High Prairie gaited horse and mule saddle

Inspired by classic mule saddles, the High Prairie is designed for the avid trail rider mounted on mules, gaited horses or stock horses.  The High Prairie features a 3/4 SupraCor seat and over the tree rigging that is fully adjustable from 7/8 to 5/8 rigging.  This design will solve your galling problems. The High Prairie can be built on any of our custom designed bars as part of the saddle tree to provide the optimum fit for your mule or horse.  Priced from $1850.00.

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• Wicket and Craig grade A vat tanned leather
• Shearling sheep skin skirt lining
• Hand stamped borders
• Stamped Tapadero stirrups
• Memory foam covered SupraCor® seat
• Center balanced ride seat foundation
• Crest Ridge solid wood tree fully encased in fiberglass
• Stainless steel hardware
• 31 pounds as shown
• Split skirts for additional spine clearance
• 5.5 inch cantle height
• Available in seat sizes 15, 16, and 17 inches.  14" and 18" seats are available as a special order.
• Crupper ring is attached directly to the tree
• Pulling collar brackets

The High Prairie gaited horse and mule saddle saddle is available with a full assortment of custom matched accessories.  The High Prairie saddle is shown below with custom matched swell bag, breast collar, headstall and breeching.  Also shown is Crest Ridge's wool saddle blanket.

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Customer feedback

I have been looking for a "good" saddle to trail ride in, as well a saddle that I can have custom for me. I like the looks of saddles as well as comfort. I got this saddle, on loan, directly from Debra at Crest Ridge Saddlery. Yes, as with any saddle company, I did have to pay for it to try it out. Debra, promptly sent this saddle out to me to try on a 4 day trail ride in Ward, SC. 

I love everything about this saddle. If you look at Crestridgesaddlery.com and look at the High Prairie, you will see the unique and "old style" rigging. It tailor's to the different horses we ride. It worked well for our Rocky Mountain horses as well as our speed racking horses. I love it. Make no mistakes, this may look like an old west saddle (uncomfortable) but the comfort is UNBELIEVABLE!! The ride is second to none. I have to say, "This is the most comfortable saddle my a** has ever sat in!!!"

Quality is second to none. High grade leather, High quality workmanship, just all around great bang for the buck. And, if you want, Crest Ridge Saddlery will do custom work for you with a smile!  Lance Deloria (November 2009)

Some of y'all may remember about a month and 1/2 ago, my wife and I went to visit with Debra and ride and talk saddles etc etc . Debra showed me the first prototype of her new High Prairie saddle and then asked me to bring it home and pick it apart.

Well I obliged her (who wouldn't want to test ride a saddle for a month). lolol.
I have put some 20 to 30 hours on this saddle on 2 different horses both of which this saddle fits because they are basically the same shape.

I don't have any really steep terrain here but we have some good hills and some tough woods trails, lots of bends and turns and some good declines into creek bottoms and such. I can tell you this------- the saddle stayed put, no sliding back or slipping, I did not use a breast collar, and the pad was a Reinsman Tacky Too contoured pad at about 1/2 thick. Saddle is well made, it has a different and unique girthing system that is adjustable front and rear(basically a 3 point rig) but what I actually like about it is how it is attached to the saddle.

This is Debra’s first prototype and she has made some changes... Mostly aesthetic changes I believe. This particular saddle has a slick seat which I did not think I would like but after several 3 to 5 hour rides I experienced no BUTT soreness nor any knee or ankle pain. Saddle put me in basically a centered position and contact with my horse was great. Horses performed well and no back issues have arisen.

If it tells you anything- I talked Debra into selling me this saddle, I was not about to let it go back to Arkansas. Picture to follow.
Thanks Debra!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rick (PerfectGaits.com) (December 2008)