Posted 2018-08-16 8:28 AM Subject: Best saddle for shoulder relief?
Location: U.S.
I have a running bred mare with huge high shoulders and a normal wither. I am having trouble with saddles pinching her. What is a tree with a big shoulder flare?
Posted 2018-08-16 9:22 AM Subject: RE: Best saddle for shoulder relief?
Off the Wall Wacky
Posts: 2981 Location: Louisiana
I have a double j with a #10 tree...fits my big shoulder guy amazing.
It's the first thing other than a treeless I've ever had to fit him without pinching his shoulders.
Posted 2018-08-16 1:11 PM Subject: RE: Best saddle for shoulder relief?
Elite Veteran
Posts: 972 Location: Texas!
Vernon Purdy for sure. I bought mine for my gelding with huge shoulders and who had kissing spine surgery. Selling it now bc I sold him and am only riding colts but super nice saddles!!
Posted 2018-08-16 1:29 PM Subject: RE: Best saddle for shoulder relief?
Expert
Posts: 1367 Location: mi
Friend of mine just had a saddle fitter out for her wide shouldered gelding. They put him in the Double J #10 tree also. She actually had them do the rest of the saddle like a Lynn so it feels like a Lynn to her as she liked how those sat her but they put the #10 tree in it. She could not be happier.
Posted 2018-08-18 6:16 AM Subject: RE: Best saddle for shoulder relief?
Married to a Louie Lover
Posts: 3303
I’ve found my Burns has really freed both my geldings up. My open horse use to be a hard dropper at the barrel, turns out the saddles I was using were putting too much pressure behind his shoulders, even though he never really got sore or “out”. His turns are 110% smoother now - almost zero drop. And it was gone almost immediately - I tried it at the Bonus Race Finals and the first cans I turned in it were during a run, super smooth and our only faster time that weekend was the next run we made in it :)
Best saddle for shoulder relief?
