which didn't fit .

[Debbie]

I'm prepared to patiently wait for these, but am very curious about the photos of Rose's Wow saddle.