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Treeless Saddles by Bob Marshall
& SKITO
EQUALIZER PADS


April Battles knows everything there is to know about a Treeless Saddle. Authorized Dealer, Expert Trainer/Horse Person with over 37,000 miles in her own Bob Marshall Treeless Sport Saddle, April has been a leading Authorized Dealer of
Treeless Saddles since 1996.
 Ten day trial on all standard non-custom orders.
$125.00 restock fee
(530) 823-7321
 OPEN FOR BUSINESS 7 DAYS A WEEK

E-mail April: april@treelesssaddle.com

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*Clinics*
April is now doing one on one clinics for those wishing to know more about endurance riding, saddles, equine nutrition, balanced riding, starting an endurance horse to finishing in the top 10. Bring your horse-ask a thousand questions.

*Equine Massage Therapist*
April is always trying to learn more about the equine athlete and just finished an equine massage and also a kinesiology course.

WHY BUY A  BOB MARSHALL SADDLE ?

BOB MARSHALL TREELESS SADDLE (Kentucky Company)
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Bob Marshall holds the patent on and is the first to come out with a handmade Treeless Saddle over 15 years ago. From Treeless Endurance Saddles to Treeless Trail Saddles and Barrel Racing Saddles, they make them all.  Bob Marshall Treeless Sport Saddles end the 'saddle hunt'. No more sore-backed horses, girthy horses, or horses refusing to stand still for saddling or mounting. Finally a saddle that works with the horse instead of against him. The Bob Marshall Treeless Sport Saddle lets the horse turn and flex with natural movement and freedom. It is lightweight [14-20lbs. depending on the model]. It puts the rider in very close contact with the horse and makes it easier for the rider to stay in balance and harmony with the horses' movements allowing even beginner riders to feel secure. contact with the horse and makes it easier for the rider to stay in balance and harmony with the horses' movements allowing even beginner riders to feel secure.

Frequently Questions and Answers (Click Here).

LETTER FROM BOB MARSHALL
 

A LETTER FROM BOB MARSHALL
PRESIDENT OF SPORTS SADDLE, INC.

Welcome to a whole new riding experience. Never before has a saddle been offered that gives the rider as much comfort, as much feel and contact with the horse, and at the same time as much security and balance as the Sports Saddle.

The Sports Saddle is designed to be the most comfortable, best balanced, best fitting saddle on the market at any price. To keep the rider comfortable, secure, in good balance and to fit the horse securely and comfortably.

I find that my horses are calmer, more relaxed, respond much quicker, and move much more freely when being ridden in a Sports Saddle.

Do not be miss-lead by the low price of this saddle. It was my goal when I started designing the saddle to make the best-balanced, most-comfortable, most advanced, design saddle at any price. But I also wanted to produce a saddle that anyone could afford.

Because of the balance and closeness of the rider with the horse, it is amazing how quickly a horse responds to the riders’ leg cues and body movement. Young horses move much more freely and seem much more comfortable in a Sports Saddle than in a regular saddle. I have had young horses starting to do roll-backs and side-passes with only a few weeks of riding.

I have had over twenty-five years experience in both saddle making and horse training. The Sports Saddle has evolved from decades of experience working with some of the top horse trainers and saddle makers in the United States. At the present time, we not only build a large number of traditional leather saddles in our shop but also build custom saddle trees for some of the most accomplished saddle makers in the trade. We have many years experience in designing not only saddles and saddle trees. But, also custom fitting saddle trees to many problem horses that were "hard to fit."

The Sports Saddle will fit more horses than any other saddle on the market that I have seen. The front part of the tree being independent of the rear or cantle section, it is free to conform to different width shoulders and different height withers of many horses because the angle of the tree bars is not rigidly set as in regular saddles. When cinched down the tree angle automatically conforms to the horse's shoulders.

When first built this property was not realized. It was only after riding the Sports Saddle on a large number of horses that it became evident the saddle automatically adjusted the angle of the tree to the horse when cinched down.

I have ridden horses with wide, low withers; tall, thin withers; and everything in between, and the Sports Saddle fits more horses!

May you always ride a good horse and a comfortable, well balanced, and good fitting saddle.
 

Sincerely,

Bob Marshall
President
Sports Saddle, Inc.

All Treeless Saddles are 100% satisfaction guaranteed, 10 day trial-excluding special orders. April Battles has been an authorized sales representative for Sport Saddles for the past 9 years and personally has over 37,000 miles on her present Endurance Sport Saddle (with only 6 years of riding). April knows what will work for you! Get your Treeless Sport Saddle from someone that really rides in them and weighs in at 215 lbs with tack!  (Call, April Battles at 530-823-7321). She is usually out back with the horses with her phone head set on when she is not out on the trails training safe trail horses.

 

For superior performance and a happy horse, a horse's back must remain free, strong, relaxed and able
 to extend and fully move whether you ride an Arab, Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse, Mule, Gated Horse, Draft, or Warmbloods. 
Only a Treeless saddle offers this. Equally important, if offers the rider total comfort.