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Post by rhillahorse on Dec 31, 2006 12:46:00 GMT 1
I have a Trekker Talent, cost around £300. I'm very pleased with it. It needed a Mattes Correction pad with extra shims to lift it off his withers though, as he has very high withers.
Chloe - did you get my review?
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Post by muckshifter on Dec 31, 2006 12:46:11 GMT 1
We ride our Shire in a Trekker dressage bought off E-bay and it is very comfortable and so far hasn't slipped. He seems to go very happily in it.
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Post by chloe on Dec 31, 2006 13:41:28 GMT 1
Hi Rhillahorse - I haven't received any reviews for Trekker saddles...could you please send it through again? The email address is alternativehorse@hotmail.co.uk or you can use the Contact Me form on my site Thanks!
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Post by jinglejoys on Dec 31, 2006 14:33:03 GMT 1
Still waiting for my Rebecca Softride which was for Sarah-lee but looks like Malaga's going to take it over.
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Post by gilly on Dec 31, 2006 16:30:44 GMT 1
Flippin eck Desperado that's some collection....do you have that many horses too or do you just have a saddle addiction?! :-)
What are your comments on each make of saddle?
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Post by Desperado on Dec 31, 2006 16:58:03 GMT 1
lol, i have 6 horses, but i think the saddle addiction is probably more on the mark ;D
I really like my fhoenix, has more twist than the other saddles and is very comfy, i prefer the set back stirrups and cant ride in anything else now. most people have trouble getting used to the stirrups, but i didint have any problems with it, maybe because i was used to riding treeless already. It fits 5 out of the 6 of my horses, and has velcro panels so shims can be added to make it easier to fit higher withered horses. Id done a fair few endurance rides on an ex racer this summer with it and its been really good.
the freeform fits my welsh cob with dippy back nicely, its very stable. The pommel is quite high, and i personally prefer my fhoenix to it, but my mum prefers riding her horses in the freeform. the kneerolls are a bit useless imo.
Ansur classic- i actually prefer schooling my cob in this saddle than my fhoenix, but its far tooo straight cut for hacking for my personal taste. i have jumpec in it, the highest being 3 foot, and have done a course of 2ft6 in it, ive shown in it aswell and had no comments.
iceline- its an icelandic treeless saddle, seems to sit you towards the back of the seat. has good kneerolls, quite straight cut, but i feel more working hunter, i think i could jump in it. ive only ridden in it a few times, but it seems very stable, very wide tho.
hilason western- lovely well made saddle. I used to ward people off hilasons till i took the plunge and bought one. very wide, didint move when i got on but moved when a heavier rider got on (im about 10 stone, heavier rider is about 15 stone), ive just bought a flank strap from ebay to see if that helps.
i loved my konklusion, unfortunatly i dont jump alot and it wasnt really suited to endurance work being so forward cut. lovely saddle and by far the best saddle i have ever jumped in.
my trekker talent was lovely, very comfy, but very wide. it completly changed my mares behaviour and started me off on treeless saddles. nice saddle, but i sold it and bought myself a western saddle.
trekker dressage- worked very nicely on a 13hh section b i was training, but i didint find it wide enough in the pommel for wider horses. it was great for small hores with adult riders, as the seat was about 17.5 inches, but the saddle was more like 16inches underneath. I found it too wide and straight cut for me.
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Post by blueali on Dec 31, 2006 18:31:09 GMT 1
Has anyone tried the Barefoot trailrider or even the other Barefoot western saddles? I really like them in theory but I know nothing really about treeless or western!
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Post by gillmcg on Dec 31, 2006 18:44:56 GMT 1
Torsion - bought new a few years ago now - think it was about £600 including the pad - Ok for pootling about (which is what I mostly do anyway) and very comfortable but does tend to slip a bit although Concer is lop-sided (me too). Cured the slipping with a suber pad but puts me 'above' his back so now prefer the Bob Marshall. Bob Marshall Endurance - bought a year or so ago - secondhand so about the same price as the Torsion but with a Skito pad - feels much more secure than the Torsion and doesn't slip. Love it but you have to make sure you get the right size to fit your rear end otherwise you might find yourself sitting on the cantle. Seems to have more wither clearance too but that didn't seem to bother Concer with the Torsion.
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Post by cluelessbird on Dec 31, 2006 19:19:17 GMT 1
Thats quite a collection there guys.
A question, if you have to get off out hacking to remove your old mac that has swivelled, how on earth are you menat to get on without the saddle slipping round your ponys tummy?
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Post by julz on Dec 31, 2006 19:22:07 GMT 1
in the same way you get on and off in a tree'd saddle.... i resisted the urge to say "normal" there!!!!
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Post by chloe on Dec 31, 2006 19:23:41 GMT 1
Mine doesn't budge if I mount from the ground, although I do try to find a log or fence to get on from (rarely get off out hacking)
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Post by Desperado on Dec 31, 2006 19:23:59 GMT 1
get a saddle that doesnt slip ;D
ive had to climb on and off alot ot do gates out riding and my fhoenix doesnt move. i alos had to mount from the ground at a le trec event and the freeform didnt move either. Ive sewn some non slip shelf liner stuff i got from halfords n teh underside of my equitex pad to help with non slipiness.
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Post by gillmcg on Dec 31, 2006 19:24:17 GMT 1
If your Old Mac swivels it doesn't fit properly . If you do need to - find a hill and mount from the 'up' side. Or - if you reach over and grab the other stirrup leather it doesn't slip too much and you can settle it once you're on.
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Post by cluelessbird on Dec 31, 2006 19:27:34 GMT 1
Mmmmmm
I tightened the girth and managed to get on, as for the old mac, well it was fine for about 4 months and now it swivells. I can no way afford another new set.
Tsk
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Post by Lesley from Kent (Floydsmum) on Dec 31, 2006 19:30:18 GMT 1
I've had all sorts of treeless saddles in the past and to be quite honest, you really do get what you pay for!
If your a happy hacker or just want to show at local level then a Freeform / Dartmoor Treefree / Torsion / Barefoot will do just fine though all of them do tend to slip in my experience even with the right pads.
I had a Fheonix which I LOVED but because I am an adult riding a pony, the 16" fitted him but was too small for me and the 18" was too big for him but fitted me! In the end I managed to get a second hand Ansur off ebay for £850. Well worth the money in my opinion.
In my opinion, the Fheonix is the best treeless saddle on the market for comfort and style and if you're really lucky you can sometimes pick up second hand ones or the fore runner to the Fheonix - the SBS on ebay for around £850.
I love my Ansur and wouldn't swap it for the world now!
As I say, have a look on ebay but beware, the leather ones for around £400 (no brand name) are not great quality - I know I've seen one and ridden in one!
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