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. Including website URLs, email addresses, phone numbers and physical addresses, these directories are fabulous [...]

Used Saddle Pick of the Week: Mint Condition Tex Tan Hereford 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 [...]

Used Saddle Pick of the Week: Vintage Leddy 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 [...]

Used Western Saddles: Yes, I am talking about them AGAIN

I’m a bit of a broken record. It seems like I’m always talking about buying used saddles, rather than new ones. But I don’t apologize and I won’t stop talking about used saddles. There’s two reasons for this. The first is that one of the wonderful things about western saddles is that, if they are [...]

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. Since a high quality saddle doesn’t come cheap, often the only way they fit into the budget is to buy them "previously owned."  Below is a list of some of [...]

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 [...]

7 Common Saddle Buying Mistakes

So many of us have made soooo many mistakes buying saddles. I feel your pain. I’ve been there. I finally wised up, though, and got my priorities straight. What I wanted was a good, all around riding saddle that would fit both me and the physical type of horse I ride and that would last. [...]

How Much Does a Custom Saddle Cost?

A few days ago I posted about what I thought were the minimum prices you needed to pay for quality new and used western saddles. After that post I received a few questions about what I thought you should pay for a custom saddle. So, I thought I’d address that issue. You’ll find most custom [...]

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