This Heritage series trail saddle gets back to the original Tucker design. Thus the "Heritage" name.   Among the Heritage series, the Heritage High Plains saddle is a consistent, trusted, trail riding favorite.

First thing I notice is the deep drop in front girth connection. This gives security in horses that have a tendency to be barrel backed & with saddle instability. (It wraps around more of the horse!) With the 3 way rigging plate, you can tie at full double, 7/8 or 3/4 position. The drop plate also allows a closer feel for the riders leg signals. Yet, not fully close contact because: It's trail riding & you want to relax. Not worry about every shift of your hips, while ya turn & talk with your fellow riders!  (see the "under" pic below) 

A deep secure ride with 5 inch cantle, and  a decent comfort slope from the pommel seat connection to the sitting space of the seat. In the 1960's this seat was the favorite among longer rides.  Puts your rider body in a good position without much restriction. Provides an ultimate level trail riding back support.   The smooth & comfortable ride is why this High Plains saddle is considered the "Cadillac" of the Tucker Heritage series saddles. 

Starry Plains border tooling keeps edges from curling too much. Choose from the heavy oil chestnut shown, or black leather. Either will be buttery soft.

A variety of tree sizes to fit the back of every rider's equine partner! 

How does 22/23 lbs sound for light weight?   Enjoy extreme riding comfort. Tucker has been hand crafting these saddles since 1980 in Yoakum TX. 

The Heritage ground seat features a suspended hammock system that distributes the rider's impact evenly across the Gel-Cush seat, absorbing every bounce.    Tucker says, "Hours pass like minutes and you feel the joy of connecting with the trail."  

Tear drop fenders - designed to lighten the weight, allow easy turning, place less pressure on your knees and ankles, as well as hold up for a long time. 3-way rigging at the front, allows a lot of flexibility in fitting many horse types. Brass Hardware adds to the timeless heritage look.  Soft leather is next to the rider so you don't chafe your skin. Seating is Gel-padded correctly. Comfy, Not too much. Leather on swells and cantle binding will not stretch out of place like some of the other imported water buffalo used by other manufacturers. A high quality felt lining is on the bottom of your saddle,  to allow plenty of shock absorbing comfort for you & your horse.

If you look carefully, you'll see the famous Air Channel, which stays off the spine of your horse. Tucker combines the best of the old with the newest innovations in saddlery to give you rides you'll want to remember. 

With the competition among today's best saddle companies, your reputation depends on every saddle you design and build. The expertise of top trainers, top executives, and artists all come together to present some of these "world's best" saddles for you. 

With years of research & state of the art computer imaging, Tucker can produce saddle trees that provide unrestrictive movement & a comfortable fit for all breeds of horses.  Tucker research has allowed them to develop extended fits for those horses with conformations not served by the industry standards. 
 - Tucker - A Commitment to Excellence! 

Tucker trail saddles give you a professional grade of saddlery.  Trail riding, we can spend all day, sunup till sundown. For this, we need a professionally built level of comfort for horse & rider.  The smile on your face after several hours of riding, even a full week of riding, will prove to you and your friends what a wise investment this trail riding saddle is becoming!  Cultured Cowboy, with over 50 years experience in the saddles of some of the best saddlers, can tell you we are happy to offer Tucker (Over 35 years of saddle making) as part of our lineup opportunity for you.  Our dream is to continue making them affordably available to you. These Western saddles are best suited for the rider who is, or has the mindset, of a professional horseman. If you dream of becoming all you can be as a rider, you're in the right place.

Tucker will use a quality skirting leather that will look rich, even without a lot of tooling. Trail riders often want saddle leather that is not as intricate, (easier to clean). However, if we simply use a regimen weekly wiping the saddle down, it gets really easy to care for! The tooling both packs the leather for stability, and hides scratches that you might otherwise see as you use your saddle!  Border tooling protects the edges from curling too much.  Both Tucker & Cultured Cowboy understand what professional style saddles are supposed to be, and we make them to give you every edge in riding.  

Tucker Saddles are the right sort of hand made, long lasting trail saddles. Pass 'em on to your grandkids when you get ready for a different tooling pattern or color, (or if you mature into a larger/smaller seat size.), cause you don't wear them out easily! Engineered to compete in the most compelling mountains, and in the most trying of weather conditions on the ranch. Still, Tucker Trail saddles are among the most comfortable  Western pleasure saddles made.

Grain and selection of leather is planned and carved for each position on your saddle, instead of looking like an afterthought. Each handmade trail saddle will have little subtleties to enhance the individual horse and rider experience. Rather than a die cut piece of leather with oversized leather conchos to cover the gaps, each piece of leather is hand fitted and properly molded for a tasteful and useful marriage between parts. Pre-conditioning is available on each saddle. (It will slightly darken the leather, but still look rich! )

Whether or not you have the experience of a professional, anybody can sit in one of these engineered saddles and tell it was made to ride with style, balance, confidence. The tree maker and the saddle maker have made it easier to travel by placing emphasis on your leg position. Teardrop fenders assure you can move your leg as trails require. These trail saddles allow good close positioning with your horse. You'll feel balanced whether you are riding uphill, downhill, on a flat or rounding a curve. The ground seat and rise is proper to aid you in your riding, rather than restricting you. 

Built for strength and endurance. Unlike saddles which are made for a couple years of showing and then to be traded, Your trail saddle is built with selected high tech materials mixed with timeless natural fibers, placed in positions according to their flexing and their rigid properties. Then properly finished to add life. The Circle Y tree maker gives a full warrantee, but today's trees are even better than the type of tree that lasted many years in your grandfather's saddles. Using the best leather on top of all that foundation will keep your seat in the saddle till it's time to give up riding.  (then, Pass it forward!)

Available in  multiple seat sizes, in a more conservative Black, or in the Heavy Oil Chestnut shown.  OK, Now let's get into some fun stuff.  Some horses are hard to fit.  80 % of horses are easy to fit.  Certain challenges need to be taken out wit proper padding, such as swayback, asymmetrical shoulders,  

Custom lettering and brands are available if you like them.  Trophy Saddles are a Circle Y and Cultured Cowboy specialty. 

Would you like to get a new saddle that feels like it is used? We will heavy oil any saddle for you. We prefer to use Lexol. Lexol will darken less than any other conditioner. It is PH-Balanced for the leather used in your saddle. We have been using Lexol on our personal saddles for over 40 years. Add $160.00 for Lexol and some several hours of application. Lexol is best applied in many thin layers. To finish the treatment, we hand rub extra virgin olive oil. This both drives the lanolin further into the leather & completes a rich looking finish & "softy feel" to your leather.  Upon your request, to darken more, we will blend in some pure modern neatsfoot. The choice is yours! Your saddle will then come out of the box ready to ride in ultimate comfort!

Remember that a breast collar is a great addition to your saddle purchase. For a small investment, you can add an emergency measure that could prevent a saddle twisting under your horse, should a girth loosen without your knowledge. 

Have you ever had the experience of getting a new saddle to find the stirrups won't take up enough to fit, or let out enough to fit? No more...We like to get your real inseam, (and other measurements, like we were making your chaps), then assure the saddle will fit when it arrives. Hey, by the time we get through spoiling you, you'll always want to buy your saddles and tack from us! 

Your saddle can be shipped to you in a padded saddle bag by Big D Blanket company or JT International. This protective saddle bag will help insure the proper finish of your investment for many years. (Call for current saddle bag price.)

We strive to keep about 150 of the basic saddles, (and several specialty saddles) in stock. (Horse people drive from several states away to SC, to experience sitting in a wide variety of saddles. We keep additional saddle forms and many bring their horses for fitting that best combination for horse & rider.  In stock saddles can be to you in a week or less. But, there is nothing like having a saddle semi-custom made for your horse and your body. Allow about 2 to 6 weeks for a tree to be made, if necessary.  Then the saddler needs about 4 to 8 weeks to make your saddle. Leather is cut, wet, steamed, dried, fitted and pulled. It cannot be rolled off a bolt and processed like fabrics. This does take time to do right. Allow another 3 days to a week for UPS delivery. Overseas orders will usually go through UPS, or Airborne express, (depending on your best rate or most security). Any more time is because the saddler is catching up on previous saddles, or waiting on parts, or needs to take one night off for his wedding anniversary. 

Saddle makers are as excited about making your saddles as you are about riding! They would rather get it right, than rush it. We have chosen our saddle making partners because of their consistency in quality of product. Cultured Cowboy knows that most of our customers will be riding for many years to come. A short wait for a really good saddle is worth your "wait" in gold!   OK - Do ya need a rental saddle while waiting?  We now have several used saddles that might work for you in the interim.  Yes, shipping sucks on a temporary saddle,  But would this enable it possible to have your dream saddle on a permanent basis?

With the experience of thousands of saddles made for thousands of horse people, Cultured Cowboy looks forward to helping you with your needs. Tired legs, hurting knees, lower back pains, need grip, need freedom, need speed, need to impress your friends, need to impress your equine, need help, need a hug? Give us a call.

God Bless,
Cultured Cowboy

The "offside view".  I love the easy swing stirrup positioning. Cool thing: Even though the leathers move easily, you'll feel secure at every position!	The Tucker Heritage Saddle bottom of this saddle combines a layer of excellent skirting leather, engineered for your horse's best freedom of movement, which is finished with a final layer of  saddle felt to comfort your horse. Both you & your horse are gonna love this for decades!
Details: Mid positioned & low positioned breast collar dees. Either double tug, or choose the height which works best for each ride. Brass hardware.  Each saddle ring is supported by  a double screw into the tree. They will hold pretty well if you have heavier gun sling, or camp gear to tote.	Wow !  -  Attention to detail.  Yes, the laced in rear flank dee is strong. Tied into the tree.  The twin rings can hold bags, blankets, etc.  And look how tight the seat approaches the cantle. Shows the quality of craftsmanship.
	So, here's a great view of the proper fitting possibilities: Full, 7/8 or 3/4 rigging, to get off that horse's elbow and still position the saddle tree properly on the horse's back.  Notice the easy slide adjustment in the stirrup leathers. The wooden bell stirrup aids your mounting & dismounting, as well as riding position. (Wider padded endurance stirrups are available.)  The skirting has been engineered to allow direct leg contact with your equine, but not too much.  You see several panels in the skirt. These work in conjunction with the tree &bottom felt for very little interference with your horses' movement. THe saddle moves like many "flex trees". However, these tree is wooden, accurately  put together and then covered with DURAhide to hold moisture in the wood that the wood needs & excess wetness out of the tree so it doesn't swell when crossing water on trails. ( I had a nice talk with the tree making part of Tucker that explained much of how their tree engineering is meant to combine with the leather technology for your best rides.)    An optional flank set is available for you.  Balanced Stirrup has the ability to maintain your feet in proper position as you move with your riding.
	I really appreciate that Circle Y understands the benefits of a well padded seat. Made of some of the newest, greatest, bestest, fit to your body, seat cushioning: Tucker's Patented Gel-Cush never breaks down, pops, freezes or melts; It's a cushion with all the benefits & none of the pitfalls of gel.  Still, It doesn't seat like wearing a thick feminine napkin.  Nor is the leather seat "hot in the crotch" to ride in hot weather.  Textured Top Grain seat gives security in those "almost left behind" moments!  As an older rider who used to prefer hardseats, and as I aged & the pelvic bones felt like they were coming through my skin, I've come to appreciate some good padding!  Gel-CUsh gives the rider ultimate comfort without feeling bulky, or interfering with the "feel" of your horse.
	Front view shows both the angle & spread of the bars. Look at the depth of the front end. This dissipates pressures & allows other comfort features for your horse.   Front pommel uses brass escusion pins. This saddle is engineered so you don't need to allow for extra layers of horse & rider comfort. One proper pad will do the job!   Also, see the front of that Air-channel. The swells have some room to chunk your legs into if needed. Pommel has a design for rider comfort & security. Yet the forward leaning pleasure horn with a wider cap, allows riders to bend over the pommel without discomfort, when leaning forward is needed.
	Another view of sturdy stirrup leathers.   Popular Blevins type adjustment slides. Bent wood stirrups are stained & varnished well.   I almost always hook my stirrup over the horn while adjusting my girth!
	Off side Under of your Heritage High Plains saddle.   When you're getting the proper girthing, be sure both sides match ( Either 3/4  7/8  or full adjustment of the 3-Way rigging plate. Got questions?  Call Chuck. Send pics of you, your horse.  We really want a conversation to befriend your style of riding and any particulars that will make your rides, your best rides!  (It's all this experience of almost no returns, once we work together.)
	Inside of the pommel view. Notice another couple escussion pins holding the seat front in place. You can also see a good look at the grain of the seat leather. Matching Browband headstall. I like the double cheek adjustment to fine tune fit.  With almost every bit, pull 1 & only 1 wrinkle in the corner of the lips of your horse to assure proper placement. (You already know that. I just can't help my riding instructor self sometimes.)  Bobby's Tack also has some great English bridles for trail riding.  The black is easy to match. The brown will be a shade darker than your brown Tucker chestnut saddle.
	Matching 3 way breast collar.  All the curves & lines allow the breast collar to flex with the rider's needs.  Matching the saddle is best done when you order your saddle.  Lots of trail riders are enjoying a padded nylon type 3 way breast collar. It molds & flexes with movements. The felt padding of BigHorn's 2 inch Nylon trail BC is soft to touch, allows sweat to dissipate, and flexes with movement.  The big horn nylon stays limber with time. Some Poly materials tend to harden. Why do we like a 3-way breast collar?   It's like an emergency brake. Nice to have when it's really needed, though we thankfully don't need to always depend on it!   Yes, It can keep a saddle from sliding back on the horse, but the primary focus is that if a horse (Which can lose inches in a short time on a hot day) should develop a loose girth, the 3 straps wrapping around your horse's neck will prevent the saddle from sliding sideways all the way under your horse, potentially injuring both horse & rider.  I especially recommend always having your children riding with a breast collar. It's at least as important as their riding helmet.

Tucker Trail Saddles Notes: There is no difference in the pricing in seat sizes 14 through 17. Tucker builds this model on a tree precisely made to integrate with the skirt systems & seat systems of the Heritage series saddles.. Your weight will be continuously distributed along a large area of the horse's back. This custom made tree is made to specifications for a better fit. This saddle is rigged in the skirt for proper contact. 

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Teardrop type leather fenders can ease the pressures on knees and ankles, often felt with other new leather saddles. They turn without strain! CY- Sunflower Flex Trail-160  Trail Saddle This Circle Y Saddle is USA made with the finest quality leather available. Just the right amount of flex designed tree. Beautifully handcrafted and finished. Options: Seat sizes. Nylon or Leather girth tie straps.  Simplistic beauty comes through in both the choice of the leathers and in the quality of the silver. Each saddle is made by an artist with many saddles of experience under their belt. Their pride rides on the saddle made just for you.  When you begin with the best quality leathers, and use professional craftsmen, you can finish with a look that can compete in your most important arenas.    Rear View allows a good look at the thickness of the neo-shock and felt bottom.  This creates an air channel to cool the horse's back, and alleviates spinal pressures.  Crupper ring. No. Tucker - 360 Heritage High Plains  Shown saddle options.  Saddle:  Tucker High Plains Saddle Type:   Heritage Trail Tooling Style:  Tucker Starry Plains Tooling Amount:  Border on Skirts, Fenders, Jockeys & Pommel Seat Style:  Full  Seat Size:  14 - 17 Saddle Color:  Heavy Oil Chestnut (Shown) or Vintage Black. Seat Color:   Chocolate    Tree:  DURAhide covered wood 10 Year Warranty.  Gullet Width: Choose Regular or Wide  Swell Width: 14 3/4 inches  Seat Size:  14, 15, 16,  17 inches. Cantle Height:  5 inch.  Horn:  Forward leaning  trail. 2 3/4 inch,  3 1/4 inch cap. Skirt Length:  23.5 inches Rigging: Brass. 3 Way front positioning.  Rear Dee. Stirrups: 2.5" Neck Ergo-Balanced Bell Bottom Coated Wooden stirrup. 2.5 in tread Finish:  Heavy Oil Chestnut Brown Trim:  Brass Rings  Weight:  Approximately 23 Pounds Price Also Includes These Extras:  Premium Grained Skirting Leather. Comfort Cantle, Hand fitted grain-out seat. Fender & Jockey adjustable to your length. Nylon girth tie straps. High Quality felt bottom CY- 360 Heritage High Plains Trail Saddle  Seat Sizes Compare At: Our CC Price   15.5", 16.5", 17.5" 18.5" $2800 $2699.99       Did You Know?  Cultured Cowboy can work out an affordable payment plan for your purchase. If you can raise about half down, we can start making your saddle. The balance can be paid as the saddle is finished. Split payments with no extra charges. No Credit card? No problem!  We can take a money order or your personal check.  Oh yes, there is Matching Tack! Order your matching Breast Collar tooled with your saddle so the leather artist matches them together.  Reinsman, a partner with Circle Y & Tucker, began with bits and pads. They still make some of the best. Check out the links below to saddle pads and other Reinsman products.   Did you know that your supporting tack is as important as your saddle? Having a breast collar that is sturdy enough for the job, yet will move with your horse can make a difference in safety or falling off.  Be sure your girth is properly fitting and always do a pre-flight check on all parts of reins, headstalls, bits, ...everything, before your ride. Cultured Cowboy can match every saddle. Several styles are made to fit each saddle.