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I, too, have Freeform Saddles.  I have had the Classic for two years and the Enduro for two months.  They fit all four of my Arabians... the skinny 3 year old, her pure polish mother,  the rather rotund gelding and the high withered, slight mare.  I have the HAF pad but prefer the Limpet Performance Pad.   My horses have freedom of shoulder movement and I only have a 7 pound saddle to throw on their backs.  Everybody is very happy! 

 

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> From: "Ranelle Rubin" <raneller@xxxxxxx> 
>
> > Annie, 
> > 
> > Have you considered a FreeForm? I personally prefer the "english twist" and 
> > have ridden in both the BM Sport saddle and the Barefoot Cheyenne..both of 
> > these are western. My horses do fine in any of them, but if you look at the 
> > way they are made, for the long haul, I believe the FF will provide more 
> > support of the rider's weight due to the injection process of the seat. 
> > 
> > As far as cinch gauls, my gelding has this problem, but is fine now that I 
> > bought a sheared fleece girth from Janet at Australian Connection. She had 
> > to order the exact one I wanted, but it works great after about 200 
> > miles...so I am sticking to it. 
> > 
> > Ranelle Rubin 
> > R.Rubin Consulting 
> > 
> > raneller@xxxxxxx 
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> > 
> > >From: oneilannie1994@xxxxxxx 
> > >To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > >Subject: [RC] treeless 
> > >Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 12:17:10 -0400 
> > > 
> > >I posted earlier but it never showed up so here goes again. I know this 
> > >topic has been discused to death and I have been in the archives but I need 
> > >to know more. 
> > >I have tried many different treed saddles on my 13 yr old arab. He has a 
> > >longish back, good withers with a pretty broad back,and after having owned 
> > >him for 4 yrs has gone from an under weight 800 to 1100 big boy. He has 
> > >gotten sore in the shoulders and I have been able to take care of that with 
> > >saddle changes but he has some conic type soreness in the loin area. I have 
> > >
> had complete vet evaluation done on him and his hocks are fusing. The left 
> > >almost completely and the right still has a way to go, so I know this can 
> > >cause back pain, but I feel alot of his back problems are do to saddle fit 
> > >and how the saddle fits me and my riding. i would like to try a barefoot 
> > >saddle. i do slow 50's and do a lot of posting and 2 point riding, but I 
> > >also walk a lot on a ride is this harder on the back in a treeless? Also my 
> > >horse is extremely prone to galling, can these saddle be ridden in a fairly 
> > >loose cinch? Do they slip a lot. I am a feather weight rider so I am sure 
> > >that helps but I would appreciate any insight on using a treeless and doing 
> > >end 
> > >urance. 
> > >Thanks, 
> > >Annie 
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