Customize a Western Trail Saddle
Custom Western Trail Saddles
Customize a western trail saddle to ensure your saddle meets your needs and preferences. Most customizations do not add to the price of a saddle or the cost is minimal.
We have provided a list of common customization options below. If you don’t see a customization you want, please ask.
Saddle Fitting is based on your selected saddle tree. We use Steele Saddle Trees LLC based in Ashland City, Tennessee for all our saddle trees.
Saddle Customization Options
Saddle Tree / Horse Build
Steele Equi-Fit saddle trees make up the internal frame of the saddle and are made specifically for horse breeds and builds. All trees are rigid unless a flex bar option is noted.
- Full Quarter Horse (rigid or flex)
- Standard Quarter Horse (rigid or flex)
- Semi-Quarter Horse/Arabian
- Gaited Horse (rigid or flex)
- Walking Horse
- Draft Horse
- Straight-Back Quarter
- Mule
Saddle Seat Size
Measured from swell to cantle back.
- 15 inches
- 16 inches
- 17 inches
- 18 inches
Saddle Leather Color
- Light Brown
- Dark Brown
- Mahogany
- Black
- Natural
Seat Leather Color
- Black
- Brown
Seat and Jockey Leather
- Smooth seat and jockey
- Rough out seat and jockey
- Rough out seat and smooth jockey
- Smooth seat and rough out jockey
Saddle Tooling Options
- Plain (no tooling)
- Barbwire with Scallop
- Barbwire only
- Acorn and Oak Leaf with Scallop
- Acorn and Oak Leaf only
- Edge only
- Basket Weave
Barbwire with Scallop
Basketweave
Edge
Acorn and Oak Leaf
Additional Variations
These options are available upon request with additional cost noted as of the time of publishing. Your quote will contain the current option charge. If you don’t see your desired option please ask.
- Seat Sizes – Size 15 or 18
(16 and 17 most common) - Fenders – Trooper (Western standard +$0)
- Saddle Leather – Natural
- Tooling – Basket Weave (+$50)
- Stirrups – Additional Length to 42 inches
(37 inches standard +$20) - Stirrup Straps – Leather (Nylon standard +$20)
- Stirrup Covers/Tapadero – Leather
(No stirrup covers standard +$40) - Stirrup Turners (+$20)
- Latigo/Tie and Billet Straps – Leather
(Nylon standard +$20) - Cantle Back – Pencil Roll or Roll Back
(Cheyenne Roll standard)
Fit Forms
Saddle Tree for Horse Build
Update December 1, 2024: We are suspending our fit form requests while the Old Order Amish saddlemaker moves to a new location.
When we resume custom fitting saddle trees we are planning to use the EQUImeasure Kit for making a 3D mold of your horse’s back.
