Synergist Saddles Traditional Western trail saddle Review

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Synergist Saddles Traditional Western trail saddle
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Chris Eastwood's Review of Synergist Saddles Traditional Western trail saddle

3rd May 2004

Overall Rating

5 stars
  • Value for money
    4.5 stars
Good Points

Custom fitted saddle with a balanced and close contact ride, which eliminates lower back, knee, and ankle pain, and helps your horse perform better. It's chiseled out for your thighs with specific seat bone depressions, for a custom shaped seat creating the most comfortable seat possible. Features a "jean seam" channel down the center of the seat, which provides cushioned relief. Lightweight with a traditional Western look, complete with Western rigging, square skirts, wrapped and laced stirrups, optional back cinch and a wrapped horn.


Bad Points

I haven't found anything to complain about yet.


General Comments

Synergist has made the most comfortable saddle for the horse and rider I have ever owned. Horses with behaviour problems far too often are determined to be caused by an ill-fitting saddle. Synergist Saddles fit you and your horse. After almost 10 years and my horses are as happy and comfortable as I am.

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Members' Comments onChris Eastwood's Review

  • photopharmer on 9th Sep 2009

    I found this review very helpful because it confirms what I had suspected after reading other comments by other "contributors." That is to say that there appears to be a lot of misinformation going around about Synergist saddles - especially used Synergist saddles which, by their unique design, can easily be refitted to another horse. This fact (to my thinking) makes the initial investment into a Synergist saddle an exceptionally good one if you plan to change horses. Synergist refitting costs are nominal compared to buying a new saddle from another saddler - even a cheap saddle.

    Complaints about Synergist seem to have more to do with their customer service which some reviewers seem to think should include swapping out a custom made endurance saddle for a brand new Western saddle after owning the custom saddle for a year and a half! Does Synergist really have any obligation to swap saddles after that long just because the customer only owns one saddle and wants to change? I think not.

    Synergist is a multi-generation, family-owned saddler that obviously takes pride in building great fitting saddles. Absolutely contrary to some comments I've found their customer service to be exceptional, fair and as accommodating as any business every time I've communicated with them. Very knowledgeable people and products. Five star service!