The saddle I recently purchased surpassed my expectations and was over the moon with it.. thanks... :)

Regards,

Ron

Rachel! Got my saddle, thanks for the quick shipment on that! Got ur note too, it is such a small world! But I think I was the most excited about the 3 suckers that were in the box!! Lol!! They made my day! Anyways, just wanted to say thanks and bug ya on a Monday morning! I've been in an office before and a positive email right off the bat always made the Monday a little better! So here's to your Monday! Lol Have a good one Rachel!

Casey Warren

Hi Rachel,

Just wanted to let you know how pleased I am with my new saddle. It shipped fast and I was able to use it this past weekend at the rodeo.

Not only does it fit my horse beautifully, but it fits me great too! I will be sure to pass your website on to my clients and friends looking for a new or good used saddle. Thank you so much! :)

Sincerely,

Franceska Sweeney

Satisfied Customer

We often get asked of how we rate our saddles and to make sure you understand the condition of the saddle that you will have purchased from Coolhorse.com here is a break down of our ratings. Each one of our saddles that come through our doors we make sure that they are the standards that we know our customers want. We have explained ratings of the conditions 10 thru 1 but we never have sold anything from our store with anything rated less then a 4. Click here to read our ratings and if you have any questions, comments or thoughts you can email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 Saddle Rating Explanation Page

If you have ever wondered what to look for in a calf roping saddle, here is a cool post I stumbled across on leatherworker.net.  A gentleman wanting to make a calf roping saddle asked other saddle makers what he needs to consider in construction.  Some great comments here about what to look for as well as insight into how they make the saddle do what you need it to.

The saddle fork is the front of the saddle tree. It holds the two parallel bars together and provides a base for mounting the horn. A fork is also commonly called the swells or, on English saddles, the pommel. The term “fork” came from the early practice of making this part of the saddle from the fork of a tree.

The fork is what gives the shape to the front of the saddle. The shape of the saddle fork is also what determines the name of the saddle tree.

Fork styles come in two basic varieties – slick fork (also known as an a-fork) and swell fork. The swell fork can be either full or undercut. A diagram of each style is below.

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Coolhorse loves a good handmade calf roping saddle, and here are a few reasons why. 

Howard Council is the true legend of calf roping saddle makers.  Billy Hogg has set the Gold Standard of calf roping saddles, they have been ridden by many world champions for many years.  Faith saddles are made locally (well, in the Panhandle at least) and are used nationally by NFR calf roping contestants.  Tod Slone and his family rope calves, and know how a calf saddle should sit and how it should fit a horse.  Martin was know as the first affordable "good" calf roping saddle, and Joe Beaver lent his expertise to improve the line even more.  Similarly, Stran Smith and Trevor Brazile have brought Cactus calf roping saddles to a new level. 

Want to add your personal favorite saddle maker?  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and let us know whose saddles you love and why.

Coolhorse saddle buyers are always looking to purchase and we love to sell the upper end calf roping saddles such as: Billy Hogg, Wharton, Faith, Howard Council, Beach, McEntire, Martin, Cactus, Tod Slone (and many more).  If you have one of these saddles that you're not using, visit our We Buy Used Saddles page and upload a brief description along with a few photos, and see just how much money we could be putting in your pocket.

This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it We would love to know and add your favorite makers to our list of sought after saddles.