Australian stock saddle - any experts?

Dansmum's (maybe Irishdan now?) man has a synthetic one. She may see this and reply.

I had a leather one and liked it, but found it very heavy.

What do you need to know?
 
Thanks Aengus, I have found one locally to buy, and I specifically wanted someone to tell me if is a good make or an Indian import. Have just been on Aus EBay and I think I have found the same saddle so I have emailed the maker to ask if its one of theirs. I can on you a pic if you think you can help. Thanks :)
 
There is an English company that makes them, will try and find a link later, we are looking at this type of design for my disabled son to ride with as the pollies are ideal for holding him in position x
 
I think it is made by "Australian stock saddle company" and I've found one similar to it on eBay.au.

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Katy, they make a special saddle for disabled riders, he might not need as much support but might be worth a look? (Just had another look and they are obscenely expensive :( )
 
I'm a self proclaimed expert :D

I'd avoid anything with a horn or two toned leather like the plague, just like with english saddles, most people steer well clear of the cheap indian end of the market

If you want something cheap - get a Norton synthetic stock saddle, it has a Peter Thorowgood tree and is good value for the money, but it fits your average TB so not so good if you own a cob

If you can spend the money, then a wintec is good, and also has the gullet change functionality, which is good for narrow or broader horses

Bates is the next option, a leather version of the wintec, but not sold in the UK, so expensive as all models are imported

Finally there are loads of really good Aussie brands - Syd Hill, Scott Welsh - however these should be £1,500+ unless old and tired!
 
I want a horn as I want to use it as a proper stock saddle :o. And she is an American Paint (Quarter Horse) so needs a mw currently and will probably get wider as she matures.
 
FfionWinnie said:
I think it is made by "Australian stock saddle company" and I've found one similar to it on eBay.au.

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Katy, they make a special saddle for disabled riders, he might not need as much support but might be worth a look? (Just had another look and they are obscenely expensive :( )
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everything special needs is extremely expensive, just paid 3k for a trike for him (I could have bought a horse for that!) I've just emailed my solicitor, we have just won a negligence case against the hospital who damaged Jack so I am hoping that she will say that the defendants will pay for any specialist riding equipment he needs x
 
flyingfeet said:
You only need a horn if you are roping cattle though?? Are you going campdrafting?
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I might want to rope cattle some day! Where will I hang my lasso meanwhile :p

I'm not going anything, just working my horse on my own cattle, I'm not sure there is any organised proper working of stock on horse back in the UK we could go to anyway (I'd like to if there was!).
 
jeeve said:
most Australian stock saddles do not have a horn. We have a Bates stock saddle which is nice with an adjustable gullet, the wintec stock saddle is the same model (bates) and less money, again with an adjustable gullet.
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Thanks. If the one I posted is made by the company I posted the link for, is that a good make?
 
There is a stock saddle I have worked on on my Facebook page which is a cheap Indian version. I had it in for a tree check. The tree was not broken but was made from white wood and steel and VERY heavy. The leather was extremely brittle. As said before, most true stock saddles don't have horns. The cheap rip offs do. Here is a link to the pic. Sorry i dont have pics of it open to show the tree. https://www.icloud.com/photostream/#A95Uzl7VCl8rT
 
Not an expert by any stretch but rode in stock saddles when I worked on a cattle station in Oz. They all favoured a "half breed" saddle; the stations all came from Kent Saddlery

http://www.kentsaddlery.com.au/

I didn't see anyone campdrafting in proper stock saddles when I was there. We all used the "half breed" ones.

Also Australian Stock horses tend to me (sweeping generalisation coming up) TB crosses so not as broad as QHs/Paints. Every one I handled when working over there was really narrow and had a tiny gullet. Lots of rubbed and sore horses :o/

Just out of curiosity why an australian stock saddle over a western? I found stock saddles really uncomfortable although they were helpful when we had ferals to back and ride away, definitely keep you in the plate. I love riding in western saddles and there would always be a place for your lariat ;)

Re working stock. Sadly nothing in Scotland that I'm aware of but there is this organisation in Kent, England. Western Horseman Association http://www.whagb.co.uk/

They run cattle classes (working cow horse, team penning, etc) and pretty sure they used to run rodeos. I've not looked at their site in a while.
 
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