ENGLISH CUT-BACK SIDESADDLES

SOLD to RI: #297 OWEN OF LONDON, 20 ¼” x 13” seat, (15 ½” cutback) 6” gullet/#3 tree. Medium pommels with bonus of two-position leaping pommel for over fences/equitation and versatile fit to riders. New linen and serge under, new girth billets and long balance billet on off side. Leather in excellent condition. Has been used for fox hunting and showing in lower CT, Appointments Class ready. Fit Irish Sport Horse and ASB. $2500.

SOLD to New Brunswick, Canada: #262 OWEN OF LONDON, 20" x 12 1/2" seat; 6"+ gullet/#3 tree. Doeskin seat and wide pommels; upper pommel set for slimmer leg. A very desirable name in a great size for petite adult or junior riding a BIG horse. Foxhunting provenance, can go into the hunt field or show ring. New stirrup leather, correct Owen fitting. $1,950.

SOLD to CT: #278 OWEN OF LONDON 21” X 12+” seat, 6”/#3 tree. Have you found that some Owens have a leaping pommel too low-set for your comfort? This early Owen has the bonus of a two-position leaping pommel for greater versatility. All renovations just done: new double-ply billets; suede seat added; elastic replaced in convenience feature; new linen under and padding balanced. Famed Owen fit and ride at a reasonable price. $1400

SOLD to: #280 SMITH WORTHINGTON OF HARTFORD, CT, 21” x 12 ½” seat, 6+”/#2+ tree configured for round-barreled horse. Estimated 1940’s sidesaddle in “show” style of that era. Small off-side silhouette, outside billets, wide pommels, Mayhew type breakaway assembly. Suede seat added, billets updated. Renovations being done now. A very elegant sidesaddle with level seat; is said to have been ridden at Devon. Call for pricing.

SOLD to NC: #277 WHIPPY OF LONDON 21” x 12 ½” seat; 5 ½” gullet/#2 tree. All leather sidesaddle, complete and excellent original condition. Includes correct Whippy stirrup leather and balance girth. Slimmer seat makes it ideal for teen or petite rider. Not many sidesaddles found in condition this clean! $2095

SOLD to NY: #268 WHIPPY OF LONDON, 21 1/2" x 13" seat, 6" gullet/#2 tree. All leather saddle with extended pommels, Mayhew style breakaway assembly, and elastic-and-tab convenience feature. All renovations done, including new double-ply billets, linen underside and suede seat added. Has been used on a Lippitt Morgan. (Very clean tree with broad off-side point like a Mayhew for a solid ride.) $1695.

SOLD to OH: #256 ENGLISH CUT BACK, 22" X 13 I/2" SEAT, 5 1/2"gullet/#2 tree. Two position leaping pommel., elastic and tab convenience feature on off side flap. All new billets, bearing surfaces newly relined with linen, suede added to seat. Includes stirrup leather and Peacock safety iron. $995

SOLD to OK: #226 MARTIN & MARTIN, LONDON, 22 ½” x 13 ½+ seat; 6”gullet/#2 tree will fit a broad-shouldered, wide horse. The wide set upper pommel and seat size promise comfort for the modern sized rider. Two position leaping pommel and spring side. All new billets, take-up stirrup leather, Peacock iron, and linen on bearing surfaces. Suede added to pommel and seat, stuffing well-balanced. $995.

WITHDRAWN: #254 WHIPPY OF LONDON 21" x 13" seat, TB tree. This saddle was built in 1952 after Champion & Wilton had purchased the Whippy Stegall Co. so is one of the last sidesaddles produced by that famous company. It was made by sidesaddle artisan Michael Dickens (M. Huline Dickens) who is one of the last surviving saddlers trained by C& W. Outstanding condition, correct breakaway assembly, recent billets. For the true connoisseur of sidesaddles; foxhunting provenance. $3500.

MODERN WESTERN SIDESADDLE

SOLD to Ontario, Canada: #285 CIRCLE R SADDLERY “COMBINATION” model that can be ridden “western” or “English.” 22” x 15”, famous Circle R balanced and anatomical seat, on modern bars for wide horse. English billets take adapters for a western girth, comes with 2 stirrups and own balance girth. This has been one of my demonstrator saddles for Circle R Saddles, very light use in lessons and clinics. Dark brown leather and suede, genuine sheepskin lining. All of the features you expect in a Circle R custom saddle with no waiting! $2500 (would be $2700 new.)

COMBINATION SIDESADDLES

SOLD to Canada: #272 WHITMAN PATENT vintage “COMBINATION” SIDESADDLE (an “English” look on a western side-bar tree), 22” x 14” seat, vintage bars. The deluxe all-leather Whitman with cut-back and balance billets, center-fire rigging previously replaced. Comes with stirrup leather and Peacock safety stirrup. The story that came with this saddle is that the previous owner was a circus/rodeo performer who used it on her “High School Horse.” $400

SOLD to MA: #274 WAYNE STEELE ENGLISH PLEASURE (“combination” saddle on western bars but with modified “English” look), 20” x 15” seat, standard bars will fit a wide horse. Brown velvet seat with suede-like appearance. English girth billets, balance billets, leather and iron. This is an earlier Steele with all of the famed comfort plus a better “set” to the upper pommel. Not suitable for jumping but accepted by many breeds for English Pleasure classes. $1300

SOLD: #285 CIRCLE R SADDLERY “Combination” model, 22” x 15” (see Modern Western above.) $2500

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