Saddle Questions

• Whose trees do you use?
• Do you sell your saddle trees?
• Whose leather do you use?
• What are the parts of a saddle called?
• What kind of ground seat do you have?
• What type of rigging is available?
• Tree fitting horse?
• Is a wire tracing necessary to have before ordering a saddle?
• How do I take a wire tracing?
• How much of a deposit is required to be on the list?
• Do you do repair work on saddles?
• Do you make saddle bags, horn bags, cantle bags, etc.?
• Do you make custom belts?

Whose trees do you use?

We make all of our own trees. Learn more about our saddle tree making process by clicking here.

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Do you sell your saddle trees?

No, we only use our trees fro our own saddles.

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Whose leather do you use?

Herman Oak leather out of St. Louis, MO.

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What are the parts of a saddle called?

Click here for a parts of a saddle diagram

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What kind of ground seat do you have?

Our ground seats are carved so when the rider is in a relaxed position his shoulders, hips, and heels line up. Therefore he is balanced and able to work well with his horse.

Here you can see that the rise in the seat is a gradual rise, the same curvature as the pelvis bone. So as the rider rocks with the motion of the horse there is no restriction.

This shows that the two pin bones or pelvis bones are positioned in the lowest part of the ground seat and remain flat and not on an angle of any kind. This provides a more comfortable seat.

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What type of rigging is available?

• Flat plate
• Inskirt
• Ring
• Double D Ring

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How do you ensure that the saddle tree fits the horse?

This is our number one priority. There are a number of different ways that we can do this. First, you can bend a wire over the horse's withers. Next, trace the wire outline onto a paper. Then, mail the paper to us.

The second way is to bring the horse to the Frecker's Saddlery, and we will do the measuring. Third, there is a form you can buy that when heated will form to the shape of your horse. We can then use the form to get the necessary measurements. Please email or contact us for more information.

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Is a wire tracing necessary to have before ordering or buying a saddle?

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How to take a wire tracing

You will need a piece of soft wire such as a copper electrical wire or lead wire as shown above. First mark your horse's back with tape starting directly over the "pocket" of the wither.

Then, evenly space the next 2 pieces of tape 8" apart

Bend the wire over the tape and carefully remove.

Trace the shape onto a piece of paper

Repeat this with each mark.

You should have three tracing on the piece of paper. Mail them to us along with two photos of your horse.

First picture being a profile picture

Second picture looking down on the withers

When we receive these, they are cut out and traced onto cardboard

The cardboard is then evenly spaced eight inches apart to match the spacing of the wire tracings.

Then I use a special jig that I designed to determine the bar spread, angle and rock needed to fit.

It is placed onto the cutout and adjusted to fit

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How much of a deposit is required to be on the list?

A $1000 non-refundable deposit is required to be placed on the list. The balance on the saddle needs to be paid before we build the saddle.

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Do you do repair work on saddles?

Only on our own saddles.

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Do you make saddle bags, horn bags, cantle bags, etc.?

We only make custom ones for the saddle at the time it is being made. We cannot make them 6 months or a year later. Our schedules are too tight and chances are they won't match after that long.

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Do you make custom belts?

No

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