Did you know there are 9 seat sizes and 14 tree widths with Stubben saddles to fit both horse and rider. So how is it that most manufactures have only 3 widths and 2 seat sizes? How can you possibly fit all the different horses and riders around today?
I notice that in most of the saddlers now that there are adjustable saddle trees. A sort of DIY for the rider to help themselves. What they don't seem to realise is that if you adjust the tree at the front arch it affects the rear and the important bit under the rider. So you can forget the concept of a spring tree with this type of saddle- this is something that is not mentioned by the maker and the fitter when they promote this type of saddle.
Hey ho its the rider and horse that suffer again!
Long live tradittional saddlery.
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