Those of you with adjustable tree saddles; anyone done this?

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@Moon River

You need a Wow, their headplates come in different shapes as well as widths - V for the A framed horse, U for your regular wide one, and UU for the seriously broad ones in need of a genuine hoop

I think the Hastilow plates also come in a couple different shapes

[SecondInCommand]

@StormyDay

Thanks! It seems it is definitely possible. I won’t need to go wider but maybe make some adjustments for my OTTB so it is narrower where it needs to be and wider where his shoulders are.

Am I misunderstanding your intention here, or are you trying to make an adjustment to the headplate do the job the panel is meant to do? Is your horse the typical skid row panel type? Am I misreading, or are you trying to pinch [only the] top of the headplate to accommodate a prominent wither?

[StormyDay]

@SecondInCommand

Am I misunderstanding your intention here, or are you trying to make an adjustment to the headplate do the job the panel is meant to do? Is your horse the typical skid row panel type? Am I misreading, or are you trying to pinch [only the] top of the headplate to accommodate a prominent wither?

I probably won’t do it at all. I and a large group of wide horse owners constantly fight having a U shaped horse in an A shaped world. Luckily for me, I found a used saddle that fits. But it was sure frustrating when I would try a saddle and I could clearly see that if it was just a smidge wider at the top… maybe an inch… it would be perfect.

I currently own two saddles for my OTTB. His shape changes so much between in work and out of work that a fitter would not be able to reflock to accommodate him, and he suffers from lameness issues so he regularly gets long breaks. So I won’t need to do this. But if I ever stumbled across a cheap adjustable saddle, I may pick it up just to try it. It wouldn’t have any sort of warranty anyways.