Spring Sale

13 Comments to “Spring Sale”

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   Kc KempApril 18, 2010 at 5:38 pm

   Hi Eric,

   I just sent an email via your website to you requesting information on your demo program. I would like to demo a western Mountaineer saddle and if all goes well would like to purchase a saddle during your Spring Sale promotion. Please let me know if I would be able to try the demo in time to still purchase during the sale time. (805) 886-7763.

   Thanks!
   Kc
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   adminApril 19, 2010 at 6:12 am

   If you would like to try a demo, give me a call at 615-792-3884 to make
   arrangements for shipping of your demo. The customer is responsible for
   shipping and handling of the demo secured via credit card. If you decide to
   purchase a saddle, this amount will be waived. We do have Mountaineer
   demonstration saddles and will still honor the Spring promotion discount.

   Thanks and have a blessed day,
   Eric
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   Judi LudwicApril 23, 2010 at 8:37 pm

   Hi, I also sent you an email regarding your demo program. I’m also interested in a purchase and the Spring Promotion discount.
   Judi
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   adminApril 25, 2010 at 12:31 pm

   Judi,
   Thanks for your interest. Just give us a call at 615-792-3884 and we will be happy to help you. Our Spring Sale is still going on, so now is a great time to Try Before You Buy. We look forward to working with you. Thanks and have a blessed day,
   Eric
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   wanda shorbMay 3, 2010 at 9:35 am

   want to try a steele saddle, tried to call , cannot get thru. wanda
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   adminMay 5, 2010 at 7:02 pm

   Thanks for your interest in a Steele Saddle. Please email your contact info to eric@steelesaddle.com and we will contact you right away. The Middle TN has experienced a lot of flooding this week, but we are still moving forward with our orders. Thanks and have a blessed day.
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   JSLasiterMay 27, 2010 at 6:49 am

   Your ad in Tennesse Home & Farm looks great. Sweetie is enjoying her new Steele Saddle. Where ever we go, someone says “what a nice looking saddle”.
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   Suzie GuardadoJuly 12, 2010 at 2:33 pm

   Hi Eric!
   I just ordered a demo Frontier Model from you and you talked about sending me saddle fit info. You thought I might need a small but the only Frontier you had in stock available to send out was a medium. We talked about sitting the saddle in the proper place and you said to give you contact info so you could send me some info out. You were going to mail my demo out today (Monday 7/12/10). Is the 10% off still available if I do order one?
   Thanks for all your help! I have a couple of friends that are standing in line waiting to try my demo too! Not sure if I will be able to give it up long enough for someone else to try out!
   Suzie
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   adminJuly 15, 2010 at 5:54 pm

   Our standard fit to the horse is fitting 85 to 90 % of the horses that we send it out to regardless of breed. We have many other fits for the other 10 to 15 % that our standard fit to the horse does not work for. Our saddles come in S, M, L and XL. For example someone weighing 140 – 190lbs would require a medium fit. If you are 5’5 and under, please let us know to include short fenders. Another option is to send you a mold kit. You would heat it in the oven for 10 minutes, lay it on your horse’s back to cool and return it to us. This way we have a replica of your horse’s back in our shop to build the tree by. We then add stirrup leathers, rigging and a temporary seat to the tree so you can actually ride the tree to check the fit to the horse before we complete the saddle.

   Two things that we recommend when trying a demo with our saddle:

   1) A thinner pad than normal (½ inch or less) will usually work just fine, when designing the tree it took 4 ½ years of riding the bare tree on the horse with no padding for the horse and no padding for the rider. This is why we suggest using a thinner pad because the pad is used for shock absorbency not to make a bad fitting tree fit. This same concept is used for the seat for the rider. We use minimal padding for the rider because the seat in the tree fits the anatomy of the rider and the padding there is also used for shock absorbency. Just like for the horse no amount of padding in the world will ever make a bad tree fit.
   2) On almost every horse that we come across, your girth will fall 3 to 4 inches behind the front legs of the horse. Our rigging system for the girth is set up to flow at a forward angle. After you tighten the girth the front 20% of the saddle with lock down on the horse’s withers to enable the rider to get on and off the horse. You will notice that the back end of the saddle will be up off the horse just slightly. When the weight of the rider is in the saddle, the back end of the saddle rests down on the horse’s back, the front 20 % will raise up slightly, now you have even pressure throughout the bottom of the saddle. The rider works with this fit to the horse because we have designed a rider’s groove that has a rise which comes up in front of the rider. This rise kicks the rider’s pelvis up straight and tucks their rear-end under creating a deep-seated pocket which adds a lot of security. This keeps the rider’s back up straight and keeps pressure off the knees and ankles. Most saddles do not have a rise with a rider’s groove for the rider. Due to this, it causes the rider’s lower back to slump over, their pelvis to tilt over on their pin bones, excessive weight on your knees and ankles which causes extreme pressure and soreness to the horse under the front end of the saddle. On a saddle that is already poor fitting to the horse.

   Thanks,
   Eric
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    Nancy LillySeptember 3, 2011 at 9:58 pm

    I JUST PURCHASED A STEELE SADDLE FROM A FRIEND. ALTHOUGH I DID NOT BUY FROM YOU I DID READ COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE WHO BUY YOUR STOCK.MY SADDLE IS A TENNESSEE IF THAT IS CORRECT,WHAT BREASTCOLLAR DO I BUY.THE MODEL NUMBER IS 294.SO FAR I REALLY LIKE RIDING THE STEELE, BEST I HAVE EVER RODE……THANKS NANCY……BY THE WAY MY HORSE IS TENNESSEE WALKER ABOUT 1100 HUNDRED POUNDS
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    adminSeptember 6, 2011 at 6:39 am

    Could you please send me photos of the saddle so that I can adequately answer your questions? You can send them via e-mail to eric@steelesaddle.com
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    Lynn BishopSeptember 6, 2011 at 9:05 am

    Hi Eric,
    I tried calling but did’t get anyone so here goes. I am 77 years old and still riding. I have a very bad right leg and hip. I ride a 13.2 hand Paso Fino mare. Last year I purchased a High Horse saddle because it was padded and only weighed about 24 pounds. After a trail ride around the house yesterday I tried a friends Steele Saddle and loved it. We found the number of it OT220. I am going on a 10 day trail ride at Land Between the Lakes from September 20th, thru October 1st. My friend said that I should try an outback saddle for the security. I weigh 112 pounds and am 5′3″ tall. Is it possible to try this saddle for the ride and she said that you have a purchase payment plan. Do you have any used saddles that would fit me and my little mare Lark. I should tell you that she is a little chunky and not a thin model like some gaited horses. Please call me at Cell 417-337-1695 or Home 870-426-5441. I live 20 miles south of Branson, Mo. in Omaha, Arkansas. Looking forward to hearing from you. Email lynnrule@netscape.net
    Thank you so much,
    Lynn Bishop
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    adminSeptember 6, 2011 at 6:23 pm

    I believe we can accommodate you on your ride with a demo. We do not have any demos for sale at this time, but do offer payment plans catered to the needs of our customers. I am currently on a sponsored ride and have limited phone access, but will give you a call as soon as I am able to do so.