Do you think a treeless saddle is more likely to slip, especially on a rotund horse?
I know of someone who has sadly sustained serious head injuries after falling from her horse.
An experienced rider, she was riding one of her slightly overweight horses out, in a treeless saddle. The horse spooked at something and her saddle slipped sideways depositing her on the ground.
Now of course any saddle can slip if the girth is not done up sufficiently, but it set me wondering whether a treeless saddle might be more prone to slipping
I know of someone who has sadly sustained serious head injuries after falling from her horse.
An experienced rider, she was riding one of her slightly overweight horses out, in a treeless saddle. The horse spooked at something and her saddle slipped sideways depositing her on the ground.
Now of course any saddle can slip if the girth is not done up sufficiently, but it set me wondering whether a treeless saddle might be more prone to slipping