How would you damage a saddle tree?

[thegrayhorse]

Just wondering what could have happened to have a damaged or broken saddle tree.

[crazy4horses]

you won't be able to ride in it ( I would think so)

[StarGirl]

My guess would be someone ran over it with a truck...

[Haley]

Laying it on its back, or upside down can damage it. Being tossed, dropped, etc. will also harm it.

[jayeloveschloe]

...or trampled. We've had one of those. :D

[mhoney05]

one day this feed guy was driving to the house where i ride horses and he was like an inch away from driving over this really nice saddle my friend layed on the ground.....

[Haley]

If I may ask, why are you asking? Is yours damaged? It seems like it would be kind of difficult not to know how it was damaged though (at least if something significant happened).

[Max]

Well if anyone read the topic "Accident" the same horse broke a saddle tree, he went to bucking and the cinch wasn't on tight yet so the saddle slipped he broke the cinch and stepped on the saddle when it fell (this horse also broke three halters in his three months of training)(he's back there now)

[Haley]

So that's the saddle in question?

[thegrayhorse]

Oh no, my saddle's fine. I was just wondering what to look out for. Not that I'd go driving over a saddle or anything, haha.

[StarGirl]

Oh no, my saddle's fine. I was just wondering what to look out for. Not that I'd go driving over a saddle or anything, haha.

Let's hope not! haha ;)

[Haley]

Oh no, my saddle's fine. I was just wondering what to look out for. Not that I'd go driving over a saddle or anything, haha.


Haha that's good to know!

[Barrelbabe_23]

Yea I agrreee with all the trampled ones and stuff...lol

[ashleygoesrawr]

yeah my trainer drove over my friend's saddle. haha.

one of my grandparents' old saddles had its tree broken just by being stored and handled and dropped.