Big Horn Western Saddle #101, 15″, SQHB (1283-3)

Description

Excellent saddles for beginners.  Excellent spare saddles. Excellent horse saddles for “horse traders” to use in package deals! (Holler our way for riding camp type quantity discounts)  Excellent saddles when weight, strength, stability, comfort, consistency, is important. 

This isn’t just any saddle. BigHorn decided to distinguish themselves from all other nylon/leather combination saddle makers. They sat down in a board meeting and asked, “How can we make a better, lightweight saddle, that will allow the stirrups to turn easy, for arthritis; something that any normal lady, or any person over 60, or a person under12, can lift.” They decided to replace the skirts, stirrup leathers, and fenders with Cordura© nylon. It costs like leather. It is as strong as leather. 

But because Cordura© can be cut and sewn like in a garment shop, the cost savings come in the labor time making these parts. The bindings are specially turned from the same material, so you will not have edges falling loose. 

Leather, not synthetic, is next to your body’s saddle block area. This lets your crotch breathe. No excessive sweating like there is with naugahide seats. The best stainless steel hardware is used, rather than the cheapest plated pot metal. No cheap Velcro imitation expected to hold your stirrups on.  No excessive stretching in spring or summer sunshine. No tearing or cracking in the cold weather from cheap vinyl pommel covers, or seats. No conchos, nails or screws breaking loose out of an inferior tree. (I hate to bash other makers, but these saddles are quality, and some of you have heard horror stories about other brands.)

• Tree: Ralide® type 13″ barrel front, quarter horse bars.
• Rigging: 7/8 position single front stainless steel dee.
• Seat: 15″ Roughout padded.
• Cantle: 4″ with 1 1/2″ leather cantle binding.
• Trim: Cordura® Nylon skirts, housings and fenders, leather conchos, leather front and cantle binding.
• Skirts: 24″ x 10″, Oregon round, fleece lined, slotted and reinforced for installing flank billets.
• Fenders: 19″ x 8″, 2″ leather reinforced nylon stirrup straps with Blevins Buckles.
• Stirrups: Ralide® with laced leather foot pad.
• Finish: No. 101 Black 
• Weight: Approximately 17 Lbs.
• Gullet: 6″ gullet