Im just that, looking. I haven't bought anything, i was simply looking for information on 2 saddles i was looking at to buy in the future. The owner of the horse im looking at said he isn't hard to fit and rides in a regular tree. Most of the horses i get just require a regular tree, so i've never had a problem buying a saddle then getting a horse. Also, lets say, you go to look at a horse, turns out the owners saddle wont fit you? So.. you can't ride said horse your looking at, 95% of the people i know always test a horse in there own saddle. Yes, you could borrow a saddle, but if your just starting out, not many people are going to know to many people in which are willing to trust them with there saddle. Therefor, its very common for people to buy a saddle, prior to the horse. Then if it turns out the saddle doesn't properly fit, you have 2 options. Sell, or get a correction pad for the saddle. I'm certainly not knocking your experience, i respect that. But my mom also has 30 years experience, and in her 30 years shes had no problems riding a horse in a $150 saddle. So though i understand your experience with having problems, i also know people who have not had problems. It doesn't make one of you wrong or right, everybody has had different experiences. Thats just how life works, what may have not worked for you, may work for me. You may have not found a decent saddle for cheap, but believe me, they are out there.