All about Treeless Saddle Stirrups and Leathers

This is a list of products recommended by the treeless saddle companies, or that I use myself, or have used. (Being updated currently)

This is an international list. To search for stockists in your country copy and paste the product you are interested in.

If you have any photos let me know, I am compiling a photo gallery of these items in use.

Stirrups – Flexi

I think you either like the flexi or you don’t.

Having had the wide tread for about seven years on my Freeform saddle. I am selling on the Cottage Craft, I like the Flexi aspect of it but not the narrow tread.

So what do you guys like and why, let me know. Leave a comment, drop me a message. 🙂

Closed Ring or E Bar Stirrup Fitting

Treeless saddles will come with one or the other of these. The original post was written in 2015, but in 2023 there are still saddles out there with the closed ring. There are also some saddles still being made with that closed ring. 

The modern treeless saddles will most likely come with a movable stirrup plate.  This allows you lift off the fitting to adjust the position of the stirrup leathers.

If your saddle is Closed Ring you MUST use safety stirrups, the Swiss Clip or Barnes Buckle. Or better still, change to the ebar which is readily available from other companies such as Barefoot. 

Barefoot – from 2021, the saddle will be the open bar

Freeform – movable closed ring stirrup plate, can be changed to the ebar

Sensation – is movable and Ebar

Treefree range – ebar

However some treeless still have a fixed non removable closed ring or rings which only allow you to move between front and back.

Torsion – fixed double ring

Libra fixed single or double ring.

Dream – Closed ring.

Thorn pads – closed ring unless you order e bar.

After using both, I haven’t had any concerns with either set up, but will now use the e bar given that option. 

Freeform Stirrup Plate