151. Barefoot Cherokee Saddle Review...

Today i basically repeated what i did with Spice the other day, 5 minutes of groundwork, 10 minutes or so of lunging and 10 minutes or so of jumping - she was brilliant as usual and tossed her head around with joy after each jump. :)

I also got my new Barefoot saddle today which i'd wanted to get in order to compare it to my DreamTeam Saddle and on the whole there's really not much difference between them...

However, i would say that the DreamTeam Saddle is definitely more comfy for the rider due to the seat being lined with sheepskin but as far as i am aware you can buy a sheepskin skin cover to go over the barefoot saddle so this could rule out this difference. Though this also highlights another difference between the DreamTeam Saddle and the Barefoot saddle - the price! The Barefoot saddle already retails for over £100's more than the DreamTeam saddle and the sheepskin liner costs around £85's so that would be almost £200's more for the pretty much the same saddle.

That said i do like the couple of extra features which have been incorporated into the Barefoot saddle in particular the VPS System and the V Shaped girth System - although how much these affect the comfort of the horse i am unsure.

Personally the only reason why i would want to keep the Barefoot Saddle over the DreamTeam saddle is due to the fact that the back of the seat on the DreamTeam saddle comes up so high that even the shortest length body protector hits the back of it and we all know how annoying that is!

But if this was not an issue i have to say i would definitely keep the DreamTeam Saddle.

I also think DreamTeams customer service is better - more efficient and more expert but i imagine this is because it is still a small company and is therefore able to offer you a more personal service.