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Extreme Veteran
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| Are their different versions of this saddle? I was looking for something with shoulder flare and have had several people suggest this saddle, but the ones I have looked (by pictures) at don't appear to flare much at all and look quite narrow. |
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 No Name Nancy
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Location: never in the right place | she has a new wide fit saddle and will send it to you on trial. Meleta's board name is wimpyb and you just need to get on her list for trial. |
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| I just emailed her the same thing. I had the regular tree one and it was too narrow for my horse but it did have a ton of flare. I'm wanting to talk to her about the wide tree also. I know she comes on this board sometimes.. Hopefully she sees your post. I'm excited about the wide tree!!! |
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 Miss Laundry Misshap
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| The original isn't as wide, then there's the freedom fit which flares. I don't know about the wide. |
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Extreme Veteran
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| Oh okay, so not all the meleta browns are the freedom fit? |
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Miss Laundry Misshap
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| Buckles - 2014-06-03 8:09 AM Oh okay, so not all the meleta browns are the freedom fit?
No, especially the older models are not, and they do still make an original tree. |
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| I'm torn between this or a crown C. |
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  More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Cactus CJ's have a lot of flare |
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Miss Laundry Misshap
Posts: 5271
| Guiness - 2014-06-03 8:13 AM I'm torn between this or a crown C.
They are like apples and oranges. Crown C trees are weird. I'd go with the Meleta in a heartbeat. Girls Gotta Jet, just tried a Crown C and a Meleta. She's going with the Meleta. |
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 Accident Prone
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | Nateracer - 2014-06-03 8:29 AM Guiness - 2014-06-03 8:13 AM I'm torn between this or a crown C. They are like apples and oranges. Crown C trees are weird. I'd go with the Meleta in a heartbeat. Girls Gotta Jet, just tried a Crown C and a Meleta. She's going with the Meleta.
I agree, totally different fits. I do like the way the Crown C rides a little bit better, but the Meleta saddle isn't far behind. I tried her freedom fit demo and it fit everything beautifully except the horse I needed it for. LOL It had enough flare for him but he needs the flatter bars of her new tree and it's only available in a 15 right now. When I ran across a good deal on a used one, I went ahead and bought it for when my 4 year old mare outgrows the crown c. |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Giving this a bump, hoping that Wimpy will see this  |
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 Damn Yankee
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | I think she is away for the week. I'll let her know this thread is here. Her saddle is literally the only one that fits my impossible gelding |
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Veteran
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| I wish the wide one came in 14" |
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Accident Prone
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | Guiness - 2014-06-03 10:41 AM I wish the wide one came in 14"
It's going to eventually. They had to make some adjustments and it's not a priority for the tree maker, so nothing is being done quickly--that's what Meleta told me recently. |
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Location: Lost in the corn of Iowa. | Nateracer - 2014-06-03 8:29 AM
Guiness - 2014-06-03 8:13 AM I'm torn between this or a crown C.
They are like apples and oranges. Crown C trees are weird. I'd go with the Meleta in a heartbeat. Girls Gotta Jet, just tried a Crown C and a Meleta. She's going with the Meleta.
I have a hard to fit mare and the crown C just didn't work for me or her, it threw me forward, set downhill on my mare and left dry spots everywhere. I got a Meleta and it fits like a dream for both of us. I needed the flare on the shoulder and the Meleta did that. Plus is super comfy and keeps me where I need to be during a run. Heck we even made a little money this past weekend in it. Looks like it's the saddle for me. :) |
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Extreme Veteran
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Location: Lost in the corn of Iowa. | Guiness - 2014-06-03 8:13 AM
I'm torn between this or a crown C.
Ride in both and then compare. That's what I had to do. I ended up siding with the crates. |
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 Chin Hairs
Posts: 1028
Location: Indiana | "Paging wimpyb, paging wimpyb.....
We have 2 and I love them, wimp's great to work with. Talk to her, she will help you and is very easy to talk to. And she won't sell you something that she doesn't think will work.
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Extreme Veteran
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| I must have seen the older versions, not the freedom fit, probably why they were on the cheaper side. I have already tried the crates with equifit tree (not meleta) and it didn't fit my horse. Most of the ones that state for sure they are the freedom fit are priced higher, so I never inquired about them, I just can't afford one!
I didnt' realize Wimpyb was Meleta lol!
Edited by Buckles 2014-06-03 12:18 PM
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 Born not Made
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Location: North Dakota | Just want to say that you should get in touch with Meleta. She is amazing! You can also send her pictures of your horse and she can make a suggestion on which saddle will potentially fit your horse the best.
I loved the way her saddle fit my horse. It was just amazing. However, it was my butt that couldn't get used to the seat.  So I didn't end up getting one. Super nice saddle indeed though! I would recommend it to anyone.
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 I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Meleta is traveling right now to Wyoming.
I will send her the link to this thread and when she gets landed she will answer it.
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