advice on treeless saddle

[Dinsarsio]

A neighbour of mine is looking for a treeless saddle for her coloured cob.He has a back like a table,no withers and four years old.They have tried a treeless saddle which fitted him great but she is stuggling to find one on her budget.She is looking for a second hand one for about £230.
I have no idea about treeless saddles so i said i would ask on here for those that know.

[Showjumper]

To be honest she's going to struggle with that budget. Even after buying a saddle she'll need a decent treeless pad and dressage girth not to mention normal things like stirrup leathers and irons...

I've had a quick scout on Ebay for you though:

Trekker Talent - Old Style (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TREELESS-TREKKER-SADDLE-natural-horsemanship-as-new_W0QQitemZ200117145695QQihZ010QQcategoryZ72594QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Trekker Talent - Newer Style (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Trekker-Talent-Treeless-Saddle_W0QQitemZ180128953697QQihZ008QQcategoryZ72594QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Fhoenix Dressage - no chance of it staying this cheap though (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/16-Heather-Moffett-Fhoenix-Treeless-Dressage-Saddle_W0QQitemZ110137277892QQihZ001QQcategoryZ72594QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Her best option is to save her pennies a while longer and go for a Barefoot Cheyenne (the saddle and the correct pad will set her back about £400 new).

[c2b]

I have the trekker talent old version. I use it every day. I use it with the trekker pad and a suber pad. Nothing wrong with it at all nice comfy little saddle and my mare goes well in it. I don't jump though.
To buy it new would cost a fair bit more than £230. Treeless are very fashionable right now and seem to be holding their price on ebay. Good luck.

[soltydog]

Hi
I have a trekker talent new version, you dont get many for sale second hand.
I love it my pony is flat backed with no wither and it fits him a treat, you do not need any special pads with it either as it has a channel down the centre for spine clearance. I just use a poly pad under it. It has propper stirrup bars so you can also use regular stirrups, no safety stirrups required.

[Bay Mare]

As others have said, it's going to be difficult getting a decent treeless saddle for that kind of money. Good treeless saddles tend to hold their value and sometimes go for more second hand than a new one!

At that price you've either got to be lucky or very, very careful! There are some cheap treeless saddles on ebay but they aren't saddles that I would put on a rocking horse.

Although I'm a fan of treeless it may be worth her looking at a synthetic treed saddle (fitted of course) until she can afford a treeless.

[yankee]

A neighbour of mine is looking for a treeless saddle for her coloured cob.He has a back like a table,no withers and four years old.They have tried a treeless saddle which fitted him great but she is stuggling to find one on her budget.She is looking for a second hand one for about £230.
I have no idea about treeless saddles so i said i would ask on here for those that know.


Hi, Better Saddles has a sale on treeless at the moment. One was £270 maybe your friend might want to check out their website.