| Trail and Pleasure Saddles
Pleasure and Trail saddles come in many varieties. They are often
built with a lightweight tree and are not designed for heavy ranch
work. They are made with the higher and lower cantle with the lower
cantle being more popular. The higher cantle will give more
protection but the lower cantle will be more comfortable for a relaxed
ride. Rigging is usually in-skirt because of the lack of stress put
on the saddle. Trail saddles are often equipped with many leather
ties and dees to attach your gear.
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| All Around Work Saddles
The All Around saddle will have a flatter seat to allow the movement
and adjustments of the rider. The seats are often padded suede to
help you stick in it. They are often close contact skirting to help
in the leg cues. The rigging is reinforced for any type of light
roping which also dictates a strong wooden tree. The horn, although
strong, is a bit higher for holding on to.
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| Barrel Racing Saddles
The Barrel Racing saddle will have a high cantle with a deep pocket
seat. Often there is a ridge around the back of the seat considered
a hip hugger. These are to keep the rider deep and in place.
The fenders and jockeys are often the roughout leather to help in this
grip. The horn is high for holding on to. Skirts are usually
shorter and rigging is the simple in-skirt.
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| Cutting Saddles
The Cutting saddle will have a low cantle, high pommel and horn.
The seat is usually flatter with a slight rise at the pommel. This
allows maneuverability with the ever present horn to hold on to. The
jockeys and fenders are often the rough out leather for a better
grip. Rigging is usually reinforced for durability. Cutting
saddles usually come with the back cinch and slim stirrups. Because
of the action, there is usually a leather wear strip between the fenders
and bottom skirt.
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| Endurance Saddles
The western Endurance saddle will have a very comfortable seat for the
long endurance rides. It will be a smaller lightweight saddle for
the horse and rider. You will often find many strings to attach gear
for long rides. Most endurance saddles are missing the horn, so that
the rider will not get jabbed in the gut when jumping. Often the
endurance saddle will have the center-fire rigging to keep the saddle from
tipping.
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| Ranch Saddles
The Ranch saddle is big and heavy, but for a reason. They often
have the slick hard seat, which happens to make a comfortable saddle to be
in while working from sun up until sun down. The tree is usually a
wade, a-fork, association or other sturdy tree to withstand the many
rigors a cowboy can put on a saddle any day while working the ranch.
You can expect high cantles and back straps. Plate rigging is a
rigging that is more comfortable for a horse, that wears the saddle all
day long.
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| Reining Saddles
The Reining saddle is a close contact saddle with the skirts to allow
the rider and horse communicate through cues. The horn and pommel
are lower to allow the movement of the reins without interference.
These saddles are often with show type silver and patterns for the
arena. Seats are flatter for the hip movement.
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| Roping Saddles
The Roping saddle, as you would expect has a very sturdy wood tree with
bullhide, rawhide or very strong fiberglass covering. The horn is
built up to withstand the rigors of roping. You can expect to have
reinforced rigging attached to the tree and a back strap. The seats
are often suede and padded to help keep you in - many times in a pocket
seat for good positioning.
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| Show Saddles
The Show saddle will appear with very detailed tooling. These
saddles often have very deep tooling patterns and come with silver on the
skirts, cantle, pommel, horn and stirrups. The seats are often
equitation which are balanced and have a pocket to keep the rider in
proper position. The stirrups are often turned to help in this as
well. You will usually find padded suede seats to help keep the
position with no sliding. Many show saddles are close contact and
have a lower pommel and horn for better cues and rein control.
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| Training Saddles
The Training saddle is often built on a reining saddle type tree.
They have low pommels and cut out skirts for closer contact in training
your horse with cues. They also have many dees and rings to attach
other training devices or aids. The seats are padded suede to help
keep in you in and the fenders and jockeys are also rough out leather for
better grip.
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