Posted 2015-01-10 6:37 PM Subject: Hating my new saddle. What should I do?!?
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Got a new saddle for Christmas, and I was so happy but I've been feeling like it was a little too small. It's a treeless saddle so I just hoped it would kinda of stretch out but it doesn't. I was doing some research tonight on bars, types of trees, what the difference between a tree that has flat bars and angled bars. I was so excited to be learning all of this until I got the idea of checking the bars on my new saddle. It's only 6 inches! My husband bought the saddle for me as a present but how do I tell him that I was to get rid of it? It's only been ridden in a handful of times (so I can't return it) but its's still pretty clean so I feel like I could get a pretty penny for it but I don't want to hurt my husbands feelings.
Posted 2015-01-10 8:16 PM Subject: RE: Hating my new saddle. What should I do?!?
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classicpotatochip - 2015-01-10 7:44 PM
streakysox - 2015-01-10 7:43 PM
Bars are a part of the tree. A treeless saddle probably would not have bars.
This. I'm a little confused. What part did you measure?
Lol you got me there. I measured the part where the bars would be, in my head at least. I measured about 2.5 inches down the top of the black flexible cover that goes right on top the withers. Another spot on the saddle made me a little uneasy, by my horses left shoulder seemed to be a little too snug as well but I was just hoping it would flare out with use.
Posted 2015-01-10 8:28 PM Subject: RE: Hating my new saddle. What should I do?!?
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cecollins0811 - 2015-01-10 7:16 PM
classicpotatochip - 2015-01-10 7:44 PM
streakysox - 2015-01-10 7:43 PM Bars are a part of the tree. A treeless saddle probably would not have bars.
This. I'm a little confused. What part did you measure?
Lol you got me there. I measured the part where the bars would be, in my head at least. I measured about 2.5 inches down the top of the black flexible cover that goes right on top the withers. Another spot on the saddle made me a little uneasy, by my horses left shoulder seemed to be a little too snug as well but I was just hoping it would flare out with use.
I think you are smart to ask for advice! Good luck! :)
Posted 2015-01-10 9:06 PM Subject: RE: Hating my new saddle. What should I do?!?
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I don't think you will hurt his feelings if you tell him the truth. Take him with you looking for a new one. Us men think differently than women. We don't get upset about things like this. If I bought a new saddle for my wife and it didn't fit, my thoughts would not be on that exact saddle but that I wanted to get her a saddle that would work for her and make her happy.
Posted 2015-01-10 9:17 PM Subject: RE: Hating my new saddle. What should I do?!?
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The bars run from the front of the saddle to the back of the saddle. Could you have been measuring the gullet? I have no idea what the black part of your saddle is. I do not know much about treeless saddles but since they do not have a tree aren't they supposed to conform to the horse? Thought that was the point.
Hating my new saddle. What should I do?!?
