Western Saddles
Western Saddles
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 WESTERN SADDLE PKG TOOLED OIL BROWN RAW HIDE 17 NEW 1020 $289.99 Time Remaining: 1d 14h 58m Buy It Now for only: $289.99 |
 Circle P Lami Cell Synthetic Equitation Western Saddle in VERY GOOD CONDITION $103.00 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 2h 52m Buy It Now for only: $275.00 |
 Herford western saddle 16 inch seat $380.00 (18 Bids) Time Remaining: 48m |
 WESTERN WADE TREE SADDLE WITH BUCKING ROLLS FULL HAND CARVED MAHOGANY 17 $229.99 Time Remaining: 1d 22h 58m Buy It Now for only: $229.99 |
 Vtg Used Ponderosa Ranch Custom Hand Tooled Western Saddle 15 Pleasure Trail $910.00 (18 Bids) Time Remaining: 9h 41m |
 16 WESTERN CORDURA TRAIL BARREL PLEASURE SADDLE TACK SET RODEO ZEBRA SAD 24 $299.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2h 32m |
 WESTERN SADDLE MATT TOOLED DARK BROWN 16 BROWN SEAT LACING 328 FREE TACK $184.99 Time Remaining: 2d 8h 8m Buy It Now for only: $184.99 |
 Crestridge Sentry Lite Western Endurance Gaited Trail Saddle 16 or 17 Wide tree $535.00 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 9h 55m |
 WESTERN WADE TREE SADDLE WITH BUCKING ROLLS FULL HAND CARVED MAHOGANY 16 $229.99 Time Remaining: 2d 1h 6m Buy It Now for only: $229.99 |
 16 Seat Used Tex Tan Hereford Spot Tooled Western Trail Saddle Tex Flex Tree $465.00 Time Remaining: 1d 13h 15m |
 Used 15 Pleasure Trail Western Saddle Horse Tack $152.50 (14 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 13h 11m |
 WESTERN WADE TREE SADDLE WITH BUCKING ROLLS FULL HAND CARVED MAHOGANY 15 $219.99 Time Remaining: 2d 12h 3m Buy It Now for only: $219.99 |
 16 Tooled Leather Southwest Trail Western Saddle Horse Tack Nice $51.00 (12 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 13h 5m |
 155 Leather Western Draft Trail Saddle Horse Tack $255.00 (11 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 13h 25m |
 15 NEW OILED TAN WESTERN SADDLE PKG By C V SADDLERY GREAT BUY $199.00 Time Remaining: 9d 9h 10m Buy It Now for only: $199.00 |
 N PORTER VINTAGE WESTERN ROPING SADDLE IN EXCELLANT CONDITION LOOK $450.00 Time Remaining: 1d 4h 3m |
 15 NEW SHOW TAN LEATHER WESTERN SADDLE PACKAGE MUST SEE $199.00 Time Remaining: 9d 8h 1m Buy It Now for only: $199.00 |
 Used 155 Western Trail Saddle Horse Tack $43.00 (7 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 13h 17m |
 16 ONE OF A KIND PROTOTYPE SAMPLE WESTERN PLEASURE COWBOY SADDLE TRAIL RANCH $141.50 (16 Bids) Time Remaining: 7h 41m |
 WESTERN ROPING PLEASURE SADDLE PKG FLORAL CARVED OIL BROWN 15 1038 $279.99 Time Remaining: 1d 6h 28m Buy It Now for only: $279.99 |
 16 Tooled Medium Oil Leather Western Reiner Saddle Horse Tack Equine $200.00 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 6h 1m |
 Used 16 Royal King Western show trail pleasure saddle excellent condition $200.00 (17 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 9h 5m |
 15 NEW TAN LEATHER SHOW WESTERN PLEASURE SADDLE PKG GREAT BUY $189.00 Time Remaining: 7d 13h 4m Buy It Now for only: $189.00 |
 Rustic Western Leather Childs Saddle With Fleece Underside $175.00 Time Remaining: 2h 7m Buy It Now for only: $200.00 |
 WESTERN PLEASURE SADDLE PKG FLORAL TOOLED CARVED TAN 17 BLACK SEAT NEW $269.99 Time Remaining: 3d 23h 3m Buy It Now for only: $269.99 |
 16 WESTERN LEATHER TOOLED HORSE PLEASURE TRAIL COWBOY SADDLE $128.48 (17 Bids) Time Remaining: 12h 23m |
 BRAMHA BRAND BY TEX TAN WESTERN SADDLETIE STRINGSSTIRRUPSHORSE TACKCONCHOS $100.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 11h 51m |
 Cashel Western Neoprene Ring Master Cinch Protector $12.15 Time Remaining: 15d 15h 49m Buy It Now for only: $12.15 |
 Western Saddle 155 Inch About the Horse brand Leather Cordura $800.00 Time Remaining: 7h 6m |
 15 WESTERN LEATHER BARREL SHOW PLEASURE CARVED SADDLE BROWN ALL THE TACK DEAL $459.99 Time Remaining: 3h 29m |
 Cashel Western Foam Tush Cushion Luxury $36.85 Time Remaining: 22d 11h 58m Buy It Now for only: $36.85 |
 14 Seat Used Tooled Leather Buckstitched Big Horn Western Saddle $195.00 Time Remaining: 1d 13h 15m |
 WESTERN PLEASURE SADDLE PKG HAND TOOLED NATURAL 16 BLACK SUEDE SEAT $179.99 Time Remaining: 2d 14h 15m Buy It Now for only: $179.99 |
 SUPERB Tex Tan Hereford Roping Western Saddle Vintage Ranch Saddle Sz 16 $227.50 (15 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 11h 41m |
 SEDONA Western Tooled Pleasure Saddle with 2 Tone Conchos Natural 16 $150.56 (12 Bids) Time Remaining: 10h 21m |
 WESTERN SADDLE PKG FULL TOOLED BLACK 16 PADDED FRONT JOCKEY 325 $179.99 Time Remaining: 2d 7h 36m Buy It Now for only: $179.99 |
 Vintage Tooled Western Circle Y Sweet Home TX Saddle 15 x 8 $149.98 Time Remaining: 2d 13h 45m |
 17 Cutter Western Ranch Cutting Saddle $500.00 Time Remaining: 7h 12m |
 WESTERN SADDLE PKG TOOLED OIL BROWN RAW HIDE 15 NEW 1020 $279.99 Time Remaining: 6h 24m Buy It Now for only: $279.99 |
 19 Pleasure Leather Synthetic Western Saddle Horse Tack Dark Brown $71.52 (14 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 13h 25m |
 WESTERN SADDLE PKG FLORAL CARVED DARK BROWN 16 BLACK SEAT ROUND PANEL 324 $189.99 Time Remaining: 2d 12h 56m Buy It Now for only: $189.99 |
 Western Saddle 16 Seat Solid Made Leather Saddle $299.00 Time Remaining: 1d 5h 48m |
 15 WESTERN LEATHER TOOLED HORSE PLEASURE TRAIL COWBOY SADDLE HORSE RIDING TACK $149.99 Time Remaining: 1d 14h 9m |
 10 Synthetic Cordura Western Saddle w Bling Rhinestones Package Pink $149.95 Time Remaining: 29d 5h 58m Buy It Now for only: $149.95 |
 8 Kids Black Western Leather Mini Pony Trail Saddle ON SALE GREAT LOW PRICE $79.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 14h 22m |
 OLD VINTAGE ESTATE FARM FRESH ENGLISH WESTERN SIDE SADDLE HORSE RIDING TACK WOW $27.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 9h 41m |
 Supreme Royal Western Reiner Leather Saddle 17 $450.00 Time Remaining: 3d 14h 40m Buy It Now for only: $450.00 |
 165 New Leather Western Rawhide Pleasure Trail Saddle New $51.00 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 11h 59m |
 Leather horse saddle park trail western 15 inch seat plus bit twitch bridle $175.00 Time Remaining: 6d 13h 40m Buy It Now for only: $175.00 |
 15 BLACK LEATHER CORDURA SYNTHETIC WESTERN PLEASURE TRAIL HORSE SADDLE NEW $56.00 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 8h 49m |
 16 WESTERN LEATHER TOOLED HORSE PLEASURE TRAIL COWBOY SADDLE $186.50 (40 Bids) Time Remaining: 13h 6m |
 WESTERN PLEASURE TRAIL SADDLE PKG CARVED SILVER LACED MAHOGANY 15 1037 $259.99 Time Remaining: 9h 20m Buy It Now for only: $259.99 |
 NEW 16 WESTERN PLEASURE RANCH SADDLE FULLY HAND TOOLED TRAIL COWBOY HORSE FQH $133.50 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 10h 46m |
 16 in Double T Western Saddle $255.00 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 12h 10m |
 WESTERN SADDLE MATT TOOLED DARK BROWN 17 BROWN SEAT LACING 328 FREE TACK $189.99 Time Remaining: 2d 9h 17m Buy It Now for only: $189.99 |
 17 WESTERN CORDURA TRAIL BARREL PLEASURE SADDLE BLUE OSTRICH TACK COMBO DEAL SD $299.98 Time Remaining: 3h 41m |
 New Cashel Western Saddle Tush Comfort Cushion Long Size $34.99 Time Remaining: 18d 9h 33m Buy It Now for only: $34.99 |
 CUSTOM MADE USED VINTAGE 13 WESTERN LEATHER YOUTH COWBOY PLEASURE TRAIL SADDLE $27.66 (7 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 8h 24m |
 Ralide Western Leather Tooled Decorative Western Saddle 16 Seat Pleasure Trail $75.00 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 3h 8m |
 WESTERN SADDLE PKG FULL TOOLED BLACK 17 PADDED FRONT JOCKEY 325 $179.99 Time Remaining: 2d 4h 51m Buy It Now for only: $179.99 |
 OLDER WESTERN STYLE SADDLE IN GOOD CONDITION $99.95 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 2h 26m |
 16 CIRCLE Y ARABIAN WESTERN SADDLE ROUND SKIRT TRAIL REVISED DESCRIPTION $395.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 13h 4m |
 WESTERN SADDLE HAND CARVED TAN BLACK SUEDE SEAT 17 FREE TACKSET 322 NEW $189.99 Time Remaining: 1d 14h 40m Buy It Now for only: $189.99 |
 Specialized Western Saddle FULLY Adjustable Fit Used but Like New condition $1,500.00 Time Remaining: 13h 29m |
 WESTERN PLEASURE SADDLE PKG HAND TOOLED NATURAL 17 BLACK SUEDE SEAT $179.99 Time Remaining: 2h 15m Buy It Now for only: $179.99 |
 Gaited Synthetic Western Saddle 155 in seat $152.50 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 6h 27m |
 Extremely Rare Early Western Saddle Tracy Roberts c 1900 $356.00 (10 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 7h 41m |
 16 DOUBLE T WESTERN HORSE FLORAL TOOLING BROWN ROUGHT OUT ALLIGATOR SEAT SADDLE $558.99 Time Remaining: 29d 6h 16m Buy It Now for only: $558.99 |
 15 Wintec Comfort Ride western saddle with pad and cinch $103.50 (9 Bids) Time Remaining: 15h 48m |
 15 CIRCLE Y WESTERN PLEASURE TRAIL SADDLE $355.00 (12 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 2h 43m |
 WESTERN SADDLE PKG HAND CARVED TAN 17 SUEDE SEAT 1023T1 NEW $269.99 Time Remaining: 12h 45m Buy It Now for only: $269.99 |
 RT Frazier Western Saddle Super Comfortable $500.00 Time Remaining: 13h 41m |
 16 WESTERN LEATHER BARREL SHOW PLEASURE SADDLE TAN SET COMBO DEAL SAD 223 $499.99 Time Remaining: 24d 12h 32m Buy It Now for only: $499.99 |
 Wintec Western 14 Inch Square Skirt Basket Weave Barbed Wire Conchoes $113.50 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 14h 39m |
 NEW PREMIUM 13 TAN YOUTH CHILDRENS WESTERN PONY SMALL HORSE LEATHER SADDLE TACK $249.99 Time Remaining: 4h 41m |
 WESTERN SADDLE HAND CARVED TAN BLACK SUEDE SEAT 15 FREE TACKSET 322 NEW $179.99 Time Remaining: 6h 27m Buy It Now for only: $179.99 |
 Court Saddlery Childs Western Saddle $156.00 (15 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 12h 55m |
 NEW PREMIUM 12 TAN YOUTH CHILDRENS WESTERN PONY SMALL HORSE LEATHER SADDLE TACK $249.99 Time Remaining: 4h 41m |
 Stallion Collection Western Reining Show Saddle 16 $550.00 Time Remaining: 2d 14h 30m Buy It Now for only: $550.00 |
 BIG HORN CORDURA LEATHER WESTERN TRAIL SADDLE $102.50 (13 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 9h 41m |
 WESTERN SADDLE SET FULL HAND CARVED CHERRY BROWN 17 NEW 1001 $269.99 Time Remaining: 2d 3h 20m Buy It Now for only: $269.99 |
 16 GORGEOUS FULLY TOOLED WESTERN PLEASURE TRAIL HORSE SADDLE $142.50 (17 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 13h 19m |
 Fabtron 15 Used Western Saddle Cordura and Leather $60.00 (7 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 13h 57m |
 WESTERN PLEASURE SADDLE PKG FLORAL TOOLED CARVED TAN 16 BLACK SEAT NEW $269.99 Time Remaining: 2d 8h 44m Buy It Now for only: $269.99 |
 CIRCLE Y WESTERN PLEASURE EQUITATION SHOW SADDLE 16SEAT w 3way rigging in skirt $600.00 Time Remaining: 2d 13h 17m Buy It Now for only: $750.00 |
What is the difference between the different western saddles?
i'm an english rider, so i'm not overly familiar with western tack...
what is the difference between, say, a barrel racing saddle, a roping saddle, and a western all-purpose saddle? what other kind of western saddles are there?
The difference can be found in the type of tree, the way the pommel is made, the way the stirrups are hung and the way the skirts are cut as well as how wide the pommel is, how high the cantle is. It's similar to asking what's the difference between a forward seat saddle, a close contact saddle and an all purpose saddle and a dressage saddle. They all cause the rider to sit differently, affect the balance and how they contact the horse physically.
A barrel racing saddle usually has a very deep seat. the cantle is high and the pommel is usually wide so a racer can get a thigh hooked on it to balance better. These can have a rigid tree or a flexible tree. The stirrups are usually hung more forward for a wider range of movement for the rider.
A roping saddle, because it's use to attach a rope to a heavy object or animal cannot have a flexible tree, otherwise the horse would be injured when the pull on the horn with the dallied rope causes the saddle tree to flex perhaps even pinch. Therefore they must have a rigid tree that can't bend. Roping saddles often have a wide pommel for strength and giving the rider more support but will have a lower cantle than a barrel racing saddle. the stirrups usually will be hung more in the middle of the saddle causing the rider to sit more balanced and upright.
An all-purpose saddle will also have a rigid tree due to it's possibility of being used as a roping saddle and it has a wider range of options in type of pommel and cantle as it's to be used for many different things. Usually, in looking thru saddle catalogs, the 'all purpose' saddles are where the Wade-type trees are found too.
There's also reining saddles which have 'cut out' skirts behind the stirrup leathers which allow the rider to sit up straight while also keeping a close contact with the horse for accurate cueing. these can have flex trees or rigid trees and usually have a wider pommel and a fairly deep seat.
Pleasure saddles usually have flexible trees and wide pommels with shorter cantles
Trail saddles often have flexible trees and are fairly even in terms of wide vs. narrow pommels. Some models have features that other saddles made for specific purposes do not have. For example, the Tucker saddles feature trees with bars slightly curved at the front to allow wider shoulder action exemplified by the popular gaited horses. They usually have deeper seats and higher cantles at 4 or 5 inches to make the rider feel more secure. They have gel in the seat and some have memory foam - also, the seat is different in that it's slung between the pommel and cantle like a hammock unlike traditional western saddles where the rider actually is sitting on the leather-covered tree.
There are two main types of western saddles in terms of the tree - the Wade tree I mentioned above is also referred to as a 'slick fork" or "A Fork" pommel. Beneath the horn, the pommel is nearly non-existent and tapers down to the bars. There's a feeling of nothing in front of the rider which seems closer to an English saddle in feel. Conversely, the wider pommels of the wide fork saddles are nearly like a bar in front of the rider holding them in the saddle. I've been in some that have a pommel that looks like a T bend toward the rider - almost like a kid's high-chair - when the rider is in the saddle, they are pretty well committed to staying in that saddle because the 'ears' of the pommel come right back across the thighs and purposely hold your body there, these are usually accompanied by deep seats and mostly found on barrel saddles.
When English riders come looking for Western Saddles, they usually like the slick fork pommel because they feel 'trapped' in a wider pommel with a higher cantle.
Western saddles also offer options like hard seats, soft seats or suede seats - some even offer Ostrich in the seat or Stingray. These don't really affect how the saddle works but are options for comfort for the rider. I grew up with suede-seated saddles. My freind had a hard-seat all purpose Circle Y saddle a few years ago that was beautiful. She wanted to sell it and I bought it because I thought it was really nice, but it was quite opposite of what I grew up with - although it had a deep seat like the barrel saddles I grew up with, it had more of a slick pommel and a hard seat. The thing doesn't look all that comfortable and I thought my butt would slip around in it, but it doesn't.
I'm sure there's MANY more options and things to discuss about saddles, but my brain is tapped right now.
