Even though you are an English saddle fitter, I’d love to see you break apart a very cheap leather western saddle. The wooden trees in them supposedly have holes along with many other issues.
I love these videos. My now retired mare had me studying saddle fit. I ended up going treeless with her. Its was the only type of saddle she would round her back in. The weight distribution comes from the pad. That is why treeless pads are so darn expensive. I have wondered about flex trees. Would they benefit from w weight distributing saddle pad? The horse I ride now like the western saddle but not the english saddle. So back to the drawing board. Love seeing the inside of saddle and how they could effect the ride.
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Even though you are an English saddle fitter, I’d love to see you break apart a very cheap leather western saddle. The wooden trees in them supposedly have holes along with many other issues.
Maybe I'll find a western saddler to do a collaboration with... because I really don't know anything about the Western saddles.
I love these videos. My now retired mare had me studying saddle fit. I ended up going treeless with her. Its was the only type of saddle she would round her back in. The weight distribution comes from the pad. That is why treeless pads are so darn expensive. I have wondered about flex trees. Would they benefit from w weight distributing saddle pad? The horse I ride now like the western saddle but not the english saddle. So back to the drawing board. Love seeing the inside of saddle and how they could effect the ride.
It really depends on the type of flex in the tree - as usually flex = a pressure point somewhere :)
Could you do a CWD saddle?
I will if I get one in to check x
Id think that due to the shape, I couldn't flex the other way(downward)? So then it would be ok right?
Also can the gullet bar cause wither sores? Because my horse alway gets wither sores
Not if it is screwed in snugly and correctly. The gullet bar gives the front strength and stops it collapsing on the withers. X
Perhaps not suitable for a heavier rider?
it would be so interesting to look into this, wouldn't it?