Bareback or saddle?

Do we need equipment? Nature has what she needs, why don't we? Funny how a kid can find joy and strength in a tree, and yet we build jungle gyms. Then we charge extra. As a kid I had lots of trees to be in and with. Swings, and houses, and branches, offered shade and agility and a higher view. Today my riders get to try saddles, let's see how the added equipment changes the matrix. To be or not to be FREE, balanced, and riding like the wind.