tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post4267517123180531079..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: How to recognize a broken saddle treeStacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-48420540381037308372010-08-04T10:24:20.754-04:002010-08-04T10:24:20.754-04:00I've had Ansurs since 2000 and the only proble...I've had Ansurs since 2000 and the only problem was with the original billets on the very first model--a material design since changed. <br /><br />My original Ansur was sold and I have one here that's still perhaps eight years old. The trauma system should be replaced, as back then, again, there were some material construction issues. The newer models have changed all that. Otherwise, Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-7706819520120086822010-08-04T07:45:00.876-04:002010-08-04T07:45:00.876-04:00Good call on the tree and good luck on your saddle...Good call on the tree and good luck on your saddle journey.<br /><br />My friend purchased a new Ansur dressage saddle and loved for about three years. Then the stirrup bar broke and required professional repair. She has since gone back to treed saddles. Perhaps this was a fluke?Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-27016867986026480382010-08-03T22:21:23.782-04:002010-08-03T22:21:23.782-04:00Buying such an expensive item that is so hard to f...Buying such an expensive item that is so hard to fit is so scary to me. Thanks for the pointers and videos.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527462761708705266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-56550686066057672662010-08-03T19:37:27.918-04:002010-08-03T19:37:27.918-04:00If the saddle is on ebay, I insist that the seller...If the saddle is on ebay, I insist that the seller take a return if the saddle is not sound and as described. A lot of those sellers aren't horse people (simply liquidating assets) and have no idea. Gosh how many times have I heard that the saddle wasn't the size it was described to be!<br /><br />If the saddle is elsewhere, I insist on escrow.<br /><br />Trial-wise, I don't consider Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03210666857862017395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-59514562929464549042010-08-03T17:32:50.944-04:002010-08-03T17:32:50.944-04:00Squish an Ansur in any direction you want and it w...Squish an Ansur in any direction you want and it will flex completely...no tree at all. *lol*<br /><br />I once sold a Passier all-purpose to a dealer who called me back a few weeks later to accuse me of selling a broken treed saddle. The saddle had NEVER been damaged in any way, but the slight flex in the Passier tree was something she was totally unfamiliar with. We sorted it out just fine, Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.com