What is a half breed saddle?

A Half Breed Saddle is a cross between a traditional Stock and Western saddle, guaranteeing the rider comfort and longevity. Commonly used for trail riding, campdrafting and tentpegging these saddles are becoming popular with riders in general.

What is double rigging on saddles?

Saddles with this rigging often have a flank cinch, or rear cinch, (called a “double rigging” because the saddle is attached at the front and back) to keep the saddle from tipping forward when traveling downhill or to help distribute the pressure when the rider dallies the rope to stop a steer.

How do you measure a gullet on a half breed saddle?

The gullet of the saddle is the gap between the two bars of the saddle tree. It is measured at the front of the saddle. You measure your Western saddle’s gullet by stretching a tape measure from concho to concho across the front of the saddle directly below the pommel.

How does a Surcingle work?

A training surcingle is used for encouraging your horse to bend, flex and maintain a proper frame while you are lunging him. A surcingle is a round strap buckled around the girth and wither your horse. It has multiple D-rings and normally gives additional control and position training during ground work.

What is a swinging fender saddle?

A swinging fender saddle designed to give comfort for both horse and rider. Swinging fenders are attached to the full fibreglass tree, which gives the rider easy leg movement. A style of saddle used extensively by leading campdraft competitors and outback stockman.

What is a Cheyenne roll on a saddle?

Cheyenne Roll? Expand. A: Besides general style preference, a Cheyenne Roll offers a “lip” off the cantle that is generally used to grip or secure items under. A Pencil Roll is is more of a cupped look and adds an extra 0.5in to the Cantle Height. There is NO cost difference.

What is the difference between a billet and a Latigo?

And most saddles have a latigo (the long leather or nylon strap) on the on-side and an off billet (a shorter strap with holes in it) on the off-side.

What size gullet do I need for a quarter horse?

7″
Full-Quarter horse bars usually have a 7″ gullet. They are designed for mutton-withered horses with broader backs. Arab saddles, usually with 6 1/2″ to 6 3/4″ gullets, are for Arabians. They have a shorter gullet.

What does a lunging surcingle do?

A surcingle or roller is a wide strap made from leather or nylon. It will have several metal rings on it. You put this on the horse just behind the withers and due it up just like a girth. You use a surcingle to attach side reins and other lunging equipment.

Where do you put a surcingle?

Undo the buckles on one side of the surcingle and place the surcingle on your horse’s back near the end of the withers. The top section of the surcingle needs to go in roughly the same location as the pommel of your saddle goes. The underside of the surcingle needs to fit like a regular girth.

What size swinging fender saddle do I need?

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What are Australian saddles used for?

The saddle is suitable for cattle work, starting young horses, everyday pleasure riding, trail riding, endurance riding, polocrosse and is also used in Australian campdrafting competitions and stockman challenges.

What does pencil roll mean in a saddle?

A Pencil Roll is is more of a cupped look and adds an extra 0.5in to the Cantle Height.

What is a high cantle saddle?

Generally speaking a higher cantle is going to give you a deeper more secure seat and offer a little more support for your lower back. A lower cantle is going to allow you more movement in the seat.

What is a double latigo?

Natural Horseman Saddles, Exclusive Providers of Parelli Saddles, have double latigos. Having the ability to tie up a latigo on each side means you can adjust each strap equally to create a lovely even pressure for your horse’s sake. It not only feels better, it results in a better balanced and more stable saddle.

What is the back of the saddle called?

Cantle
Cantle: The back of the saddle that gently curves upwards for backward seat support. Twist: The “twist” is the part of the saddle tree that sits just below the pommel in front of the “seat” of the saddle (circled in the image). This is a part of the saddle that determines how the saddle sits between the rider’s legs.

What size gullet fits most horses?

Tree Widths: Semi-Quarter horse bars usually have a 6 1/4″ gullet, and Quarter Horse Bars usually have a 6 1/2″ to 6 3/4″ gullet. Designed to fit the average horse, one of these two widths will fit approximately 80% of horses comfortably. Full-Quarter horse bars usually have a 7″ gullet.

What happens if a saddle is too wide?

When a saddle is too wide in the front, it can sink down over the withers. This takes the saddle out of balance by making the pommel lower than the cantle, which in turn carries more pressure over the front of the tree (at the withers/shoulders) than a saddle with a properly sized tree.

What size saddle fits most quarter horses?

More content Semi-Quarter horse bars usually have a 6 1/4″ gullet, and Quarter Horse Bars usually have a 6 1/2″ to 6 3/4″ gullet. Designed to fit the average horse, one of these two widths will fit approximately 80% of horses comfortably. Full-Quarter horse bars usually have a 7″ gullet.