17" R. W. Bowman Saddle, Wide Tree

 

B–Light Trail Saddle 7 1/2" gullet

Tree: B-Light Trail Tree, made of Southern Yellow Pine covered in a single hand-laid layer of 6 oz fiberglass cloth. Manufactured exclusively for us by Steele Saddle Tree LLC. The ground work is hand shaped using skirting leather over a 20 gauge saddle strainer (tin seat). We shape this leather to sit you comfortably in the saddle eliminating the need for all the fancy-named thick padding that many are using today to cover poor ground work.
Seat Size:  17".
Bars:  Extra Wide for mutton withers, draft crosses, haflingers, stocky quarter horses etc.
Weight: Approximately 28 lbs.
Gullet Width: 7 1/2
Gullet Height: 8"
Swell: A-Fork; Width 10".
Cantle: Height 4";  Width  13"; Dish 1 ½"; Style 1 ½" Cheyenne Roll, Hand Sewn.
Horn: Height 2 ¾", Diameter 2 ½", Leather covered, Hand Sewn.
Stirrup Leathers: 2 ½" with Leather Covered Blevins Buckles, machine sewn and copper riveted at the Blevins Buckles and the top of the fenders
Stirrups: Wooden metal bound natural rawhide covered, hand laced bell stirrups with 3" treads.
Rigging: Dropped plate rigging in 7/8’s position. Hardware is Stainless Steel Horseshoe Brand.
Leather:
Trim: Horseshoe Brand Cathedral Conchos with Tie Loops, All Hardware including the saddle screws and washers is Stainless Steel.  Saddle strings cut from premium 5-7 oz. burgundy latigo. The bicycle style padded seat is constructed with 3/8" close cell foam covered with 4-5 oz. chap leather. We use the Union Lockstitch to sew and pull the 277 white nylon thread tight at 5 ½ stitches to the inch.
Finish: Each B-Light Trail Saddle first receives a warm coat of 100% pure neatsfoot oil followed by a generous coat of Aussie Leather Conditioner.
Tooling: Border Tooled with stems and turnbacks.