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SAGE SADDLERY
R. J. Sagely
Maker of Custom Horseman's Gear
"For a saddle your great-grandkids
will still be riding"
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The saddle below is being sold by its current owner. Please contact him directly with questions and to discuss his price. Email him at the following "dwolf56@ymail.com"
| The Charro Wade, because of the horn, has a
very Mexican style at over 5 1/2" dinnerplate style cap, 3" diameter throat and a 15 degree
tilt to the cap. It is only about 1 1/2" tall at the gullet side of the
horn. Like I said, muy charro...
The saddle is built on a Timberline tree with the following dimensions: 16 1/2" seat (16" finished); 13" wide x 4 " high cantle with 1 1/2" dish in a round or slightly oval topline; small Cheyenne roll; full quarter bar at 6 3/4" width, 8" height, 93 degree angle; swell is 9" slickfork; Arizona bar with Northwest rocker ( a nice amount of rocker). The leather is Wickett & Craig brown skirting in 13 -15 oz. weight. Rigging is a full plate style for heavy roping using Jeremiah Watt front and rear hardware. Six button seat is smoothout (that is an oil seep stain from the well-oiled stirrup leathers). Skirt is ultra-small, round and genuine W&C shearling lined, 3/4" pile. Full, 3" wide stirrup leathers hang 4" tread Nettles laminated oak stirrup shells that were brass bound by Trina Weber and lined with black leather and brass escutcheon pins by me. Fenders are 18" and lined to keep out the sweat back here in humid Pennsylvania. Stirrups are twisted and set, meaning there is no strain on your knees and ankles and the stirrup tread sets level to the ground. This allows you to balance up properly when riding. Saddle is half-breed, basket stamped pattern with a double bead, carlos (greek meander) border. Fenders, rigging, cantle back and one-piece back jockey housing are basket stamped with the skirts and fenders smooth and simply bordered. Half-breed off-billet and lined, 1 1/2" wide, fold-over flank straps. Horn is mulehide wrapped and you hang your catch rope on a cross-over style rope strap, long enough to hold in excess of seventy feet of rope. Near side seat buttons carry a latigo hanger forward and a hobble hanger at the cantle base. Off side cantle concha is a cincha hanger to keep your cinchas from draggin' the ground. Saddle strings are extra long in back and long enough in front to tie your slicker across the pommel if you want a set of instant bucking rolls for a snorty colt. This is a tough built, working quality saddle with a lot of style too boot. I have roped cattle and horses (and donkeys) for over two years from this rig and it will sure enough hold a wrap snug. The rig comes with a 4" wide tunnel style flank cincha that is stamped to match the saddle with the basket stamp, double bead carlos and sunburst border. A buckaroo style pulling collar is also included. It is basket stamped on the center breastplate and sunburst border runs up the arms. There are three graduated, cast zinc (no rust) berry style screw back conchas on each arm and a center concha in the middle of the breastplate. The collar sports a cinch strap and a neck strap as well. A buckaroo style headstall with conchas that match the collar is also included. |
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Brass studded horn cap is not a sewn cap. The tree was already carrying a full 5 1/2" horn cap and I did not want it to grow too much more by adding a rim to stitch through. So I covered the throat and capped it with these stainless steel shanked brass buttons. Throat is very wide diameter and so a single dally has a lot of "bite". Oregon style crossover rope strap and mulehide horn wrap also pictured. |
| One piece back jockey housing covers the butterfly split skirts. Skirts are laced at the forward part of their joining which allows the back of the skirts to "float" as the horse moves. By "crowning" the skirts when you attach them to the bar and then allowing this float, combined with the overall small size and rounded outline of the skirts, you get a very comfortable fit back here in the loin area of your horse. | ![]() |
| A full complement of matching gear goes with this rig. The browband buckaroo style headstall sports some classic conchas from Timco in a never rust cast zinc that have an antique finish. Buckle type bit loops hang your favorite snaffle or bridle bit. The pulling collar with high set tugs and neck strap also feature a graduated set of the same conchas. Flank cinch tunnels for the extra flank length to keep your rope from snagging easily. All pieces are doubled and stitched for extra strength and life long use. |
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Sold my charro style Wade and built this one to replace it. This is a 15 1/2" inch finish seat saddle built on a 16" seat, full quarterhorse Wade tree from Timberline in Utah - 6 1/2" wide by 8" high by 93 degree gullet with a 9" swell. The bars are built for a short-backed horse, around 22" instead of the standard 24" length. Cantle is 4" high x 13" wide oval profile. Rigging is a leather plate style single rig with #784 bronze hardware rivet in plates from Bork & Sons in Pendleton, Oregon. Rigging position is set at the 3/4 spot for a forward ride. Saddle is in russett, smooth-out, Wickett & Craig, 14 oz. leather. This is a combined basket stamp and floral carved saddle with double bead, Carlos meander and sunburst along the borders. Floral panels are located in the corner of the fenders and on the seat jockeys. Includes a stamped cantle back with dark brown leather binding on the ultra small Cheyenne roll. Horn is capped and wrapped in dark brown leather as well - 3 1/2" tall by 3" wide with a domed 5" finished cap and mulehide dally wrap covering. Fenders are 20" with 58" long, full single stirrup leathers that are twisted and set. Stirrup leathers are 2 1/2" with vertical post Blevins Quick-Change buckles. Sports a pair of brass bound Nettles stirrups from Trina Weber with 4" leather treads. Martingale "dees" are 1" brass Mast style and mounted under the front doubled and stitched concha latigo carriers to hold the double latigo rigging setup. Also sports an Oregon style crossover rope strap, doubled and stitched concha hobble carrier and extra long back jockey saddle strings. Genuine sheepskin with 3/4"+ pile from Wickett & Craig line the ultra small skirts. Includes a matching headstall and martingale style pulling (roping) collar (see picture below). This is a lightweight (approx. 32lbs.) but heavy duty and high quality Wade saddle rigged solid for heavy roping. Extremely comfortable, hand-skived, all leather groundseat for all day riding comfort. You can have it now for $5895 (plus shipping and insurance). Email any questions or to order a similar rig for yourself. |
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