Can’t wait to get my new Steele saddle! I have been singing your praises about how much I liked the trail saddle demo. Gerrie
As I was getting ready to begin my ride from California to Texas, I knew I would need a special saddle. I have a lot of trouble with my left knee which has been broken twice and with my right leg which was broken two years ago. I needed to find a saddle that had a free swinging fender to allow a full range of motion for my legs. I found it in the Steele Mountaineer. It is an endurance saddle and mine was in the western style. It was also a concern that I was riding a Quarter Horse with low withers and a wide back. This saddle was perfect. I had full contact with my horse because there is not a lot of heavy skirting as on my western saddle. In combination with a saddle pad that had full side silicone gel inserts, it was a fabulous fit on my horse. I never had a single minute of pain in my legs, even after grueling 25 mile days in extremely rugged terrain. My horse was never sore backed from the saddle. It has a deep seat and more than enough dee rings to attach additional gear. The saddle stayed in place no matter how steep the trail was up or down. It is the most comfortable saddle I have ever ridden, bar none. Steele saddles come in a variety of styles, both English and Western style. They have something to fit every need. I recommend them highly. – Andi
A stable mate introduced me to them,
A stable mate introduced me to them. She has a Steele Plantation trail saddle that is around 26 years old! She just recently sent it back to Steele for some repairs. She was thrilled with the repairs and will now continue to ride in her saddle. She bought it used and has had it for about 21 years. She rides a TW gelding that is a wide load!!!
Great, great, trail saddle
Great, great, trail saddle. Customer service is awesome. Bought my Mountaineer saddle in 2009 and never regretted it. I opted for the lighter tree which increased the price a bit, but well worth it. The stirrups are normally set somewhat forward so I opted to have them moved back about a 1/2 inch. The saddle is extremely well made. It will last you a lifetime. I am short (5’4″) so they accommodated by providing shorter skirt and stirrup leathers. Their loaner program made it really easy to be able to buy this Steele trail saddle.
Customer service is awesome and they guarantee their saddles for life!
I have the Steele Mountaineer trail saddle and I love it. It’s a gorgeous well made high quality saddle. My horse has never moved better and I ave never felt more balanced on her back. And I used to ride a deep seated cutting saddle that was custom made for me.
There is a reason you can almost never find a used Steele saddle for sale and when you do you don’t find them cheap. I got really lucky. A friend of mine had one that fit his horse well but not him so well. It fit me and my horse perfectly. At that I only saved a couple hundred dollars over going through the process of having one built.
The customer service is awesome and they guarantee their saddles for life. When my friend owned mine he had an accident with his horse where he fell off and she went through a fence. She ripped the stirrup fender right off the saddle. He shipped it to the company and they replaced the fender for no cost except for shipping. You can’t tell it ever needed repairs.
I can’t say enough good things about my Steele Trail Saddle. – Pennsylvania, south of Pittsburgh
We love our saddles!
It has been over a year since we ordered our two Steele saddles. We are very pleased with them. You advised us to use the girth strap straight down instead of using it as a center-fire. We tried it and are very satisfied with how it works.
You also told us that it wasn’t really necessary to use a breast collar or crupper. We haven’t used either of those and are very pleased. We trail ride the Big South Fork and ride the difficult trails as much as the trails where we gait.
They are great saddles and we are glad we bought them.
Sent from Joyce C
From Steele Saddle: “Joyce, thank you for taking the time to share your trail saddle purchase experience with us. Have a great day.” Eric & Fred