General Saddle Topics

June 29, 2008

June 4, 2008

  • Gaited Horse Saddles

    The popularity of gaited horses among recreational riders is definitely on the rise. (…)

May 29, 2008

May 5, 2008

May 2, 2008

  • Western Saddle Marks

    Most manufacturers and saddle makers will place their mark on their saddles. (…)

April 19, 2008

  • How To Ship Western Saddles

    We received a question from "Ben," a visitor and Saddle Sense newsletter subscriber, asking what was the best way to ship a western saddle.  We thought that was a great question and something we should share with all of our readers. (…)

March 14, 2008

March 10, 2008

March 6, 2008

  • Saddle Brand and Saddle Maker Directories

    We've had so many requests for information on saddle companies, saddle brands, and custom saddle makers, that we finally listened to you and sat down and created the Directory of Western Saddle Brands and the Directory of Custom Western Saddle Makers. (…)

March 3, 2008

February 25, 2008

February 24, 2008

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February 6, 2008

  • Western Saddle Ebooks

    If you love the indepth and comprehensive information available on the Western Saddle Guide, than you'll love our three ebook series with the all of that great information and illustrations presented in a handy printable format. (…)

January 21, 2008

  • Yoakum, TX: Western Saddle Central

    For the past 100 years there have been two great centers of saddle making in the US - Tennessee and Texas. In this post we'll take a look at Texas. (…)

January 14, 2008

  • Where to Find Used Western Saddles

    I'm a huge fan of buying saddles used. I'd rather ride a high quality, used saddle than a shiny, new, low quality saddle any day. (…)

December 9, 2007

  • Saddle Brand & Quality: What's the Connection?

    The question we're asked the most by our readers is some version of "Is {fill in the name of a saddle brand} a good brand?" or "What's the best brand for a {fill in a riding activity} saddle?" We so wish that we had a nice simple answer, but saddle quality and suitability is much more complicated than that. (…)

October 20, 2007

  • Well Used Saddles

    I'm a big believer in taking good care of your saddles. Clean them regularly and fully condition them once to three times a year depending on use. (…)

October 11, 2007

  • Custom Tooling Patterns

    If you're looking to buy a custom saddle, one of the choices you'll get to make is the tooling design you'd like. (…)

September 25, 2007

  • 19th Century Miliatry Saddles

    Border State's Leather in Arkansas is a very special type of saddle shop. Owner Doug Kidd produces replicas of 19th century military saddles and also some Revolutionary War and WWI saddles. (…)

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