NewLeather Report post Posted May 10, 2011 Hello everyone, I am a newbie and am doing research on building my first saddle. I know one of the most important things is the tree and getting the right tree to fit a paticular horse can be difficult. I just looked at Bowden trees and was amazed that none of them had wider gullets. The widest I saw was 6 1/2", which I was always lead to believe is a semi QH bar. The horses I own all take a min of a 6 3/4" gullet, with my wider horses needing a 7" gullet. My question is, where can I find trees that come in wider gullets and full QH bars? I would prefer rawhide covered wood, but am open to other types. Also, I know my horses all do best with a lot of shoulder flare. Does shoulder flare have to do with the tree or is that strictly how the saddle leather is built around the tree? Thanks! Christean Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
