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A selection of western saddles for Roping, Reining and Leisure.

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Atacama - Roping Horn
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Atacama - Full Western with Neoprene Pads

Atacama

Sizes available:
  • 16 “
  • Approx. Weight:
  • 12-14kg
  • Purpose:
  • Pleasure riding
  • Various western activities
  • Description:
  • A western style saddle based on the bars of our popular Kalahari trail saddle. It is a deep, wide saddle with a 4” (10cm) spine gullet and 9” (22.9cm) front gullet. Bars are short and straight with open shoulder clearance. High swell allows for horses with both high and low withers. Seat is deep and secure with a 12” wide cantle with a deep dish. The seat is suitable for hours of comfortable riding, placing the  rider in a balanced position. Also suitable for light seat riding.
  • Options:
  • Inskirt or dropdown rigging
  • Lighter trail dressing or traditional western styling
  • Different fender options and optional back cinch. Fatter horn for roping
  • Cliff Wade
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    Cliff Wade Style Roper - Custom Finish

    Cliff Wade

    Sizes available:
  • 15”
  • 16 ½ “
  • Approx. Weight:
  • 16-18kg
  • Purpose:
  •  Roping
  • Western disciplines
  • Pleasure Riding
  • Description:A roper true to the traditional Cliff Wade. It is low set, sporting a slick fork, full quater horse bars that fit most horses, a wide gullet, drop down D rigging, latigos with a western wool girth and back cinch. Very comfortable for horse and rider. Not suitable for high withered horses.
    FC Roper
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    FC Roper - Rosed Tooled

    FC Roper

    Sizes available:
  • 15”
  • 16“
  • Approx. Weight:
  • 14-16kg
  • Purpose: Full fledged roping saddle
    Description:High cantled saddle, bars suitable for wide horses. It has a wide gullet with good wither clearance, drop down D rigging, latigos with a western wool girth and back cinch.
    Ult X Roper
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    Ult X Roper - Tan

    Ultimate-X Roper

    Sizes available:
  • 15”
  • 16”
  • 17”
  • Approx. Weight:
  • 12-14kg
  • Purpose:
  • Full fledged roping saddle
  • Breaking in horses
  • Trail saddle.
  • Description: A cross between a western roper and Australian stock saddle. Poleys and wide cantle provide a deep, secure and comfortable seat. It has in-skirt rigging, latigos with a western wool girth and back cinch. Suitable for high withered but not wide withered horses.
    Kangaroo
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    Kangaroo - Alt Style

    Kangaroo

    Sizes available:
  • 15”
  • 16”
  • 17”
  • Approx. Weight:
  • 12-14kg
  • Purpose:
  • Trail riding
  • Barrel Racing
  • Not for Roping
  • Description:Essentially the same saddle as the Ultimate-x Roper but with a thinner sloped horn giving the rider a secure hand hold.
    Kiddies Western
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    Kiddies Western - Full Western

    Kiddie's Western

    Sizes available:
  • 12 ½ ”
  • Approx. Weight:
  • 6kg
  • Purpose:General western riding for children up to about 10yrs.
    Description: Small saddle for the little ones. High cantle creates a secure seat. Suitable for use on horses and ponies. It has inskirt rigginf and latigos with a western wool girth.
    Ol' Timer
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    Ol’ Timer

    Sizes available:
  • 16”
  • Approx. Weight:
  • 16kg
  • Purpose:
  • Show
  • Reigning
  • Pleasure riding
  • Description: Based on styles popular during the late 1800s. Has a slim sloped horn, high cantle, half seat, sam stag rigging, latigos with a western wool girth and wool back cinch.
    Reiner - Full Basket Weave
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    Reiner - Fern Pattern

    Reiner

    Size:
  • 16”
  • Approx. Weight:
  •  13.5kg
  • Purpose:
  • Reining
  • Show
  • Pleasure
  • Description: It has a small reining horn, in-skirt rigging, latigos with a western wool girth. It is available in Arab or full quarter horse bars.
    Options:
  • Cheyenne roll
  • carving / tooling according to taste / pocket
  • Back cinch
  • Junior Roper
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    Junior Roper

    Sizes available:
  •  14 ½ ”
  • Approx. Weight:
  • 10kg
  • Purpose:
  • Roping
  • Pleasure riding
  • Description:Small roping saddle for children and small adults. Bars suitable for Arabs and Thoroughbreds. It has drop down D rigging, latigos with a western wool girth and back cinch.

    Western Pleasure

    Western Pleasure

    Size: 16” 
    Approx. Weight: 13kg
    Purpose: Western pleasure, trail.

    Description: A high cantled saddle with an undercut swell, square skirts with in-skirt rigging, latigos with a western wool girth and a back cinch. The bars are suitable for Arabs and narrow horses.

    Western Rider
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    Western Pleasure

    Western Rider/Pleasure

    Size:
  • 16”
  • Approx. Weight:
  • 10kg
  • Purpose:
  • Trail Riding
  • Leisure
  • Models:
  • Trail Western saddle
  • Full Western Trail Saddle
  • Description: A basic trail saddle with a horn and undercut swell. The high gullet makes it suitable for high withered, straight backed horses that are not wide withered. It has a deep secure seat.
    Options:
  • Wool or neoprene girth
  • Latigo or 2-point girth rigging
  • Optional back billets and cinch
  • Herdsman

    Herdsman

    Sizes available: 15” 
    Approx. Weight: 8-9kg
    Purpose: General farm use, roping and leisure.

    Description: A very basic saddle. It has a half seat, 3" stirrup straps with no fenders. The tree is not covered. Fashioned on the Mexican Vaquero style (also known as charro).

    Vaquero
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    Herdsman

    Vaquero

    Sizes available:
  • 15”
  • Approx. Weight:
  • 8-9kg
  • Purpose:
  • General farm use
  • Roping
  • Leisure
  • Bars:
  • Semi-Quarterhorse
  • Quarthorse
  • Description:Fashioned on the Mexican Vaquero style (also known as charro). Avalaible fully covered in leather or bare tree.

    Cliff Wade

     A roper true to the traditional Cliff Wade style.

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    Ultimate X Roper

    A cross between a western roper and Australian stock saddle.

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    Kiddies Western

    Small saddle for the little ones.

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    Junior Roper

    Small roping saddle for children and small adults.

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    Western Pleasure

    A basic trail saddle with a horn and undercut swell.

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    Vaquero

    A South American style western saddle.

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    Herdsman

    A very basic saddle well suited for farm hands.

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    Atacama

    Western style saddle based on the Kalahari.

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    FC Roper

    High cantled saddle, bars suitable for wide horses.

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    Kangaroo

    The Ultimate X Roper with a thinner horn for easier grasping.

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    Ol' Timer

    A saddle based upon the popular style of the 1800s.

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    Reiner

    A Saddle suitable for reining.

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    Western Rider/Pleasure

    A basic trail saddle with a horn and undercut swell.

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