EDIX "Libre" Treeless Dressage

Product Description

From EDIX Saddles in the Netherlands!

A completely treeless dressage saddle with it's unique saddle flap design, offers a deep seat and high knee rolls and is made up of a 2-piece superstructure of high quality nubuck cow leather.

An EDIX® treeless saddle offers your horse optimum pressure distribution using the special layers of flexible materials: EDIX® MPDS, multiple pressure distribution system. These soft, flexible layers adapt to the anatomy of the horse, as well as the rider’s posture. An EDIX® treeless saddle optimally reacts to the movements of the horse. Partly due to this, the rider learns to adapt to the horse’s movements and, as such, develops an independent position. As a result, the movements of the horse and rider become one, and from there, excellent communication is created. Because the horse is moving much more freely, it has the possibility to develop optimally, which is often shown by an increase in muscle mass. Due to the above and after the habituation period, both horse and rider, show in all aspect of horse riding more relaxation and a more fluid movement.

Features of the EDIX "Libre" saddle:

Consisting of a 2-part superstructure of high quality nubuck cow leather with contoured saddle pad including 3Mesh inlays
Offering EDIX' special multiple pressure distribution system: a shock-absorbing & flexible sub-structure of rubber, high density foam, neoprene, and fleece allowing the saddle to conform to the horse's movements.
High cantle and knee rolls can be adjusted by Velcro making the position perfectly adaptable to the rider
Sturdy fibreglass zippered pommel and dense foam cantle (pommels with horns can also be special-ordered in)
Leathers & irons not included in price, but available for purchase
Matching anatomically shaped Libre Merino Dressage saddle pad shown is not included in price, but available for purchase
Less than 21 lbs, so very easy to hoist up on even tall horses!

Fits a broad range of horses, from mutton or broad-shouldered horses to high-withered horses. The Libre or Uni Merino-trimmed Dressage pads with shim pockets and spinal channel are highly recommended for adequate spinous processes clearance which traditional wool or felt etc. pads cannot offer.

BONUS!... for all those who have tried other treeless saddles on the market and have been frustrated with them rolling or sliding even when cinched snugly and mounting clean, you CAN potentially mount from the ground with the EDIX treeless saddles! With their fixed pommel arch and firmer construction than most other treeless saddles on the market, these amazing saddles lock down on your horse's back very much like a treed saddle. Of course the use of a mounting block is recommended when possible as this is always easier on your horse's withers, but you won't be as likely to be stranded when you have to get off out on the trail!

NOTE: If your agility is not what it used to be, are a larger rider and struggle to mount as clean as you'd like, or have a particularly tall horse, my mounting aid "StableMount" is a must-have!

Exclusively from EDIX Saddles in the Netherlands, the Libre saddles come with the following options...
Color: Black & Brown
English seat sizes: S(17"), M(17.5"), L(18")