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bars of th€ sadda trcc are th. actuat ratght-bcariig grfdca
ofttE saddlc. Thay'rc ttE gart thafs |n Cootact wlt'| f|e horse.
W.ft-ftting bars ot. rcstcm jadde |rlll .pply onty
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squ.re lrh to t ra horsa's tlact$th r 151) lb rtder u9. tn cor*ran,
an BEllsh saddla, whlch hls ta. less $rfaca araa, wlt appty
atrut I 3/4 lb3 par squara Indt wtth tnc Eame rtdar uo. THs ts
what makea w6tam saddes tbr eadcr on t rr horsa desoite thett
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grcater welgftt.
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tha horn. The ofout or tunnet undemeath th€ tork ts caled the gqtlet. Thc open spaoe
deatcd batwaan urc bars |3 cafl.d the gulat 6annct.
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h 6/€rr @rtrd wlt'h thc hors.'s bad. Thc ch.rxrct betw€cn ti.
ba6 mGt ba rldc amsgh to te.p FGsgr! olt thc spkE. A.rd,
th€ CdLt h.lltt.nd wtrti must bc $tttd.nt to kc.p Frscurc ott
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tie rid€|.s wclglt ovar tha norse.s bad,
mallog lt more alltc|llt.nd oomaortabt.
br tha ho.se. A Eaa (o|!C*s offv€ beCc Aarts . th. two bars tiat nn 9ar.lcl, Ol€ tprk lhat
holds the brrs togrthar at th€ front, tlre (tnlt€ that hotds th€ bars togath€r In $€ bac*, aild
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t'am. qon wtl6 avaryttirE atsc as bdt.
ru0bln a O (i,.lty trcc, yorr'l rEvrr
have a Egilr qualtty s.dd€
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vv€ll a saddlc trca r{ttt ttt a ho.s€'3 brc| ts d€tarmtned by thr st|.pa ol thc bars. Thcrc
a.e thr€€ curves to tha br6 tl|at w|l| atctarmtna ftt:
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. lwkt - Crwa llom tha nont to brct ot aadt Cd. of the trae
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Sa(nc Uees ara tradiuonaly mada ot *ood, shtg| ts
how tnay camr to be cal€d "t €as.. usualy soll€r
woo& arc chos€n ior t r€tr iextulty - pond€rosa p|ne,
B..dwood, Ash, Cottonwood, Dou!{.s ttr. Oncc
asi.mbltd, a covafing ts so€td|cd wct ovar dre
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sFaquEdng thr U€c. Raw & Covartno B tta
traddonal mat rt!t, wtn ldrida, tha hcavtlst r{atght
ot 6wtadr, OE top oftlE ttra. t!!6ar eualty covanngB
Includc catwas, chaase<lodr, artd 9oo.ar qrjaltv Ld.s.
cr nbargLss coattE6 ara sbrthg !o wtn ovar som€
saddemllars, Attcr the oycrt{ b (,y, a nml coat ot vamFh ts ar*ed b r€al tna rawr{d!.
Ita rlgIt ls an cxcapdorEly a!!.lc tsaa dut dll r€t tns ao amoqt ot ilrtu[ty.
A hJflhldc-aovo€d wood bcr b aonC&rad by saddc mrkqs to bc the lln st sadda
tslc
@rEurruo.r. !t ts atso tl|e rno6t capanstvc trac co.rst Uauon. wttfi ierf, srdrtcuc matcrirt3
!99carlng, sadda 4.!5 can nor !a bu t lbr lbout 25% of thc aDst of ,ood t a.s. As a rcirtt.
today, tha ma.rortty ot n.nfddr'ld saddtaa lra bu t wtlh syntt|luc tr.ecs.
tra.s ara butlt ol dastic or fbergtass In a
lrd vrry Cgrlfcantly In thrtr qu.lty.
ls Good@rcd to be a srtruy sironC matcltal,
ard ttE t[at ot dra synti.tics SyrttEttc trrcs have
savcnl other llmltauons. tltay lren.t as icxtotc as
traat slocc thcy.ra made w(i moldt tncra t5
abllity for any vartauo.r, restung t t coot|a.oltar
And, th€ rynthcttc met€rtats atso 6n.t aadn
bc abta !o hotd t||a naits rnd s6.ws usad tn
rs w€ll rs rood, mattng ttEm tcss (turabta.
Fo@sa
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ls ertatnty a ptace br syniheuc materLk In saddla
haas. Thcy'ra lpproprlrle for tha caglat rtdcl who ts verv
hrd!€t-mhd.d. Ar, tt youte tooktng to buy r quetftV s.ddt.
$.t wflt t!* r fitti||na rnd handl€ wtEtevcr you may run
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taaorlnology.
tnllrlrt trac mtars maad|ra tra€:
dfitrar$y md cvcn 6I the srm! trccs by d|fl!.ant
nlrnca, So, you may OInt you'Ja taulng appta3 to
apdc3, oiay to nnd uBt saddtcmalar as dcllntuon ot !
lvada tlla t9 dtfiarent f.om Saddlmallr B's &llntIon,
It docatt rrally p3y to try to bacom! i saddla trec
cxpart. It,s a !6me you (ant |f|n. Bettar to salt out
tha &lvlca of khowbdgaaue horsamcn lnd saddl!
mal(.ri to
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At tha da* ot ups€ttr€ so.m !o[s, w€ tam you tO bc wa.y of gtmmkls irch,5 n€xlDta
taccs. fhcy can soua good h tnaofy, Drt |tttEy rcrc tha tast way to
9o. tt€ top ornom
aaddc rtkrrs wodd bc uing lnam r|.| yol, woddr't n |(t them o.r mrtty tora, co5t
saddaa. Thay'.. rcalt mo.c ot a rl$Dnsa !o ttrc mov€ towa(ts srnthcuc E€cs oo
mafiachrad saddas wtidr trst &nt nax and ft tlra way a wood t €a (bes. tf you tava
hlgh qr.tty a.(rdl€ wtth . ligh q6[ty wood trac, you rion t nccd . glmmtct to ft your
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parts - DaJ' 6nda, hom, a!c, (an vrry; ftnc tork,i tha aam€, tt wtl hive t'|c
sarna nrma.
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corsclc.| wtEyr yorr'.! ra(6a ,E9gir|e.
t|ra rtal of canrlne frn ar aoa{don anr
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