AUSTRALIAN FENDER
With tons of security in this Australian Fender seat and custom saddle tree system, you and your horse are ready to take on anything. It’s a sensational mix of comfort, stability, strength and attitude. The details that make this style an icon will make you and your horse stand out.
Crikey, Australians have been riding without a horn for years?!.
Our AUSTRALIAN FENDER Saddle weighs approximately 22 pounds.
- The saddle price may differ from the price of the saddles shown.
From: 5800 CAD
| Feature | For the Rider | For the Horse | For the customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custom tree | – Close Contact. – Stable on the horse. – More secure ride. | – A perfect fit even for hard-to-fit horses. – Makes a happy horse that will perform. | – Horse and rider security and comfort. |
| Tree bars | -Wider bars put more surface area on the horse. -Narrow under the thigh. | – Wider bars and eliminating the stirrup strap slot put more bar area on the horse’s back. | – Horses comfort. |
| Bar Pads | -Shock-absorbing foam pads help cushion the ride. -Shim pockets. -Adjustable position on the bar. | – Shock-absorbing foam eliminates small pressure points and allows freer movement for the horse. – Shim pockets keep the saddle fitting the changing horse. – Move the bar pads relative to the tree bar can widen or narrow the gullet. -Alternately moving the bar pads ahead and back can help fit a rotated scapula. | – Horses comfort. – Keep the saddle fitting. – Makeup bar pads for another horse. – Fit a rotated shoulder. |
| Adjustable Seat insert | -They can be moved or be reshaped to fit your unique body. -For the downhill horse can be used to level the seat. -Can be moved to support your neutral pelvis position. -Thicker inserts narrow the seat, and thinner inserts put you closer to the horse. – Shock-absorbing foam. | -A balanced rider is a more stable load for the horse to carry. – Reposition the pad to reshape the ground seat to fit the rider. – Change the inset to fit male or female riders. – Foam shock absorbing seat. – Your sit bone can be shimmed to help balance your body’s asymmetry. | – Proper riding position utilizes your body’s natural shock absorbers and reduces tension and sore muscles. -A balance position creates less tension in your body and less muscle soreness for riding. |
| Adjustable Stirrup strap | – Adjustable forward or backward to align ear, hip, and heel for a balanced riding position. – Offset the stirrup strap center right or left to compensate for rider asymmetry. – Can adjust to support your riding position preference. | – A balanced rider is a more stable load for the horse to carry. – A stable rider means your horse does not have to rebalance their load with each movement. | – Proper riding position utilizes your body’s natural shock absorbers and reduces tension and sore muscles. – A balance position creates less tension in your body and less muscle soreness for riding. – The foot is the foundation of your riding position |
| Stirrup | – Optional crooked stirrups to create a level stirrup – Stirrup twister for pre-turned stirrups eliminate strain on the knee and makes it easy to find a lost stirrup. -The optional shock-absorbing foam foot tread | -Eliminate strain on the knee, and make it easy to find a lost stirrup. | |
| Cable | – Lighter weight by eliminating plates and leather of traditional rigging. – Eliminates the need for a rear cinch. – Pulls evenly from to back. – Adjustable rigging position. – Can adjust for horse asymmetry. | – Lighter weight. – Can help adjust for asymmetry. – Rigging position can be adjusted, but our experience is best left alone. | – Eliminates bulk under the thigh. |
| Air Flow | – Wide channel to allow air flow with a pad that allows airflow. | – Wide channel eliminates spinal interference – Less heat build-up when used with our saddle pad | |
| Short Skirts | – lighter saddle – Keeps the saddle over thoracic vertebrae. | – Less interference while bending – Great for short-backed horse | |
| Women’s fit | – Low-rise seat to the front for pubic bone – Wide under the sit bones – Narrow in the thigh – Allows contact with the lower leg – Jean seam relief – Allows the leg to lie naturally, toes pointed ahead. | ||
| Light weight | – Saddling up is a breeze. – Lighter tree, – Seat belt webbing for the stirrup strap. – Stainless cable is thinner and stronger. – Use high-quality English bridle leather split to the optimal thickness. | – Lighter load. | |
| Make the saddle your own | – Seat size, fork and cantle style of your choice. – Pick your main English bridle leather colour, seat colour, and accent colour in smooth or rough out – Border design, buck stitching, tooling design of your choice. – Custom conchos, match stirrup bolts, – Matching accessories. | – Looking good | – Looking good |
Seat sizes:
• 14″ seat – 8.5″ thigh, cut back swells 10″- approx saddle length 24″, bare tree bar length 19″.
• 15″ seat – 9.5″ thigh, cut back swells 11″ – approx saddle length 25″, bare tree bar length 20″.
• 16″ seat- 10.5″ thigh, cut back swells 12″ – approx saddle length 26″, bare tree bar length 21″.
• 17″ seat – 11.5″ thigh, cut back swells 13″ – approx saddle length 27″, bare tree bar length 22″.
All saddles come with the following:
• Shop-built, made-to-measure tree
• Adjustable cable rigging
• Shimmable bar pads
• Turned stirrups
• Adjustable (forward or back) stirrup/fender
• Shimmable seat
• Saddle strings
• 5-year tree and workmanship warranty
• Weight approximately 22 lbs (Endurance and English are approx 16 lbs)
• Choice of cantle finish, horn style, skirts, swells, conchos, stirrups, and leather colours
• Optional border stamping, leather tooling, or trophy lettering
Seat sizes:
• 14″ seat – 8.5″ thigh, cut back swells 10″- approx saddle length 24″, bare tree bar length 19″.
• 15″ seat – 9.5″ thigh, cut back swells 11″ – approx saddle length 25″, bare tree bar length 20″.
• 16″ seat- 10.5″ thigh, cut back swells 12″ – approx saddle length 26″, bare tree bar length 21″.
• 17″ seat – 11.5″ thigh, cut back swells 13″ – approx saddle length 27″, bare tree bar length 22″.
All saddles come with the following:
• Shop-built, made-to-measure tree
• Adjustable cable rigging
• Shimmable bar pads
• Turned stirrups
• Adjustable (forward or back) stirrup/fender
• Shimmable seat
• Saddle strings
• 5-year tree and workmanship warranty
• Weight approximately 22 lbs (Endurance and English are approx 16 lbs)
• Choice of cantle finish, horn style, skirts, swells, conchos, stirrups, and leather colours
• Optional border stamping, leather tooling, or trophy lettering
