Saddle Repair Is Best Left To The Experts

Well-made saddles can take quite a bit of heavy use, but eventually you may find your saddle in need of repair. When this happens, it’s tempting to try to fix the saddle yourself. How hard could it be, right? Wrong. Saddles repaired by amateurs can often look quite amusing with their “clever” approaches to repair. [...]

Clean the Back Side of Your Saddle For Your Horse

The other day I went on a ride where we went through plenty of water and a good bit of mud. Today I was cleaning that crud from my saddle and was reminded of how important it is to clean the back side of your saddle. Cleaning the top side of your saddle is for [...]

Gaited Horse Saddles

The popularity of gaited horses among recreational riders is definitely on the rise. For many folks, gaited horses are a way to keep riding when their bodies seem to rebel against the more jarring movement of non-gaited breeds. For others, they’re just a wonderful way to travel the trails of this beautiful country. Whatever the [...]

When Buying a Saddle Online, Verify the Saddle Mark

When you’re buying a brand name used saddle online make sure you have clear photographic proof that the saddle is truly the brand advertised. Any respectable saddle brand or saddle maker will mark their saddles with their saddle mark. This mark might appear on the fenders, on the latigo holder, behind the cantle, on the [...]

Used Saddle Pick of the Week: Genuine Billy Cook 16″ Roping Saddle

The "Used Saddle Pick of the Week"  Every week we scour the Internet searching for a particularly juicy bargain on a high quality used western saddle and feature it here on the WSG Saddle Blog. The saddles featured are listed for sale on ebay as of the date of the post. The Western Saddle Guide [...]

Western Saddle Marks

Most manufacturers and saddle makers will place their mark on their saddles. While the mark can be placed anywhere, the most common locations are on the latigo holder, the seat, behind the cantle where the back jockeys meet, and on the fenders. You can see examples of marks in each of these positions in the [...]

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. To make sure we had the expert answer, we turned to our friend, Bobby [...]

“Saddle Maker of the Year” Award Winners

Saddle making is both an art and a craft. Those at the top are true artists. Some of these top saddle makers have become famous and command prices that reflect the artistry and collection quality of their work. But there are others who are equally talented who haven’t had the fame of a Don King [...]

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