Western Clothes – Tack & More

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I bought this saddle after riding in my hubby's Aussie a few times and finding it really comfortable (but HUGE). It is a perfect fit for me and is actually quite gorgeous! I was expecting a very plain and fairly cheap product (considering it's $200 and comes with all fittings), but it is made of decent quality leather and the stitching is sturdy. The seat is amazingly comfortable! It is actually well padded and cushy. The 14" seat fits me perfectly (I ride in a 14.5" AP English saddle or a 14" western normally). The stirrups are made for little feet, and will do fine with my summer riding boots but I had to switch them to wider ones for the winter as my feet were getting stuck. Everything is easy to adjust! The included girth is decent, too, and is a 36" soft leather with some "fleecy" material on the underside, although I prefer to use a double-elastic sided girth on it for ease of cinching. It fits any standard English girth (but as always with an Aussie, choose a shorter girth than you need for an English saddle). The saddle is very pretty, with two tones of leather and some stamping in the fenders of the saddle. It also fits my wide-backed QH mare decently (although it would be more ideal on a slightly narrower horse, but she does have a thick winter coat right now). This would be a great lady's Aussie or a good, very secure saddle for youth who like to trail ride. The poleys in an Aussie can't be beat for seat security (as my hubby would tell you with little riding experience and less than fantastic balance). Overall, very pleased and can't wait for some good trail rides in this!

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This product was very good and sturdy quality and I liked the horse-shoe shaped brass hardware/buckles as these match my Aussie saddle exactly. However, I will be doing endurance riding (25 to 100 mile rides) and this halter/bridle just seemed too heavy for that purpose, so I reluctantly returned it. If I were just doing regular trail riding I would have kept it. I would not hesitate to recommend it for that purpose, just not 100 mile rides at a trot! Another plus, I didn't try it on my horse but the adjustments on it looked like it could fit anything from an average to a very large horse. When I need a halter/bridle for my other (non-endurance) horse I may order this for her then.