This is my current personal rig and is being offered for sale as a used saddle. It is being sold as is, where is, no money back. If you do not know what that means please do not buy this saddle. But if you do buy it I am confident you will be very, very happy with it. I am but I can always part with it and make myself another one just like it!
This is a 15 1/2" inch finish seat saddle built on a 16" seat, full quarterhorse Wade tree from Timberline in Utah - 6 1/2" wide by 8" high by 93 degree gullet with a 9" swell. The bars are built for a short-backed horse, around 22" instead of the standard 24" length. Cantle is 4" high x 13" wide oval profile. Rigging is a leather plate style single rig with #784 bronze hardware rivet in plates from Bork & Sons in Pendleton, Oregon. Rigging position is set at the 3/4 spot for a forward setting rig and ride.
Saddle is in russett, smooth-out, Wickett & Craig, 14 oz. leather. This is a combined basket stamp and floral carved saddle with double bead, Carlos meander and shell stamp along the borders. Floral panels are located in the corner of the fenders and on the seat jockeys. Includes a stamped cantle back with dark brown leather binding on the ultra small Cheyenne roll. Horn is capped and wrapped in dark brown leather as well - 3 1/2" tall by 3" wide with a domed 5" finished cap and mulehide dally wrap covering. Fenders are 20" with 58" long, full single stirrup leathers that are twisted and set. Stirrup leathers are 2 1/2" with vertical post Blevins Quick-Change buckles
Sports a pair of brass bound Nettles stirrups from Trina Weber with 4" leather treads. Martingale "dees" are 1" brass Mast style and mounted under the front doubled and stitched concha latigo carriers to hold the double latigo rigging setup. Also sports an Oregon style crossover rope strap, doubled and stitched concha hobble carrier and extra long back jockey saddle strings. Genuine sheepskin with 3/4"+ pile from Wickett & Craig line the ultra small skirts. Contact me by email before making your purchase to make sure it has not already been sold: sagesaddlery If it has been sold and you want one just like it I can do that too!