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Welcome to the
SADDLE BUYERS
RESOURCE GU IDE
T H E B E T T E R WAY T O B U Y A S A D D L E
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INTRODUCTION
Bob Haley has been building custom saddles for 38 years.
During that time Bob’s saddles have become synonymous
with championship caliber performance. World Champions,
trainers, non-pro’s and amateurs have made the saddle one of
the best selling saddles in the world.
The New West , an authorized Bob’s dealer, serves riders
across the Intermountain West from the store located in Northern Utah and is represented at major shows across the west.
Riders in all disciplines and of all levels have become loyal to
the New West because of the personalized service, expertise and
commitment to quality and value.
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Together, Bob’s and The New West are pleased to introduce
The Better Way To Buy A Saddle program. You will be able
to test ride saddles, identify features that work best for you and
select every feature of a saddle that will truely be customized
to your preferences.
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We hope this Resource Guide will be helpful to you in becoming a knowledgeable rider of a new Bob’s Custom Saddle.
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B OB’S C USTOM S ADDLE
The list of professionals riding Bob’s Custom Saddles is
long and distinguished. It includes the most accomplished
champions in the business. These pros could choose to ride
any saddle in the world. They ride Bob’s for the most important reason of all - the saddle gives them the best chance
of winning.
"I grew up in California on my grandfather's thoroughbred
ranch, Rancho Casitas. He raised about 100 foals per year
and ran about 2500 to 3000 head of cattle. Our 200 head
of horses were spread over several hundred acres and the
pens were large -- 20 acres or more. At the age of three, I
began riding with my parents on horseback. It was wonderful to grow up with the mares and foals. I especially enjoyed
watching the horses run -- their spirits free as they raced
across the open terrain," says Bob Haley.
Bob's love for horses continued into his adulthood. He
showed horses for several years, primarily competing in the
West Coast AHSA show circuit. He won Reserve Champion National Cowhorse in California on a mare named Little Clara. Bob also competed in other events such as
Western Pleasure, Western Equitation, Reining, Stock
Horse, Trail, and Cow Horse. Among these events, Bob
says he loved reining the most.
"My experience showing horses taught me that the closest
and safest position on a horse was at the withers. This position allows you to move with the horse even when the
horse decides to do a 180 degree turn," says Bob.
"Knowing that position is essential to performance. I have
designed each of our saddles to place you close to the pocket
created by the horse's shoulders and withers. The ground
seat in our saddles puts you, when fit without a saddle pad,
close to the horse's back. Our fenders are designed to hang
directly beneath you and allows you to sit up directly over
your feet and maintain your balance even when you stand
up in your stirrups or sit straight down. Any other design
would tip your torso, thus changing the position of your
thigh and preventing you from having the maximum ability
to swing your legs forward or back," he continues.
Anatomy of a
Bob’s Saddle
1
Saddle
Measurements
2
Trees
3
Seat Styles
4-7
Seat Padding
8
Horns
9 - 10
Gullets
11
Cantles
12
Skirts
13 - 14
Rigging
15
Housing
16
Stirrups
16
Cinch & Billets
17
Rear Dees
18
Edges
20
Stitching
19
Tooling
20
Tooling Patterns
21 - 22
Corner Plates
23 - 24
Conchos
25 - 26
A NATOMY OF
B OB’S S ADDLE
A
We recommend beginning the process of selecting your saddle with the construction elements and finishing with the appearance. Each of the construction
elements will have a significant impact on the function and fit of your saddle.
APPEARANCE
CONSTRUCTION
Tree
Seat
Horn
Gullet
Cantle
Skirt
Rigging
Fenders
Stirrups
Housing
Cinch &
Billets
Silver
Edges
Leather Color
Stitching
Extras
Seat Color &
Leather Options
Tooling
A NATOMY OF
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
Horn Cap
Horn
Gullet
Swell
Cantle
Seat
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
13)
A
S ADDLE
Latigo Carrier
Seat Jockey
Rear Housing
Breast Collar Dee
Rear Dee
Rigging
Skirt
1
14)
15)
16)
17)
18)
19)
Fender
Billet
Stirrup Hobble Strap
Saddle String
Stirrup
Back Cinch
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T REES
The tree is the foundation of your saddle and all Bob’s Custom Saddles are
built using hand built wood trees wrapped in rawhide. All of these trees fit
the majority of today’s performance horses. There are occasionally difficult to fit horses that require a more specific tree design. We’re happy to
discuss those issues with you and find the right solution.
TREE
BARS TYPE
BARS SIZE GULLET SIZE
• A.F. REINER
MOD RC
SEMI QH
8 1/2” X 6 1/4”
• B.W. COWHORSE
BOB’S
QH
9” X 6 1/2”
• B.W. REINER
BOB’S
QH
8” X 6 1/2”
• D.L. COWHORSE
BOBS
QH
9” X 6 1/2”
• D.L. REINER8
BOBS
QH
8 1/4” x 6 1/2”
• LOW MOOSE REINER
LOW MOOSE
SEMI
8” x 6 1/4”
• FLARIDA
BOB’S
QH
7 1/2” x 6 1/2”
• S.F.B. ROPER
AZ
SEMI
8” x 6 1/4”
• T.M./B.W.
MOD RC
QH
8 1/2” x 6 1/2”
• 14” ASSOCIATION
AZ
SEMI
8 1/4” x 6 1/4”
SADDLES ARE AVAILABLE IN TREE SIZES FROM 13” TO 18”
WHOLE AND HALF SIZES
THE FINISHED SEAT SIZE IS 1/2” SMALLER THAN THE TREE
TREES ARE AVAILABLE IN GULLET WIDTHS FROM 6 1/4” TO 7”
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S eat S tyles
Seat Selection is one of the most important issues for a rider. Although
the variations are slight, they can make a significant difference in the
communication between horse and rider.
CALIFORNIA SEAT
The California seat features the deep pocket design in which the
seat carries all the way up the swell and creates a secure feeling
while still allowing for the proper position and movement of the
legs. It also has one of the narrowest feels of all the seats and can
be made to feel extra narrow by selecting the double narrow
padded option. The California seat is used in the Duane Latimer,
Tanya Jenkins, Doug Milholland and Jordan Larson saddles.
CALIFORNIA/CUTTER SEAT
Lady Reiner • KR Reiner
The California/Cutter, like the California, has the narrow deep
seat feel combined with the slightly smaller Cutter seat jockey.
This seat option is preferred by a lot of smaller women.
CALIFORNIA/DL SEAT
The California/D.L. combination has the narrow, deep seat feel
of the California combined with the DL skirt. This combination
is favored by Tanya Jenkins, Duane Latimer and Jordan Larson.
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CUTTER SEAT
The Cutter seat employs the open seat pocket design and as its
name implies is favored by Cutters and Cow Horse riders. The
front of the seat ends at the bottom of the swell rather than continuing on up the back of the swell. The feel is of a slightly larger
and flatter seat. Ted Robinson, Randy Paul, Al Dunning and
Brent Wright are among the riders who use this seat in some of
their saddle designs.
CUTTER/D.L. SEAT
The Cutter/D.L. seat combines the Cutter seat and the D.L.
skirt. Al Dunning prefers the shape of the D.L. skirt and uses
this combination on both his cowhorse and reining saddles.
D.L. SEAT
The D.L. seat is one of the all time best sellers in the Bob’s Custom line of saddles. Rising part way up the back of the swell the
seat has the semi deep pocket bridging the gap between the open,
flat seat feel of the Cutter or Fappani and the deep pocket feel of
the California. The D.L. seat is featured on may models including
the Bob Avila, Randy Paul, Todd Bergen, Pete Kyle and Craig
Schmersal.
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D.P.
This seat is one of the original uses of the semi deep pocket.
FAPPANI SEAT
This seat is exclusive to the reining saddles built for Andrea Fappani by Bob Haley. It has the open pocket with the seat ending at
the bottom of the swell and a narrow feel due to the Andrea Fappani tree. This is the only saddle in the Bob’s line featuring this
combination and the result is, not surprisingly, unique.
FLARIDA SEAT
The Flarida seat is another saddle featuring the semi deep pocket.
The Flarida saddles combine this seat, the Flarida tree, skirt and
the low Mex saddle horn for a distinctive look and feel.
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FT. WORTH SEAT
This is another of the open seat pocket designs and is utilized on
a number of the newer cutting saddles.
HENDRICKS SEAT
Dell Hendricks prefers the deep pocket seat with the seat riding
all the way up the back of the swell giving that secure feeling in
hard run downs, big stops and quick turn arounds. He combines
the seat with his own uniquely shaped skirt on a Brent Wright
tree with the Modified RC bars.
McQUAY SEAT
Another advocate of the deep pocket, Tim McQuay’s seat is
also built on the BW tree. The McQuay skirt varies from the
Hendricks
Seats are offered in the following colors and
in either smooth or rough out finishes:
Cream
Rust
Tan
Brown
Black
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S eat P adding
SEAT PADDING IS OFFERED IN THESE OPTIONS
SINGLE – The single padded seats use a layer of dense rubber
under the seat leather. It’s cushioned compared to a hard seat
but more firm than the double padded seats. Some riders believe the firmer surface allows for better sensitivity and feel.
DOUBLE – The double padded seat uses the layer of dense rubber with a layer of foam padding on top, thus the term “double.”
This seat is used in a large percentage of reining saddles.
SINGLE or DOUBLE “NARROW” – Either of the padded options can be made even narrower by cutting the seat leather narrower than usual. The Lady Reiner and the KR Reiner are two
models that have the double narrow seat as part of their design.
The “narrow can be included on any of the seat models.
HARDSEAT – The traditional hard seat is available in all the
seat types although it is most common in the Cutting saddles.
It is also possible to get a bicycle style insert in a hard seat.
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H orns
ARE OFFERED IN THESE TYPES
#1
The number 1 horn is the most common
horn on reining models and measures 3
inches with a 2 inch horn cap.
#4 ROPER
The number 4 horn, also known as the
roper, is 3 ½ inches with a 2 ¼ inch horn
cap. The horn is larger in diameter as well.
This horn is found on the John Roeser
model Stockhorse saddle.
#21
The #21 horn, a half inch higher at 3 ½
inches, with a slightly smaller 1 ½ inch
horn cap is the preference of Andrea Fappani and Jordan Larson.
CUTTER/OD
This Cutter/OD horn is found on many of
the Cowhorse and Cutters including the
Randy Paul, Todd Bergen, Bob Avila and
Ted Robinson model Cowhorse saddles and
the Al Dunning and Todd Crawford Cutters. It is 4 inches tall with an 1 ½ inch cap.
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SILVER
Show saddles receiving the “full silver”
treatment will often include a silver horn.
D.L.
The DL horn is an in between size horn
and is found on a couple of the Cowhorse
model saddles, including the Bob Avila,
Randy Paul and Al Dunning models. It
measures 3 ½ inches high with the 1 ½
inch cap and has the slightly bigger diameter.
WOOD POST
Most commonly used on the Wade style.
3” high with a 4” Horn Cap
SM LOW MEX
Although its use is limited the Low Mex
style horn is iconic on Shawn Flaridas saddles. As its name implies it is the shortest of
all the horn offerings.
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G ullets
GULLETS ARE OFFERED WITH THESE OPTIONS
TACK
AVILA LACED
ROLL UNDER
This photo shows the rolled under style
with gullet conchos.
BINDING
Gullets can be ordered in widths ranging from 6 1/4 “ to 7”.
GULLET WIDTHS - 6 1/4” TO 7”
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C antles
CANTLES ARE OFFERED WITH THESE OPTIONS
1” CHEYENNE ROLL - 3”
CHEYENNE ROLL - 3.5”
D.L. -3”
STRAIGHT UP - 3.5”
CHEYENNE ROLL
1” CHEYENNE ROLL
D.L.
STRAIGHT UP
AND IN THESE SIZES:
3”, 3 1/4”, 3 1/2”, 4”
AND WITH THESE OPTIONS:
TOOLED, RAWHIDE WRAPPED, RAWHIDE BINDING, GS LACED,
SILVER NAME PLATE, FULL SILVER PLATE
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Skirts
SKIRTS ARE OFFERED WITH THESE OPTIONS
FLARIDA SKIRT
HENDRICKS SKIRT
McQUAY SKIRT
D.L.
13
SQUARE SKIRT
BOYD RICE SKIRT
D.L./D.M.
FAPPANI SKIRT
14
Rigging
RIGGING IS OFFERED IN THESE OPTIONS
ON TREE
DROPPED 1” BELOW SKIRT
IN SKIRT
FLAT PLATE
IN SKIRT - ADJUSTED DEE
3 WAY OR D.M.
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Housing
IS OFFERED IN THESE OPTIONS
PLAQUE
LACED
Stirrups
STIRRUPS ARE OFFERED IN THE FOLLOWING TYPES
STAMPED
LACED LEATHER
WOOD - Custom wood stirrups
are available
BOLTS AND TIPS CAN BE
ADDED TO ALL STIRRUPS
LACED RAWHIDE
16
Cinch and Billets
CINCH AND BILLETS ARE OFFERED IN THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS
LACED
KEEPER
REAR BILLET STAYS
17
Cinches are available;
3” WIDE
6” WIDE
Rear Dees
REAR DEES ARE OFFERED IN THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS
SQUARE - STAINLESS
ROUND - STAINLESS
ROUND - SILVER
SQUARE- SILVER
ROUND - IRON
SQUARE - RUST IRON
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Stitching
SADDLE STITCHING IS OFFERED WITH THESE OPTIONS
NONE - No Stitching on
Fenders, Seat Jockey or Housing
FULL STITCHED - Stitched Fenders, Seat Jockey & Rear Housing
HOUSING ONLY - No Stitching
on Fenders or Seat Jockey
LINED AND STITCHED - Fenders, Seat Jockey and Rear Housing
are Lined
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Tooling
TOOLING IS OFFERED WITH THESE OPTIONS
HALF BREED - Choose Rough
out or Smooth out
FULL TOOLED
BORDERS
CORNERS
Edges
EDGES ARE OFFERED WITH THESE OPTIONS
Natural
Dyed Brown
Dyed Black
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ACORN
ARIZONA
BASKET WEAVE
CALIFORNIA
ENTZ
HYBISCUS
PARADISE
PAYSON
21
PHOENIX
PLUMARIA
SCOTTSDALE
TILO
TUCSON ROSE
WAFFLE AND AZTEC
WILD ROSE
22
Corners
CORNERS ARE OFFERED WITH THESE TYPES
#431 - Reno Square
Wrap
#177 - Reno
#259 - Arizona
#477 - Ft Worth
#508 - Ft Worth Iron #601 - Brownsville
#606 - Arizona Oval
Arizona Dome
#616 - Arizona Scroll
#687 - Reno
#703 - Desert Star
#724 -Brazos
#730 - Mission
#735 - Arizona
Oval 2
#740 - San Luis
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#745 - Arizona 2
#766 - Truckee
Square Wrap
#772 - Saguaro 1
#777 - Saguaro 2
#782 - Tempe
#787 - Flaffstaff
#792 - Shiloh
#797 - Mesa
#802 - Colorado
#807 - Ft Worth 2
#812 - San Antonio
#817 - Tucson Oval
#821- Wichita
#839 - Liberty
#853 - Reno Square
#991 - Sierra
#1004 - Guadalupe
#1009 - Santa Fe
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#1014 - Pueblo
Conchos
CONCHO IS OFFERED WITH THESE TYPES
Arizona
Tucson Slotted
Arizona Slotted
Scottsdale Slotted
Flagstaff Oval
Brazos
Ojai
West Coast
Mission
Truckee
Rusty Wire
Rusty Wire Longhorn
Rusty Longhorn
Reno
Colorado
Sierra
Ft Worth
Ft Worth Iron
South Fork
Bakersfield
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Austin - Square
Austin - Diamond
Desert Star
#751 High Desert
Liberty
Denver
California
Rio Grande
Tahoe
San Jose
RP Slider
Santa Barbara
Sonora
San Miguel
Carson City
Silverton
Durango
Taos
Mesa
Cripple Creek
Elko
Abilene
San Francisco
Sheridan
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Bob Avila
Tommy Marvin
Todd Bergen
Crystal McNutt
Dale Brown
Tim McQuay
Todd Crawford
Doug Milholland
Corey Cushing
Randy Paul
Russell Dilday
JR Reichert
Al Dunning
Ted Robinson
Andrea Fappani
Tucker Robinson
Shawn Flarida
Ron Roeser
Gil Galyean
Craig Schmersal
Rick Gault
Cody Sapergia
Tracer Gibson
Mark Sheridan
Benny Guitron
Brett Stone
Bob Hart
Jake Teleford
Dell Hendricks
Jet Thompson
Tanya Jenkins
Tommy Thompson
Jay Jordan
Marcy Ver Meer
Pete Kyle
John Ward
Leslie Lang
Doug Williamson
Jordan Larson
Brent Wright
Duane Latimer
New West
95 So Main Kamas UT 84036
www.newwestcountrystore.com
435-783-6685
newwestcountrystore@allwest.net
Bob’s Custom Saddles
www.bobscustomsaddles.com
800-207-6373

saddle buyers - New West Country Store

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