| Hilason Treeless Saddles | | | | unlike Bob Marshall. This gave that extra comfort to |
| Treeless Saddle | | | | the horse to easily make turns in barrel racing. Also, |
| Barrel Saddles | | | | their stirrup position was in forward place that gave |
| Western Saddle | | | | stability in maneuvering, both for the horse and the |
| Manufacturer: Hilason Saddlery Co. | | | | rider. Their hand tooling pattern and pommel design |
| Model: Treeless Saddle | | | | was also very appealing. Overall, I will rate it better |
| Category: Barrel Saddles | | | | than Bob Marshall if compared based on affordability |
| Purchase: I have been long searching for treeless | | | | and quality of riding. |
| saddle but was constrained to stick to Bob Marshall | | | | Dislikes: So far I have not been able to find any point to |
| treeless saddle that is good but has a lot of flaw. This | | | | disqualify or dislike the saddle despite the fact that I do |
| search was over when I searched on Ebay and found | | | | have a very pessimistic approach on new products. In |
| Hilason Saddlery Co. providing a wide range of | | | | trying both their endurance and Barrel Racing, I think |
| treeless saddles. They claimed that there saddle has | | | | they are very technical manufacturer and have done |
| considered and fixed all the flaws in Bob Marshall. This | | | | their ground work before launching their product in the |
| was absolutely right when I fearfully tried their Barrel | | | | market. |
| Racing Type. I just could not control my joy in riding | | | | Quality: The construction, as I have already described |
| after such a long time. I could actually feel the breath | | | | above, is amazing. I think this product will push the |
| of my horse and could feel his comfort by his | | | | requirement and like for treeless saddle to the next |
| movement and quick responses. The barrel racing | | | | level, more especially for their approach in improving on |
| saddle I bought cost me a total of $546 including | | | | Bob Marshall rather than re-inventing the wheel. The |
| shipping. The top quality in the saddle forced me to | | | | measurement, precision and quality of leather is superb. |
| acquire their endurance type for $438. | | | | Summary: I think it is worth a try if one is new to horse |
| Likes: Their barrel racing saddle had all that the famous | | | | riding or one that has never attempted treeless saddle. |
| Bob Marshall treeless saddle has. Being an old rider | | | | These are very affordable saddles and easily available |
| and a one time saddle maker my self, I discovered | | | | to public rather than placing orders and waiting for |
| that Hilason saddle maker had done a very brilliant | | | | months. In addition, they do have variety indicating that |
| weight distribution of the rider all across the saddle, | | | | they are professionals in Treeless saddles. |