I have a Passier Compact on trial that I really like. As the flocking has settled in after a few rides it sits low in the back. I’m wondering what the basic shape of the tree is front to back. Is it more of a banana tree or is it a straighter tree? I know that it has short points. Some help here would help me in my decision on whether to keep the saddle or not. The gullet of the saddle in the front fits very well and my horses back looks great after I take the saddle off. The only problem is that it dumps me in the back seat a little bit because it sits a shade low in the back. Thanks in advance.
Are you using voice recognition software? If so its not really recognizing 
and you need an edit!
Every saddle tree has points.
It’s odd the flocking is shifting that much so soon.
I think we really need photos on the horse to say anything about the fit.
LOL! Thanks Scribbler. That was one of the worst voice dictations yet. I really should have screen shotted it before I corrected it.
The saddle rode up in the first couple of rides so the flocking in the rear compressed. Girth not tight (ahem). The front of the saddle fits beautifully. The saddle just needs bumped up in the back 1/2" or a bit less to balance the saddle front to back. If I lift the back the front still fits. Because the stirrups are set rather forward on the Passier’s if the saddle is low in the back it really does dump you into the back seat.The gullet is about 3 1/2 fingers wide so not really wide but anything with a wider gullet on my horse will sit too low in the front unless it has all kinds of custom panels. My horse really seems to like it so I’m just looking for feedback on the general shape of the tree front to back and whether it is more of a curved or flat tree. I can’t find any information on the Passier website.
I don’t know about the tree but this reminded me of my new Passier (this was years ago, but I don’t think that matters) and how soft the flocking was initially. Fitter told me that it was intentionally under-flocked so it could be fitted after the flocking had settled. So I wasn’t surprised that it’d have settled so soon. You might just need it fitted. Good luck.
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If you want to check the fit then put a bump up pad back there.
I have two Passier saddles, jump and dressage, at the moment. My coach is also a fan of the older ones. I would say they fit horses with a moderate curve to the back and they fit a range of horses.
I know this isn’t answering the question, but I would be concerned about the overall fit if it’s sliding forward. Even with the girth loose that shouldn’t happen.
Everything slides forward on this horse. For the last 9 years. Actually once girth up tighter this saddle stays put and it didn’t ride forward horribly
My horse has a flatter back with not a lot of curve but she really does seem to like this tree.
I had a Relevant on a very flat backed STB and it fit her like custom made.
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Thank you! Good to know.
Thank you!
