16/10/2026
🚨 𝙒𝙊𝙐𝙇𝘿 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝙆𝙉𝙊𝙒 𝙄𝙁 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙎𝘼𝘿𝘿𝙇𝙀 𝙏𝙍𝙀𝙀 𝙒𝘼𝙎 𝘽𝙍𝙊𝙆𝙀𝙉? 👀🐴
This is something every horse owner should know about, because a broken saddle tree can cause serious problems if it goes unnoticed!
I recently visited a customer who had noticed that her saddle wasn’t sitting correctly and was experiencing quite a bit of movement. Rather than simply making adjustments and hoping for the best, I decided we needed to investigate further.
With my customer’s agreement, I stripped the saddle down there and then, on-site, so we could see exactly what was going on.
And this is what we found… a 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐍 𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐄! 😳
👀 𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚?
The tree is the internal structure of the saddle. It plays a vital role in supporting the saddle’s shape, distributing weight and providing a stable foundation for both horse and rider.
When a tree is damaged, the saddle can become unstable, move excessively and potentially create uneven pressure points. This can lead to discomfort, soreness and other problems for your horse and rider.
⚠️ 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐌 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒!
If a saddle isn’t sitting correctly or is moving more than it should, it’s important to find out why rather than simply adjusting the flocking or trying to make it fit.
And this brings me to something worth asking when choosing your saddle fitter…
Would your saddle fitter be comfortable stripping a saddle down on-site if they suspected something more serious was going on?
I’m confident carrying out this type of investigation when it’s appropriate, with the customer’s permission, because I believe it’s so important to get to the bottom of a problem rather than just treat the symptoms.
A saddle can look perfectly fine on the outside, but that doesn’t always tell the whole story. Sometimes you need to look beneath the leather to understand what’s really happening.
🐴 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙙𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙣. 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙟𝙤𝙗 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩.
𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙖 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙙𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙚? 𝙇𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨! 👇🏼
