September 2015 – Page 2 – Trail Saddles by Steele

It’s been about three months now since I received my Mountaineer saddle and it is absolutely the best saddle I have ever owned! This is the first saddle that I didn’t have to put a gel cover over the seat for the long hours of riding. I can ride in the saddle all day without becoming sore.

I even have a bad ankle and hip and in my old saddle, I always had discomfort after riding for a couple hours, but with my Mountaineer I haven’t had any problems! My horse Ms. Mattie moves extremely well in our Mountaineer and she is never sore after long rides. The quality and craftsmanship super exceeds any saddle maker that I have come across!

I definitely will be contacting you guys again when my filly becomes of age to be fitted! In the mean time, I’m enjoying my trail rides with Ms. Mattie and our Mountaineer! And I’m putting the word out there to people that…….it’s just not a comfortable ride until you ride in a Steele saddle! – Thanks & God Bless, Michelle Autry

LOVE LOVE LOVE my Steele saddle. I purchased my Frontier Steele saddle 3-4 years ago. I have used it on several different mules of all sizes and shapes, it fits all of them perfectly. I also use the pad from Steele saddle company which is great, it cleans up very easy. My Steele saddle is the most comfortable saddle I have ever ridden in. I love the deep seat and the pommel on my saddle it really keeps me in place and it stays in place on my mule there is no rolling, slipping or movement at all. I do use a crupper with my saddle but I really do not need it. We ride some very steep Southern Ohio terrain and we ride all over the country. Generally we ride 6-7 hours at a time and I don’t have any soreness at the end of the ride. Just recently we were at French Creek horse camp in Custer State Park and rode on the toughest trails we have ever ridden on, there was a sign advising riders to dismount, it was very steep and had a lot of rocks to maneuver through. I did not have any problems with my saddle sliding forward on my mule.

I also compete in competitive trail and western pleasure classes using my Steele saddle. I would recommend a Steele saddle to any mule rider. Flo will be receiving new custom leather saddle bags to use when she sets out riding with her Steele saddle. Thank you for sending in such great photos for our competition!

*The final photos are from our recent North-South Dakota trip.

Thanks Eric & Fred for the great photo

Month: September 2015

Best Photo Non-Gaited, Michelle Autry

Best Photo Mule, Flo Brimstein