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SaddlesMuch as with building anything…a house…fine furniture…a GREAT horse…the most important work is what we don’t see…THE FOUNDATION!!!!! The same is true for a custom saddle…the tree and the ground seat are the FOUNDATION for a GREAT custom saddle. We build all of our saddles on trees from The Steele Saddle Tree Company. We encourage you to take a look at their website. Steele has been in business since 1858 and is into its fifth generation of saddle tree builders. They make a wide variety of saddle trees and I am sure we can meet your needs with this wide selection. Like Three Hearts builds saddles though, they build trees to order, so once we make a decision on design the tree will require some time, two to four weeks, to make. In our opinion it is worth the wait. In addition to exclusively utilizing Steele Saddle trees we also use their “Fit to Be Seen” fit system. This system allows us to ship you a saddle tree bar form (with a small deposit) and instructions and with a couple of photos from you and about a half hour of your time we can fit any horse successfully with a custom tree. In addition to the tree the most important part is the work that is put into the ground seat. Our ground seats are each made from at least four separate pieces of saddle shirting that are laid and hand sculpted to form the perfect platform upon which to form the actual seat for your saddle. Most “production” saddles have “padded” seats. The reason for the use of padded seats is that there is no ground seat. The padding covers the “sheet metal” strainer. Look at the “working cowboys”, who spend all day in their saddles for days and weeks at the time and you will find that the majority ride custom “hard seat” saddles, which all have a hand laid “ground seat”. A good “foundation” no matter the product, means quality and durability. Having said all that the “basic” saddle from Three Hearts Saddlery, includes:
All of the above features are available in our “Basic” Saddle for the base price of $2,150.00 plus shipping and any applicable taxes. We will require a 50% deposit before ordering materials and completion of our contract. Once materials are ordered the cost of materials is NONREFUNDABLE. The “art” of saddle making has been with us for centuries, in so very many forms. I am not sure if there are any “new” ideas in this necessary item of gear for the relationship between horse and man. There are only the “interpretations” of the individual saddle maker. The saddles shown on this page are representative of the interpretations of the “art” of saddle making as we have created them here at Three Hearts Saddlery. Some items of note…we like contrasts…contrasting textures, colors and materials, all designed to bring out the “natural” beauty of the leather. We like natural leather…the scars, grains and character of the hides bring an extra element, making each saddle we handcraft unique and individual. Please understand when we build a custom saddle for you it will be your interpretation and taste that directs us in the building process…so expect, there to be a “process” as we mentioned earlier…and we hope that when you receive your saddle it is as you dreamed it would be, but that you also have gained some new friends here at Three Hearts Saddlery. Here are a few of the saddles we have handcrafted, to give you a “starting point”:
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