photo credit: Harpersbizarre
The treeless saddle is a fairly new innovation and as such things generally go there are heated voices in praise of them and just as vociferous condemnations.
The tree of a saddle is the wooden former which carries the saddle and defines its shape.
The tree spreads the load of rider and saddle alng [...]
all4equines asked:
I need to get a western saddle for my TB/QH. (Currently ride him in an English but we both can go either disipline-I just don’t have the western saddle yet) I will be riding for pleasure & on trails however I have heard that some other types of western saddles may be more [...]
photo credit: Travis Isaacs
Nothing looks so good as a well made, beautifully cared for than a western show saddle so why do so many people fail to keep the siverware clean and shiny.
Many western saddles feature silver work on the skirts and conchos and it is really quite a straightforward job to keep them [...]
If you have an old western saddle can you bring back to life?
The answer to that question is how old is it and how has it been stored.
If the saddle has been left laying on the floor with a pile of junk on top of it then the tree will probably have suffered too much [...]
photo credit: evelynbelgium
The American Quarter horse is pssibly the most popular breed kept today.
Named for it’s athletic ability over a short distance i.e. a quarter mile the quarter horse is the drag car of the equestrian world. In fact it was possibly bred as a short racer in the 17th century. Competing against imported [...]
