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AdamTayler
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Australian saddles
#34270 - 04/07/05 12:08 AM

Just wondering if any of you down under, or anywhere else for that matter, have used such a saddle and can tell me the difference between it and a western saddle. What is your preferene for trails and mountain hunting? Thanks

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Re: Australian saddles [Re: AdamTayler]
#34271 - 04/07/05 01:10 AM

Seems like the Western saddle is an American invention. Of all the pictures I've seen of European and Ozzie riding saddles, they don't have saddle horns and may be in the "English" or even military catagory. They seem to have those little bits of leather for stirrup straps and tiny stirrups. But, you never know.

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ALAN_MCKENZIE
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Re: Australian saddles [Re: AdamTayler]
#34275 - 04/07/05 02:43 AM

You have asked a question that I can answer regarding saddles.
Most better quality american saddles are built on a rawhide covered timber tree,always have a solid ground seat however the swells and cantle will vary depending on what the saddle was built for.
The bigger majority of Aussie style saddles are built on a rawhide covered tree that is made of Queensland hoop pine.
They go by various names but most are commonly called a fender or western stock saddle.
It is a pitty that Hunt 101 is down or I could post some pics of these saddles starting with the tree to the finished product.
I always use a strained web seat in my saddles and in 30 years have never had one fail.
Send me your email address and I will send you some pics of saddles I have built over the last 10 years.
Al

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Edited by ALAN_MCKENZIE (19/07/05 07:28 PM)

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Re: Australian saddles [Re: ALAN_MCKENZIE]
#34309 - 04/07/05 01:34 PM

Alan

If you send me some photos by email

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I will post them for you. Can't say if I will get to it straight away or a week, by I will put them up when I can.

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ALAN_MCKENZIE
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Re: Australian saddles [Re: NitroX]
#34585 - 11/07/05 09:30 PM

Giday John,I sent you the photo's last week
Did you get them?

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AdamTayler
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Re: Australian saddles [Re: ALAN_MCKENZIE]
#34680 - 14/07/05 02:48 PM

Alan

I like the look of that fender style campdraft saddle. I'm sure you would have a hard time falling out of it.

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