Which treeless for me and my girl????

[Arabmare]

Soon i'm going to get a treeless for my newly backed Arab. I have been looking at all of them and do not know which one to go with!! I know there are some experienced treeless lovers on here so i thought i'd ask!

My girl is about 14.2 +hh (not measured in a year! was 14.2hh at 2 year old!)
I want to hack mainly, and bring her on. One day we will do sponsered rides. I don't do much riding just the hacking on weekends, so won't need a a super dooper one! not planning to do any showjumping comps or anything, just love the company of my horse in the english countryside!! i'm about 5'4" and 9 st, what sort of saddle or size would suit us best do you think?? i backed her in a treeless, she was great and its so comfy was tara's one (perditaM) so know we both like them!!

any idea's??

thanks in advance
Karen

[Showjumper]

If you don't plan on competing in showing/jumping, and you like Perdita's saddle, I'd go for a Torsion type saddle (you can pick up a Barefoot or Trekker brand new for around £300)

[Arabmare]

I've seen the barefoot one and i quite like that one! What size would I need? I know the sizing is different with these!

Thanks! :)

[Happy Horse]

Hi there,

my wife rides an arabian 7 year old mare, treeless (barefoot) and bitless.
Great fun.

Interested to discuss it ?

Myself I drive a pair of draugth horses bitless and no blinds. Fantastic relation not hurting them and even better control as no pain fighting.

[Esther.D]

sizings seem to roughly equate to:

size 0 = 16" saddle (they say 14" saddle on the website but they sent me the measurements and it was basically a 16", well that is to say, my size 12 bottom would have fitted in it and I certainly cannot ride in a 14"!).
size 1 = 17"
size 2 = 18"

We are considering the barefoots for ours :) Unfortunately they are extremes - Stephen and Alfie would need the size 2, Rupert and I would ideally need the size 0 although could just about get away with a size 1 if my bottom too big! :o

[Pinkstergirl]

I would go for a Barefoot Cheyenne. I have one and I don't compete etc. Just a happy hacker. I've had mine for a while now and it's still in excellent condition and my mare is a changed horse! I use a suber pad with it (the full suber pad with panels to go under the saddle flaps). I have a TB and the Grandeur saddle pad that they sell to go under the barefoot seemed to rub my mare's loins as the seam was quite thick and stiff.

I would go for a Barefoot as opposed to Torsion as Torsion are expensive and not disimilar to the Barefoot. I also met the UK sales rep recently and she was so rude to me because she realised I had a barefoot. She was virtually hurling abuse at me!

My horse is also bitless and barefoot!

[Arabmare]

Hi thanks for the replys only just seen this!! Thanks Esther for the sizing! Ooh can't wait to get a treeless, going to be shopping next week for one!

Happyhorse of course i'm interested anything with the word arabian treeless and bitless and barefoot sums me up very well!! :D