Steele Outback Trail Saddle
13 March 2010
This saddle is built like the Steele Plantation. It has the best leather that you can get. The tree is guaranteed for life not to break. The saddle will weigh around 25lbs, but it is offered in a light weight version that will take a couple of lbs off. And remember you can always TRY BEFORE YOU BUY.
Steele Outback Trail Saddle
This saddle is built like the Steele Plantation. It has the best leather that you can get. The tree is guaranteed for life not to break. The saddle will weigh around 25lbs, but it is offered in a light weight version that will take a couple of lbs off. And remember you can always TRY BEFORE YOU BUY.
Steele Outback Trail Saddle
This looks like a nice safe saddle to trail ride through rough terrain. Would like to see if this is available to “try before you buy” in a 17″ wide tree to fit a high withered saddle bred. He can be pretty cranky when the saddle pinchs his withers. Thank you Shelby
Yes, you can demo this saddle. We don’t use the measurements that other saddle makers use because everyone’s 17″ seems to be a little different. Therefore, we use the rider’s height and weight to get you in the most comfortable size for you.
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 130 – 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. 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.
If you would like to try a demo, give us 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.
Call us with any additional questions. Thanks and have a blessed day –
Eric
I was wondering if you can purchase the Steele Outback saddle with a saddle horn? I have saddle bags that loop over my horn and miss having that with my current aussie saddle. So if I ordered a Steele Outback I would like a horn included. Possible?
Susan, Yes we can add a horn to the Steele Outback. Just give us a call when you are ready to order and we will work out the details.
Hi… How much does the Steele Outback saddle cost base price this looks like a really nice saddle would love to add to our collection!
The Steele Outback is $2075.USD. Please view our Order Form for pricing of our accessories.
What is the price of this saddle with horn ? can’t semm to find it on your wed site.
Thanks
Linda
Thank you for your interest in Steele Saddles. My suggestion would be to go with the Outlaw if you are wanting a horn. It has leg cuts that will give you extra security like polleys do. If you are really set on the Outback with a horn you can give me a call and we can discuss options. The cost will be $2075.
I intersting to by Steele Saddles.
it’s can be used one .but in very good cond”.
When you can find one please contact me.
All the best
Asher