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August Equipment Highlight

It is Tuesday August 2nd 2011 and time to kick off this months edition of Equipment Highlight. This time of year rodeo, county and State fair are all active. So we look at equine equipment. There is lots to cover so lets get going.

When you look at horse may be a saddle, blanket, bit and bridle come to mind. While these are all part of horse equipment they only scratch the surface, but we start with saddles today. Saddles, are very common but not common. The saddle has been around for a very, very long time. Some history dates them back to as early as 7th or 9th centuries. Saddles range from very basic to very elegant. They can be status of wealth or just used as protect / padding. You may saddle up with a given saddle due to job related selection, tradition may play a role or the look and feel may come into play.

 

There are several styles: western, side, trick, military and the list can go on and on.

 

Abetta Draft Horse Western Saddle 16in

 

 

Abetta Draft Horse Western Saddle

This Abetta Draft Horse saddle is built on a Fiber-Tough tree with Cordura Nylon laminated to a closed cell shock foam, engraved Silver conchos, Stainless steel hardware, and a fleece linned skirt. Features: Horn:2 1/2″ leather coverd Rigging: 7/8 Nylon-leather half breed with stainless steel D’s Stirrups: 2″ bell with no-slip tread Gullet: 8″ wide Tree: Fiber-Tough Draft Cantle: 4″ highback with nylon binder Color: Black Seat Sizes: 16″ or 17″

 

May be you need to add a side saddle to your stable of saddles. This model may be an option.

 

“The Maria” – Modern Western Side Saddle

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  • modern side saddle
  • modern side saddle
  • modern side saddle
  • modern side saddle
  • modern side saddle
  • modern side saddle

This is a bold, beautiful western side saddle made on a Steele tree. (These trees come in small, medium and large.) It is covered in Wickett & Craig natural skirting leather and completely hand-tooled with floral and basket weave patterns. The upright and leaping head are adjustable horns. The saddle is trimmed out in sterling silver. For a touch of comfort, it has a suede padded seat and horns. The suede is a beautiful toast color. (These modern side saddles are built at Pete’s Custom Saddlery and ordered through Hundred Oaks, Inc.) See the larger image of this modern side saddle.

Below are the descriptions of the thumbnail images counting from left to right:

01 – This is a view of the far side of the show quality Steele side saddle. It is enhanced with silver trim and optional purse complete with a three-piece silver buckle set. Everything is tooled with floral and basket weave pattern to flow with the rest of the saddle. Notice the large square rear jockeys that are rounded at the corners to compliment the saddle design. In the upper right-hand corner of the saddle you will see a small section under the safe of beautiful white fleece that covers all the underside of the saddle.

02 – Taking a close up look of the far panel, note the sterling silver trim- a 1 ½” concho and a bold 2 ¼” concho and a scalloped silver plate that blends with the overall design of the saddle. Also, note the three piece sterling silver buckle set on the purse. The gullet in the purse is soft suede which matches the seat and horns and allows the purse to basically lay flat when empty. In this picture you can see a small section under the side of the seat which shows the flowing lines of the floral tooling and carving.

03 – On the upright horn, you can see the edges of the toast colored suede that covers the padded portion and the carving and tooling that matches the rest of the saddle. Note the four holes at the bottom which allow the upright horn to be adjusted to the front or rear.

04 – In this view of the leaping head, you can also see the edges of the toast suede leather that covers the padded portion. The carving and tooling blends with the rest of the saddle. At the top of the leaping head, note the hole which allows the use of an allen wrench for adjustment to different angles.

05 – This is a close-up view of the fender on the show quality Steele western side saddle. There is attention to detail right down to the matching leather-covered stirrup and hobble strap. The tooling and carving blends with the overall theme of the saddle.

06 – On the near back jockey of this Steele side saddle, you can see the sterling silver concho and corner plate and the corresponding carving and tooling. This also shows a small section of the underside of the seat emphasizing the graceful lines of floral carving.

 

As you can see a saddle is not just a saddle. Check back on Thursday when The AGTV Network continue our look at equine equipment.

 

 

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