First time riding in a TREELESS saddle!!

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sorrel horse ranch Reg. Apr 2006	Posted 2014-12-22 6:15 PM Subject: RE: First time riding in a TREELESS saddle!!
Angel in a Sorrel Coat Posts: 16030 Location: In a happy place	Well I will add my story. Years back I had an original Bob Marshall. I really liked it and am sorry I sold it. But I want to tell you my saddle horn is my life line when I am running barrels. I was using it on a big stout gelding and when he left that third barrel that horn bent back to my belly and scared the you know what out of me. I will never forget that feeling.
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della Reg. Apr 2011	Posted 2014-12-22 11:42 PM Subject: RE: First time riding in a TREELESS saddle!!
Peecans	CJE - 2014-12-22 8:40 AM teamthompson - 2014-12-21 10:37 AM mruggles - 2014-12-22 9:36 AM i have never had an issue with posting in my bm...wierd... m me neither..... maybe ur stiruups too long..... Me either......... Id guess it was the horse not the saddle, ive always found the gated horses to suck me down, just along for the ride lol. Ive never ridden a foxtrotter though just guessing lol
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abrooks Reg. May 2006	Posted 2014-12-23 12:35 AM Subject: RE: First time riding in a TREELESS saddle!!
Good Ole Boys just Fine with Me Posts: 2869 Location: SE Missouri	I borrowed one and owned another. Just not my deal. My one gelding HATED it.. Goofiest thing I've ever seen.. He'd throw a dang fit.. Good to go with the crown c that fits him.
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reese_tx Reg. Nov 2014	Posted 2014-12-23 9:03 AM Subject: RE: First time riding in a TREELESS saddle!!
Location: NE Texas	sorrel horse ranch - 2014-12-22 6:15 PM Well I will add my story. Years back I had an original Bob Marshall. I really liked it and am sorry I sold it. But I want to tell you my saddle horn is my life line when I am running barrels. I was using it on a big stout gelding and when he left that third barrel that horn bent back to my belly and scared the you know what out of me. I will never forget that feeling. I would have ended up on top of that third barrel like this dude lol
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Used2B Reg. Nov 2007	Posted 2014-12-23 9:04 AM Subject: RE: First time riding in a TREELESS saddle!!
I Need a Xanax! Posts: 2774	Did the bob Marshalll you rode in have the forward hung stirrups? I ordered one with the forward hung stirrups and I hated every second of that thing!! I could NOT post in it either b/c the stirrups would fly out in front of me when I put pressure in them....hated that saddle so I rode in it about 3-4 times then sold it. I can post perfectly fine in bob marshalls that don't have the forward hung stirrups though!!
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Herbie Reg. Oct 2003	Posted 2014-12-23 9:46 AM Subject: RE: First time riding in a TREELESS saddle!!
Whack and Roll Posts: 6342 Location: NE Texas	I keep an original BM or two around because there are just some horses it is "magical" on and there are some horses that it is a tragedy on. I have had a few horses that did not like the feel....one of which I raised and I accidentally rode her with a saddle with a broken tree a couple of times before I realized it was broken. She had fallen with me and it broke my tree, I never thought to check because she didn't fall on the saddle at all. After that she was very particular about saddle fit and the movement of the treeless she didn't care for. I still love them on certain horses but I don't ride them exclusively.
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hammer_time Reg. Jul 2007	Posted 2014-12-23 9:56 AM Subject: RE: First time riding in a TREELESS saddle!!
Money Eating Baggage Owner Posts: 9586 Location: Phoenix	You know, the one I rode might have had forward hung stirrups. I just accounted it to how free swinging they were! And the gaited horse really sucks you in....it was funny because I'm so used to horses jigging and she literally couldn't!!!! So bizarre.
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