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 | Karl Niedersuss Olympic 16 3/4" inches Saddle Normal Tree |  |  | US $1,700.00 | 10h 23m |
 | Stubben Siegfried Saddle 17” seat 32 tree? Saddlebred Dressage | | | US $400.00 | 12h 1m |
 | Jeffries Flyover monoflap Jumping Saddle 17.5 Med Tree | | 0 Bid | US $400.00 | 12h 2m |
 | Collegiate Dignitary A/P Saddle 17 1/2 Wide Tree Brown | 0 Bid | US $625.99 | 12h 48m |
 | Bates Caprilli 17" Medium Tree Dressage Saddle NO RESERVE! | | | US $650.00 | 12h 57m |
 | 17.5 Courbette Marschall Dressage Saddle 31 cm Medium Tree Nougat Pre-owned Nice | | 0 Bid | US $449.99 | 13h 16m |
 | Butet Samur 17.5" Saddle with knee rolls, medium tree | | | US $2,500.00 | 13h 33m |
 | Arthur Kottas 18" Dressage Saddle, Size 4 Tree-Amazing Condition!!! | | | US $1,800.00 | 15h 20m |
 | Campbell close contact jumping saddle, 16.5" seat, med tree | | 0 Bid | US $150.00 | 21h 25m |
 | Saddle-Beval Stamford Size 16 Medium tree | | 0 Bid | US $600.00 | 22h |
 | Devoucoux Biarritz 16.5 inches Jumping Saddle Wide Tree | | | US $2,700.00 | 23h 31m |
 | BARNSBY OMEGA 17.5 TREE 3 WIDE ENGLISH SADDLE MINT | | 1 Bid | US $875.00 | 1d 10h 34m |
 | 15.5 Dressage Saddle. Narrow tree. never ridden on!! | | | US $150.00 | 1d 13h 17m |
 | Kieffer Munchen AT All Purpose Saddle 16” medium/ regular tree Dark Brown | | | US $500.00 | 1d 14h 49m |
 | Stubben Roxane Jumping Saddle 18 Med Tree - USED IN GREAT SHAPE | | 0 Bid | US $1,200.00 | 1d 16h 17m |
 | CAMPBELL English Saddle LOT - 16" - Spring Tree - ENGLAND Leather - GREAT | | | US $225.00 | 2d 2m |
 | County Dressage Saddle 17 inches No. 4 Fit Wide Tree | | 6 Bids | US $281.00 | 2d 23m |
 | Martin Dressage Saddle 17 1/2 Medium Narrow Tree MN 17.5 | | 0 Bid | US $99.99 | 2d 35m |
 | COUNTY WB WARMBLOOD DRESSAGE SADDLE 18 W WIDE TREE BLACK LEATHER~NICE~ENGLAND | | | US $1,125.00 | 2d 7h 51m |
 | Collegiate Senior Event Saddle 17.5" Brown Wide Tree | | 1 Bid | US $350.00 | 2d 9h 48m |
 | BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH SADDLE: Northrun Close Contact/Jumping Saddle--17", med tree | | 2 Bids | US $201.50 | 2d 10h 29m |
 | State Line Tack Synthetic Dressage Saddle 17" Regular Tree | | 0 Bid | US $280.00 | 2d 11h 15m |
 | ENGLISH SADDLE BY BLUE RIBBON--16", medium tree | | | US $200.00 | 2d 13h 2m |
 | Passier Grand Gilbert Dressage Saddle - 18", wide tree, brown | | | US $600.00 | 2d 13h 12m |
 | Crosby Hunterdon Saddle - 18", medium tree | | | US $400.00 | 2d 13h 12m |
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Is a wide tree saddle a better multi fit saddle then a medium tree?
i want a good saddle, but i want it to fit a wide variety of horses. so i thought that maybe a wide tree would do the trick? any ideas
NO - this is not an accurate assumption.
There's more to saddle fit than tree width. Wide saddles are less often required than medium tree saddles. wide saddles are usually only required for horses with very wide shoulders and very shallow or non-existent withers.
If you put a wide-tree saddle on a horse that's a typical medium, the pommel of the saddle will impact the withers which will cause pain. You require 2-3 fingers worth of space between the withers and underside of the pommel when the saddle is properly put on and the rider is in it. Less than that does not allow room for shoulder movement.
Truthfully, a medium tree (in a western, often called a semi-quarter horse bars) will fit a wider range of horses than a wide tree saddle will.
So why the seemingly recent issues regarding saddle fit? Years ago, and not many at that, before the advent of artificial insemination and hauling equipment that allowed horses to be taken a very long distance for breeding, the only way to get a mare bred was to find the most desirable local stallion to take the mare to. There was no way to get semen from a stallion far, far away unless you had the time and money to take the mare far, far away to said stallion and wait the required days to ensure proper breeding to bring her home (or make two trips to bring her back) - I remember those days. Therefore, the genetic pool in a geographic area within a breed was pretty small. The body structure of the horses in an area was generally similar. A saddlemaker then in that area would generally make saddles that fit horses in that area. Now that we can have horses from anywhere bred to horses anywhere pretty much, and the genetic pool is very much larger, the body structures of horses even within very small geographic areas vary greatly. Horseowners at one time really tended to have saddles custom made for horses, which is tough because a horse's body changes so much through the better part of it's life - the saddles not going to fit perfectly for it's whole life. Also, the saddles far outlasted the horse's useful life, so if you got a really strange fitting horse and fit a saddle to him, what would you do with the saddle when you got a different horse? People are now learning to purchase saddles that fit their horse the closest possible then use aids such as different saddle pads to make it fit better, but there's only so much fixing to the way a saddle fits you can do with a pad.
I would encourage you to select horses most likely to fit a typical medium tree saddle. Or if you're going to need to buy a wide saddle, either consider selling saddle with horse when the horse goes in order to buy anoter one for the new horse, or look for horses that require wide saddles. Really, though - most saddles made today will hold their value well if they are well-cared for. Especially certain saddles hold their value well. I've not seen too many people who've bought a good value saddle and lost their eye teeth on selling it if it's been in good condition. It's only those who paid a good dollar for saddles not made to last a long time or difficult to keep in great shape that lose.
If you're worried about having as few saddles as possible for multiple horses on your farm, though it really depends on the mix of horses you intend to have. Perhaps having a medium and a wide saddle may be necessary to keep all well saddled.
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| Karl Niedersuss Olympic 16 3/4" inches Saddle Normal Tree | | | US $1,700.00 | 10h 23m |
| Stubben Siegfried Saddle 17” seat 32 tree? Saddlebred Dressage | | | US $400.00 | 12h 1m |
| Jeffries Flyover monoflap Jumping Saddle 17.5 Med Tree | | 0 Bid | US $400.00 | 12h 2m |
| Collegiate Dignitary A/P Saddle 17 1/2 Wide Tree Brown | 0 Bid | US $625.99 | 12h 48m |
| Bates Caprilli 17" Medium Tree Dressage Saddle NO RESERVE! | | | US $650.00 | 12h 57m |
| 17.5 Courbette Marschall Dressage Saddle 31 cm Medium Tree Nougat Pre-owned Nice | | 0 Bid | US $449.99 | 13h 16m |
| Butet Samur 17.5" Saddle with knee rolls, medium tree | | | US $2,500.00 | 13h 33m |
| Arthur Kottas 18" Dressage Saddle, Size 4 Tree-Amazing Condition!!! | | | US $1,800.00 | 15h 20m |
| Campbell close contact jumping saddle, 16.5" seat, med tree | | 0 Bid | US $150.00 | 21h 25m |
| Saddle-Beval Stamford Size 16 Medium tree | | 0 Bid | US $600.00 | 22h |
| Devoucoux Biarritz 16.5 inches Jumping Saddle Wide Tree | | | US $2,700.00 | 23h 31m |
| BARNSBY OMEGA 17.5 TREE 3 WIDE ENGLISH SADDLE MINT | | 1 Bid | US $875.00 | 1d 10h 34m |
| 15.5 Dressage Saddle. Narrow tree. never ridden on!! | | | US $150.00 | 1d 13h 17m |
| Kieffer Munchen AT All Purpose Saddle 16” medium/ regular tree Dark Brown | | | US $500.00 | 1d 14h 49m |
| Stubben Roxane Jumping Saddle 18 Med Tree - USED IN GREAT SHAPE | | 0 Bid | US $1,200.00 | 1d 16h 17m |
| CAMPBELL English Saddle LOT - 16" - Spring Tree - ENGLAND Leather - GREAT | | | US $225.00 | 2d 2m |
| County Dressage Saddle 17 inches No. 4 Fit Wide Tree | | 6 Bids | US $281.00 | 2d 23m |
| Martin Dressage Saddle 17 1/2 Medium Narrow Tree MN 17.5 | | 0 Bid | US $99.99 | 2d 35m |
| COUNTY WB WARMBLOOD DRESSAGE SADDLE 18 W WIDE TREE BLACK LEATHER~NICE~ENGLAND | | | US $1,125.00 | 2d 7h 51m |
| Collegiate Senior Event Saddle 17.5" Brown Wide Tree | | 1 Bid | US $350.00 | 2d 9h 47m |
| BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH SADDLE: Northrun Close Contact/Jumping Saddle--17", med tree | | 2 Bids | US $201.50 | 2d 10h 29m |
| State Line Tack Synthetic Dressage Saddle 17" Regular Tree | | 0 Bid | US $280.00 | 2d 11h 15m |
| ENGLISH SADDLE BY BLUE RIBBON--16", medium tree | | | US $200.00 | 2d 13h 2m |
| Passier Grand Gilbert Dressage Saddle - 18", wide tree, brown | | | US $600.00 | 2d 13h 12m |
| Crosby Hunterdon Saddle - 18", medium tree | | | US $400.00 | 2d 13h 12m |
 | Albion Legend 5000 dressage saddle 171/2 W tree | | | US $1,400.00 | 2d 19h 35m |
 | 17.5" JRD Dressage Saddle w/ Spring Tree (W) | | | US $750.00 | 2d 20h 37m |
 | NEW NORTON SPRING Flexi -Tree GP SADDLE - Multiple fit | | | US $221.18 | 26d 17h 15m |
 | Stubben Siegfried 19" VSSG Extra Saddle 31.5 cm Tree | | 0 Bid | US $350.00 | 2d 22h 12m |
 | 16.5," Medium Tree Crosby Corinthian All Purpose Saddle | | 0 Bid | US $95.99 | 2d 23h 17m |
 | Michael Whitaker Close Contact Jumping Saddle 17.5" Medium Tree | | | US $900.00 | 3d 14h 23m |
 | 17" COUNTY COMPETITOR II DRESSAGE SADDLE_Black_Long Billets_Spring Tree,_EXC! | | | US $1,195.00 | 3d 20h 26m |
 | Euroriding Diamant 17" Medium Tree dressage saddle - Red Button | | 1 Bid | US $400.00 | 3d 22h 1m |
 | Buffalo Leather Verhan Futurity Jumping/Close Contact English Saddle 17" M Tree | | 0 Bid | US $1,600.00 | 4d 30m |
 | 17.5 Wide Tree Close Contact Saddle | | 0 Bid | US $650.00 | 4d 16h 58m |
 | Passier dressage saddle 17 inch W tree | | 0 Bid | US $275.00 | 1d 22h 14m |
 | 17.5" All Purpose Jumping Saddle (no reserve) Wide tree! | | | US $500.00 | 4d 18h 45m |
 | NEW 17.5" Treadstone Jumping/All Purpose Saddle, Wide Tree | | | US $649.99 | 4d 19h 52m |
 | 18" Crosby Centennial Close Contact, English Saddle, Jumping Saddle | | | US $1,400.00 | 4d 20h 50m |
 | 17" Rembrandt Integra Dressage Saddle Adjustable Tree | | | US $850.00 | 5d 8h 20m |
 | 16" medium tree Ascot International Dressage saddle | | | US $125.00 | 5d 14h 9m |
 | Albion SLK dressage saddle 17.5 in seat MW tree | | | US $1,600.00 | 5d 15h 44m |
 | Stubben Roxane Saddle 18.5 with 31 cm tree | | | US $1,700.00 | 5d 17h 54m |
 | 16.5 Wide tree HDR rivella English saddle | | | US $350.00 | 5d 19h 39m |
 | Exselle Access Close Contact Saddle - Beautiful Condition! - 17" seat/Wide Tree | | 0 Bid | US $499.99 | 5d 19h 44m |
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