Freeform saddle taken apart on the workbench with cloths and leather soap
Care
How to clean a Freeform
Stripping it down, cleaning the leather, washing the panels and drying: the full routine that keeps the saddle as it was on day one.
7 min · Easy
Looking after a treeless saddle.
Cleaning, positioning, padding, safety checks: the procedures we follow in the atelier, explained step by step with photos and video, so you can repeat them at the yard.
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Cleaning, leather and storage: the routine that keeps a saddle in shape over the years.
Riding
Positioning and adjustments: how to make the saddle work properly on the horse's back.
A horse standing square on level ground, photographed from the side for the fitting
Riding
Measurements and photographs: what to send us for the fitting
Before a base can be cut we need four numbers and three photographs. How to take them properly, and why a bad photograph is worth less than no photograph at all.
6 min · Easy
Freeform correctly positioned on the horse's back, seen from the side
Riding
How to position a Freeform on your horse
With no rigid tree, placement makes all the difference: where to set it down, how to free the spine and how to check the fit before you mount.
8 min · Needs care
The Freeform panels opened up with felt shims laid out beside them
Riding
Panels and shims: adjusting how the saddle bears on the back
How to read the sweat pattern and use felt shims to fit the saddle to a back that changes with the season and with the work.
6 min · Intermediate
Safety
The quick checks to run before mounting and the signs that call for a stop.
Warranty and repairs
What is covered, what is not, and how to open a service request.
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