Here are some pictures of the Ghost saddle: http://picasaweb.google.com/janehirshfield/GhostSaddle
And a report from Jane of the treeless list: Quick report--very lightweight, very nice quality grippy and soft leather, seemed quite well made. It's small--this is called the dressage model, but the flaps are very short and the "knee rolls" are more upper thigh blocks. It seemed to be built more like an endurance model saddle--weight is light because the bulk has been minimized. There are lots of places that both the stirrup leathers and the girth billets (which are V-attached) can be moved to. The metal is very thin and flat (re potential pressure). The detachable, adjustable underpanels are fairly low and flat. The pommel hoop does (as someone reported earlier) seem more decorative than structural--the way it's attached to the saddle, quite high up (see the photos), doesn't look like it would actually have much effect. It's also some kind of really odd plastic. The cantle felt to me like plastic, rather than foam, as well--felt a bit like an unpadded car dashboard, when I unzipped it and tapped. It's definitely lighter weight than the old fiberglass or wood type cantles, but no give at all, I don't think. When I sat in the saddle I could move my hand easily between back of butt and the cantle. It didn't look to me like there was as much room (didn't look like any space, visually) when other friend was in saddle, but she was sure her weight wasn't on it. I'm not at all sure this saddle's seat is big enough for a large rider. The girth is on a big ring that lets it swivel into many different positions. (It's too far back in the photos, we all thought, and moved it more forward later. We tried to move the whole saddle forward, but it didn't look very different after we did.) Sitting in saddle (I only got on my friend's horse for a quick walk-around) I'd describe the feeling as good, and also as pronouncedly neutral. Not as cushy as a Barefoot or Sensation, not as structured as a Freeform. I don't think it has any twist at all--but friend's Arabian isn't wide, so that didn't feel like a problem. You definitely have good feel of the horse's back movement through this saddle, though that would of course be affected by the underpadding used. They also sell a different model, the Spirit, without the detachable underpads, which must weigh next to nothing. Friend trialled this dressage Ghost from Moss Rock Endurance. At current web price, it's in the $900s. She also had the Kinetic pad inserts, but they weren't in the pad when I sat on the saddle--felt ones were, which may have contributed to that neutral feeling--no bounce and no sinking in. There's one photo that shows the Kinetic pads, out on a rail--thick leather, quite stiff, on top, under it is quick-recovery, springy foam. No bevelling on these, but that may not be representative, from something my friend said she'd been told. Worth checking on that detail. It did feel to me as if the hard edge of the leather might conceivably be felt through a saddle. Hope this report is of interest or helpful to someone! Friend likes the Ghost well enough but probably won't be keeping it; she said she has her eye more on a Freeform Liberty. Her horse is doing fine in his treed saddle, so she is in no rush, just likes the idea of treeless. (She's the one who got me here in the first place.) Jane
