Had the same problem with my horse. I
used a Torsion treeless to get him through that period of back pain while his
hocks were fusing. But, then he didn’t want a tree on his back anymore. The
problem was that the Torsion doesn’t have a twist and was too wide for me. So,
after thinking I was going to die on my first 50, I started the great saddle
hunt again (tried all the treeless saddles available at the time) and ended up
with a FreeForm which I’ve been using since 2004 (I bought one for each horse!).
The saddle is perfect for me and my horse won’t let me put anything else on
him. I was able to ride him even through the hock fusing because the saddle
was short enough to not impinge on his loins. We’re both happy campers. Plus,
with the HAF pad I can mount him without the saddle slipping. I ride a really
loose girth (you can see daylight between it and my horse), but the pad keeps
everything in place even when he lunges up steep single track trails.
Karen
From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of oneilannie1994@xxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 9:17
AM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] treeless
I
posted earlier but it never showed up so here goes again. I know this topic has
been discused to death and I
have been in the archives but I need to know more.
I
have tried many different treed saddles on my 13 yr old arab. He has a longish back, good withers with a
pretty broad back,and after having owned
him for 4 yrs has gone from an
under weight 800 to 1100 big boy. He has gotten sore in the shoulders and I
have been able to take care of that with saddle changes but he has some conic type soreness in the loin
area. I have had complete vet evaluation done on him and his hocks are fusing.
The left almost completely and the right still has a way to go, so I know this
can cause back pain, but I feel alot
of his back problems are
do to saddle fit and how the saddle fits me and my riding. i would like to try
a barefoot saddle. i do slow 50's and do a lot of posting and 2 point riding,
but I also walk a lot on a ride is this harder on the back in a treeless? Also my horse is extremely
prone to galling, can these saddle be ridden
in a fairly loose cinch? Do they slip a lot. I am a feather weight rider so I
am sure that helps but I would appreciate any insight on using a treeless and doing endurance.
Thanks,
Annie
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