The Evolution of English Saddles
…saddles, quality should outrank the saddle’s price, Wahl says. “Buy the best quality your pocketbook can afford, but remember that the most expensive saddles aren’t always the best quality,” Wahl…
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A Buyer’s Guide To Trail Saddles
…pine saddles, 21 to 27 pounds; cedar saddles, 16 to 22 pounds. Special features: You can try one of these saddles before you buy one. “We have 85 demo models…
Saddles for the Hard to Fit Horse
…Temple, of Duett Saddles, a Massachusetts-based saddle distributor of saddles to fit wide horses. “But I’ve sold wide hoop-tree saddles for just about every breed there is—even Thoroughbreds.” A broad-backed…
Differences Between English and Western Saddles
The Western saddle was designed for cowboys who spent long days riding the range, driving and working cattle. Leather Western saddles are much heavier than English saddles but the weight…
Custom Saddles: Know What To Expect
The lack of industry standards for “custom” saddles makes shopping for one both a research opportunity and a learning experience. To begin, remember that hand-made and custom-made saddles are not…
Western Saddles Are (Slowly) Changing
…about. It’s all about weight and ease of care. The lighter weight trend in everyday trail and pleasure-riding saddles (most traditional leather show saddles are still pretty heavy) comes from…
Saddles For Women
…than for practical application. Saddles may be divided into two basic groups – saddles whose main job is to support the rider above the horse’s back and saddles whose function…
Buyer’s Guide to Lightweight Trail Saddles
…Goodnight (800) 225-8827; http://shop.juliegoodnight.com Reinsman (800) 548-2487; www.reinsman.com Saddles by Steele (615) 792-3884; www.steelesaddle.com Simco www.simcolonghorn.com Specialized Saddles (575) 882-3342; www.specializedsaddles.com Tucker Trail Saddles (800) 882-5375; www.tuckersaddles.com Laurel Berger O?Connor,…
Lightweight Trail Saddles for Your Horse
…739-0108; www.jjmaxwell.com Julie Goodnight (800) 225-8827; http://shop.juliegoodnight.com Reinsman (800) 548-2487; www.reinsman.com Saddles by Steele (615) 792-3884; www.steelesaddle.com Simco www.simcolonghorn.com Specialized Saddles (575) 882-3342; www.specializedsaddles.com Tucker Trail Saddles (800) 882-5375; www.tuckersaddles.com…
Synthetic Saddles Rock!
…sitting on the saddle rack, really. Plus,? you can skip that time-consuming saddle soaping. When our test saddles arrived, the first comment was always, ?that’s not leather’?? The four saddles…