AUSTRALIAN STOCK SADDLE WESTERN STYLE FENDERS 2 TONE 18

The Australian Stock Saddle is a saddle in popular use all over the world for activities that require long hours in the saddle and a secure seat. The saddle is suitable for cattle work starting young horses, everyday pleasure riding trail riding, endurance riding and polocrosse and is also used in Australian Stockman campdrafting competitions and stockman challenges.

The traditional Australian stock saddle was designed for security and comfort in the saddle no matter how harsh the conditions. While having stylistic roots from the English Saddle, the design of the seat, panels, fenders, and stirrups, it has a much deeper seat, higher cantle, and knee pads (sometimes called Poleys) in the front to create a very secure saddle for riders who ride in rough conditions or spend long hours on a horse.

The saddle is kept on with a girth  attached to billets under the flaps, similar to those on a dressage saddle. A surcingle should also be used to provide additional safety. The rear of the saddle is sometimes secured by a crupper. A breastplate is sometimes added. A saddle blanket is used under the saddle to absorb sweat and to protect the back of the horse.

Initially the stock saddle was a park style saddle similar to the modern English showing saddle, with low set knee rolls and short flaps. However, this style of saddle did not suit the rugged Australian terrain and did little protect the rider’s legs from sweat. Thus the flaps were lengthened, thigh and knee pads added, the seat deepened and the cantle raised. A saddlemaker named Jack Wieneke developed a design that was popular for a number of years, but the design over time became too extreme and lost favour to more conservative styles.

During the early days of buck jumping in Australian rodeos, riders rode in a modified stock saddle using a crupper instead of the "flank cinch" used in the USA. Ladies Stock Saddles were traditionally made with pigskin seat and with older-style, longer knee and thigh pads.

Modern styles range from traditional models through to a newer "half breed" that incorporates the independent swinging fender of the western stirrups with the traditional Australian tree and seat style. There are also "cross breed" saddles that combine other western saddle elements, such as a saddle horn or a western cantle design, with traditional Australian elements, such as the pommel swells and deep seat.

FEATURES OF THIS AUSTRALIAN STOCK SADDLE: ALL LEATHER.

NOTE:  New Stock

THIS IS MORE OF A CROSS BREED SADDLE WITH A WESTERN STYLE STIRRUPS, AND A HORN.

18" SEAT SIZE-(WESTERN STYLE IS 16")

HORN-2.5"

CANTLE 6" TALL

6.5" Gullet Full QH bars.

STIRRUP LENGTH EXTENDS FROM 32" TO 38".

COMES WITH AN OVER AND UNDER GIRTH AND BRASS STIRRUPS, AND LEATHERS. ALL GOOD QUALITY BRASS HARDWARE.

NICELY MADE SADDLE FOR AN AFFORDABLE PRICE AND A COMFORTABLE RIDE. GREAT BUY!

CHECK OUT MY OTHER GOOD DEALS AND COOL COLLECTION OF SADDLES @ other items!

JUST A LITTLE THOUGHT FROM ME, THE SELLER, WHO’S WORKING HARD FOR YOU: I TRY MY BEST TO PICK OUT THE BEST FOR YOU, BRING A VARIETY SO AS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOMETHING OUT THERE FOR EVERYONE’S TASTE…JUST LIKE A MOTHER THINKS ABOUT HER FAMILY. OVER THE YEARS OF SELLING TACK, THIS IS MY FAMILY, I CAN’T APPEASE ALL MY FAMILY MEMBERS, NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY, I MAY FALTER, BUT I’LL DO MY BEST TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION IN THE FULL INTEREST OF MY MEMBER. SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME… SOMETIMES I ANS YOUR QUESTIONS BEFORE I ANS MY SONS/DAUGHTERS CALL…

HERE’S MY TYPICAL DAY:- FOR SELLING ON EBAY- SELLING ON EBAY IS A HARD TASK- CHOOSING THE RIGHT ITEM FOR YOU, TAKING PICS, EDITING, LISTING THEM, ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT THEM AND AFTER THEY ARE SOLD, INSPECTING THEM, GETTING THEM READY TO SHIP, PACKAGING, PUTTING IT ON THE UPS TRUCK, NOTIFYING YOU WITH THE SHIPPING AND TRACKING INFO…SO THERE IS A LOT OF WORK THERE…I’M TRYING MY BEST TO GET THE BEST TO YOU… BUT LIKE I SAID BEFORE I MAY FALTER… BUT I’M HERE TO RECTIFY IT…I QUIT MY JOB TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS WHAT I LOVE MOST … AND HENCE CAN’T GET OUT OF IT, SO I’LL ALWAYS BE AROUND. I AM HAPPY ABOUT IT, THAT IS WHAT I WANT AT THE END OF A 12 HOUR DAY –WANT YOU HAPPY AND I WANT TO BE SATISFIED FOR MAKING YOU HAPPY- I’M NOT HAPPY IF I HAVE LEFT YOU UNHAPPY.

SO A HUMBLE REQUEST…IF AT ALL YOU FIND SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOUR PURCHASE, DON’T HESITATE TO CALL ME OR EMAIL ME, I’M HERE TO WORK IT OUT WITH YOU. I’LL SEND A REPLACEMENT OR WE CAN DO AN EXCHANGE, AND SO BEFORE YOU LEAVE A FEED BACK FOR ME…THINK OF THE HARD WORK I HAVE PUT IN TO BRING THIS NICE ITEM TO YOU, AND GIVE ME THOSE FULL 5 STARS, JUST GIVE IT A THOUGHT FOR ME AND FOR YOURSELF. YOUR ONE GOOD FEEDBACK WILL KEEP ME GOING STRONG, I CAN KEEP DOING THE WORK I LOVE MOST AND WILL KEEP BRINGING YOU A GOOD COLLECTION OF SADDLES AND TACK. HOW THE NEGATIVE FEED BACK WORKS- EBAY HAS CHANGED IT’S POLICY TOWARDS SELLERS, AND WITH EVERY NEGATIVE FEED BACK WE GO DOWN AND DOWN AND ULTIMATELY OUT…SO MY REQUEST TO YOU, GIVE ME THOSE 5 STARS AND KEEP ME BRINGING THE GOOD STUFF TO YOU. THANK YOU!

Powered by eBay Turbo Lister
The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.