Working and Trail Saddles on Horse and Mule bars
Your custom horse or mule saddle can be built on a Wade, A-fork, Bowman, Association, or any other slick fork or swell style. You may specify the horn, cantle, stirrup leathers and all other features of you saddle.
Any style saddle may be built on semi-quarterhorse, quarterhorse, full quarterhorse, or mule bars. Mule saddles are built on the mule bar tree, designed specifically to fit the unique structure of mules.
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1. Association. 5" high cantle. Regular dally horn. 3-way flat plate rigging. All stainless hardware. No tooling, double row stitching. Natural oil finish . For more and bigger pictures of this saddle, click here. |
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2. Bowman on Mule Bar saddle. 13" swell. 4" high cantle with 11/4" Cheyenne Roll. 3-way flat plate rigged. All stainless hardware. Partial basket stamp with double row stitching. Saddle has under-padded seat. Built with girth cincha, rear cincha and hoof pick case with pick and other standard features. For more and bigger pictures of this saddle, click here. |
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3. Wade. Built on quarterhorse bars. 7/8s double rigged. Full basket stamp with rawhide horn and cantle binding. To see more and larger pictures of this saddle, click here. |
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3a. Association. 16" seat on Association mule bar tree. Dark natural oil finish (not dyed). All brass hardware. Click here to see more and bigger pictures of this saddle. |
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4. Cliff Wade. 16 seat, snub post horn with 4 cap. 3-way flat plate rigging. All stainless steel hardware. Natural rawhide cantle binding and horn cap trim, rough out under-padded seat and fenders, extra Ds under the rear jockeys. Footman loops on the rear cantle. This saddle was built with buckin rolls, hoof pick case with pick, coat straps, upgraded stainless bound oak 4 bell stirrups, 100% mohair girth cincha, rear cincha, mule hide horn wrap and rope strap. To see more and larger pictures of this saddle, click here. |
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F. Bowman. Built on mule bars.
16 seat. 5 high
cantle. 13 ½ wide swell.
3 high horn with latigo wrap.
28 skirt leather. 3
stirrups leathers. 4-button
style jockeys. Full basket
stamp with double stamp border. Roughout
under-padded seat and fenders. Stainless
steel hardware. 3-way rigged.
Montana Silversmith conchos. To see more and larger pictures
of this saddle, click here. |
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Association. 16 Association on
mule bars. Basket stamp.
4-button Old Style.
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Cliff Wade. Built on mule bars.
5 cantle, 16 seat, 3 X 3 snub post horn. 3-way flat plate
rigged with rear cincha, stainless steel hardware, old style conchos and
stainless steel bound oak 3 ½ wide stirrups. This saddle is
partial basket stamped with hand tooled border.
It features a roughout seat and fenders. Built with this
saddle are a pair of buckin rolls, hoof pick case with pick, front
mohair girth cincha and rear cincha.
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Cliff Wade. 16
seat. 5 high cantle.
3 X 3 snub post horn. Flat plate rigged.
All brass hardware. Partial
basket stamp with a meander border. Double
row stitching with rawhide bound horn cap, cantle and fork front.
All edges are hand rubbed and polished and saddle has a light to
medium oil finish. This saddle built with a matching pair of custom
fit saddle pockets (bags), a pair of buckin rolls and three piece roper
style breast collar. The saddle is shown with hand engraved conchos
and brass oxbows. To see more and larger pictures of this saddle, click here.
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9. S. F. Bowman. 15 seat, 13 swell, 4 high cantle, 3 ½ regular dally horn. This saddle is Ύ flat plate rigged with no rear cincha. The saddle has full under-padded seat with rough out seat and fenders. Double row stitching, stainless steel hardware, deep roper stirrups. The saddle includes crupper ring, lead rope ring, breast collar Ds and extra Ds under the rear jockey. Natural rawhide cantle binding and horn cap trim with a latigo horn wrap. To see more and larger pictures of this saddle, click here. |
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10. Bowman. Built on mule bars. This saddle has a 13 swell, 5 high cantle, 3 ½ high regular dally horn with a 15½ seat. Built all smooth, double row stitched, with all stainless hardware, 3-way flat plate rigged. This saddle is light oil finish with all standard mule saddle accessories. Matching breeching and breast collar ordered with saddle. To see more and larger pictures of this saddle, click here. |
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11. Cliff Wade. Snub post horn. 5 cantle. All plain with roughout seat and fenders. Double row stitching. This saddle was ordered with buckin rolls and bull nose taps. To see more and larger pictures of this saddle, click here. |
| Following are some examples of Working and Trail saddles built over the years. Click on photo to enlarge (sorry, multiple high-resolution photos are not available for these saddles). | |
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10. Low Wade on full quarter horse bars. 5" cantle with 1" Cheyenne roll. Snub post horn with 5" finished horn cap. Full basket stamped. Engraved silver conchos. Oregon cross-over rope strap. Mule hide wrapped horn. Smaller skirts. 5" wide stainless bell stirrups. Shown with buckin' rolls. |
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11. Custom mule saddle built and tooled to customer specifications. Oiled to a dark mahogany finish. |
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12. Hand carved and tooled Wade style saddle. Loop seat, exposed stirrup leathers |
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13. Mule bar saddle, custom swell, Cheyenne roll, mule heads carved on fenders. Padded seat. Dark oil finish. |
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14. Bowman style 13" wide swell. Partial basket stamped. 5" cantle. #2 regular dally horn. |
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15. Wade outfitter style saddle. Half breed: part basket stamped, part rough out. Taps, saddle pockets, knife sheath, breeching, tooled to match. |
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16. Wade, on modified Quarter Horse bars. Snub post horn, 3-way flat plate rigging. Partial fine basket stamped with hand carved oak leaf tooling. Engraved brass horn cap and conchos. 4" brass bound bell stirrups. |
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17. Bowman 13" swell, 4" cantle with Cheyenne roll. Partial basket stamp. Rawhide horn and cantle binding trim. |
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18. Association 14" swell, 5" cantle, 3-way flat plate rigging. Running W border tooled. |
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19. S. F. Bowman mule bar tree, with modern square skirts. Bleached (white) rawhide horn and cantle binding and deep roper stirrups. |
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20. Wade mule bar tree, 3 X 3 snub post horn, 5" cantle, partial basket stamped, dropped flat plate rigging. Shown with buckin' rolls and brass trimmed 4" bell stirrups. |
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21. Bowman 13 1/2" swell, 4 1/2" cantle. 3-way flat plate rigging. Partial basket stamped with a shell border. Rough-out seat and fenders. |
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22. Cliff Wade style saddle. 5" cantle. 3 x 3 snub post horn. Rigged 3/4 double with flat brass rings (Old Style). Partial basket stamped with a running W border. |
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23. Endurance saddle built on mule bars. |
Saddle accessories:
Breeching
Breast Collars
Tapederos
Buckin' rolls
Headstalls, reins
Saddle pockets, saddle bags
Rifle scabbards
Hoof pick holders
Knife, pliers, other cases.
Old Style Saddles Accessories In-stock Saddles
Standard Features and How to Use Them