Saddle making

What seat size should you ride?

Posted by Don Gonzales

The most common question we get among customers in our shop is about what seat size they should ride. In our experience most people are confused about this issue and many times they are riding too big a seat.

The most common size ridden is a 15 1/2″. This, in my opinion, is do to the used saddle market being flooded with trophy saddles and making them readily available with minimal investment. When clubs and organizations purchase saddles to give away as awards at their events, 15 1/2″ seats are a normal size to go with because they will work for most people. This does not mean that most people should ride this size, it simply means it will work. Continue reading →

Inskirt rear rigging

Posted by Don Gonzales

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This a team roping saddle that we are building in the shop this month. We have never done one like this before. I really think that this type of rigging is great to cut down on overall saddle weight and give a clean functional look.

I personally still prefer for the front rigging to be a normal full rigging for strength.

Give us your opinion of what you think of inskirt style riggings. We will post photos of this saddle when it’s done.

Saddle construction

Posted by Don Gonzales

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We are now ready to block seat and skirts in on this project. The cantle plugs have been nailed in and trimmed a bit, but are still not trimmed to the finished Cheyenne roll width. The customer decides on this width and it is not trimmed until the seat is glued in.