EDIX Equis treeless western saddle

A beautifully hand-decorated completely treeless saddle, with an interchangeable pommel. The EDIX Equis is made of super strong quality Buffalo leather, with a suede seat in a contrasting color. The Equis treeless saddle offers a solid deep seat and optimal freedom of movement for your horse, making the saddle great for enjoying long relaxed rides, as well as for light disciplines of Western riding. Combined with an EDIX saddle seat made from Australian Merino sheepskin for an even more comfortable experience. The EDIX Equis is equipped with the EDIX circle Y-girth system, the three-corner connection, which allows the girth forces to act over a larger area of ​​the saddle because the connections are attached to the saddle at the front and back, instead of in the middle. In addition, the position of the girth itself can be adjusted forward or backward.

The EDIX Equis treeless western saddle offers your horse optimal protection for the load exerted on the horse's back by the special structure, EDIX MPDS, multiple pressure distribution system (see drawing), of pressure-distributing soft flexible layers. At the same time, these soft, flexible layers offer the opportunity to adapt perfectly to the anatomy of the horse and the posture of the rider. An EDIX treeless saddle fully follows the horse's movements. Partly because of this, the rider learns to perfectly follow the movements of his horse and in this way develops an independent seat. The result is that horse and rider move as one whole and it is from there that ultimate communication is built up. Because the horse is not hindered in its movements, it has the opportunity to develop optimally and we often see an increase in muscle mass. Due to the above, we also see more relaxation in all facets of riding after the adjustment period, both for the horse and the rider.

EDIX advises you to purchase a complete treeless saddle, including stirrups, stirrup leathers and a matching special underlay with coordinated inserts. In the same style as the Equis saddle, there are matching fenders in a short or normal length, equipped with Blevin&Slide and leather-covered wooden stirrups. Due to their construction, the special treeless saddle, also known as substructure, supplements the pressure-distributing materials of the treeless saddle, also known as superstructure, of the entire saddle combination. The EDIX underpads are anatomically shaped and equipped with the correct inserts, guaranteeing freedom of movement of the spine. Because the EDIX pads have 8 insert compartments, position-correcting material can be added in the upper insert compartments, allowing you to temporarily improve a saddle position. In addition to the EDIX Uni Merino sheepskin Western pads that fit under the EDIX Equis, a matching Equis felt pad with synthetic fur has been developed in the same line as the saddle. All EDIX pads are specially designed for the EDIX treeless saddles, but also fit many other brands of treeless saddles.

The EDIX Equis has the well-known "round skirt" cut and is therefore also ideal for horses with a relatively short back. The leather and construction of this saddle also makes it very suitable for the heavier rider.  The EDIX Equis can be combined with the EDIX saddlebags and breastplates, for which various rings are fitted.

To ensure constant firm fixation, we recommend the use of a partially elastic girth. A durable elasticity that is tailored to the strength of your horse, protecting your saddle against unwanted forces caused by the varying abdominal circumference of your horse while riding. The elastic of the girth always adjusts in length and has the ability to keep the saddle in place with constant tension.

Depending on the intensity of use, inserts are subject to wear and tear and should be checked from time to time for remaining resilience. These sets of inserts are available separately.

Performance:

• special structure, the EDIX MPDS (multiple pressure distribution system)
• an extremely strong quality Buffalo leather
• interchangeable pommel
• d-rings for attaching a breastplate and/or saddlebag