Cultured Cowboy is especially proud to present this incredible competition saddle!  I was in Dallas at the largest WESA international leather & saddle show in our world. I was seen trying out a variety of saddles by sitting on them & getting the "feel" of each saddle's possibilities. (As pro horsemen, we actually go to experiential extremes to know what we offer to you.)  

(I don't pay an endorsement, so I can't mention her name, yet,)  Into Cultured Cowboy walks a leading Mounted Archer. We discussed some finer points she preferred in saddles, boots, horses, and bows.  I listened curiously. This lady is good! Proven!  Fast forward to 2024, at the Circle Y Saddle booth, I find a saddle expertly designed for mounted shooting.  Just had to put it in our Cultured Cowboy inventory. I was as excited as I was when I put our first handmade roper in!  Cool thing is : I'm past retirement age for many people, but I love what I do. I get to learn more and more about the equine sports I really appreciate.  Winston Churchill stated : "There's something about the outside of a horse that's good for the inside of man."

Ground seat that does not restrict. Mixed tooling on skirt & smooth sanded roughout finish on Jockey & fender combine with a premium chap leather suede seat for looks & some sticking power. ( You probably know: as you ride, the suede seat finish will smooth out. You can get some light grit sand paper or a fine wire brush & carefully adjust texture to just the right feel you prefer.  The tree, allowing your preferred leg positioning, will give every contact advantage with your horse. And all the rigging rings & rear slot plates are built into tough leathers too. Notice the angle of that rear slot. The flank set is less likely to interfere with the rear legs.  Even with the flank attached, that flank strap will position a little more forward for no "slapping" interference with the rear legs of your horse.  Designed for the closest possible contact of your leg signals & hip / weight shifts to cue your horse. Yet, that dropped front skirt area alleviates unwanted contact confusion. All this design work allows the horse to use that rear end to propel at its best. Your weight concentrates more over the front, where both you & the horse balance as the rear propels. 

The pommel and horn are made to allow your best abilities to happen. Strong, like that cantle. Low & forward leaning.  Riding this mounted shooting saddle is about as close to perfection as is allowed!  Leaning & twisting to make that best shot is made possible with the forward angle of pommel & horn. Even if you have a fav saddle, a "lucky saddle",  you'll never regret your investment in this "Circle Y Mounted Shooting Saddle".  The better you progress in your abilities, the more you will appreciate this saddle. It will become your partner, best enabling you & your horse become one team.   Also, remember the same features & benefits of a mounted sport saddle can be just what you need for your other riding experiences too.

 This saddle is designed to lighten the weight load, allow easy turning in your seat, place less pressure on your knees and ankles, as well as hold up for a long time. Drop rigging at the front, combined with the rear angled slot, allows a lot of security in fitting many horse types. (Regular tree for higher withered horses & a wider tree fro more barrel backed steeds. You have great choice in your saddle girth security, without worry of slipping into areas you prefer to avert. Stainless steel girth plates & breast collar dees. The comfort features will still take the stuff trails & arenas are made of. Specific leather is next to the rider so you don't chafe your skin & don't feel unnecessarily "stuck" in your saddle. Seating is padded correctly. Comfy, Not pillowy. Leather on swells and cantle binding will not stretch out of place like some of the other imported water buffalo, or "belly leather" used by other manufacturers. Circle Y is using the best areas of cowhide for each piece & part of your saddle. (Didja know? Because I work with leather, I know how much of a whole hide has to be allocated to "resale packs" or "art" projects, or inner linings, because we don't want to take our time & effort with the leather parts which will loose shape, be spongy, tear easily, or just look cheap.)  A thick fleece lining is on the bottom of your saddle, with a pressure absorbing mid layer, to allow plenty of shock absorbing comfort for you & your horse too. Available in several seat sizes and both regular and wide width trees.

Flex 2 is a system that allows the saddle to flex with the movement of your horse. Not a treeless feel. The pommel & cantle will give you the support you need and the seat will feel secure for your hills, valleys & hair-pin turns. The bars of the saddle give slightly to allow your horse to perform with very minimal interference.

Notice the convenient buckle straps near the front conchos. If you like, Cultured Cowboy can add Saddle strings on Clip N Dees, under the conchos, for trail riding, or just tying accessories as you like. Take the strings off in a couple minutes. Stainless breast collar dees prevent sweat from corroding, like the inferior plated metals. (What's that mean to you? Plated metal corrosion will ruin your skirts - an expensive replacement, and makers that use the cheaper stuff know it won't happen until your warrantee runs out.)  (Higher resale value too!) 

If you look carefully, you'll see the famous Circle Y Air Channel, which stays off the spine of your horse. Neo-shock pads line the bottom of the tree. 

The smaller skirts & deep seat with the Flex 2 design not only have allowed riders to use this for barrel racing & other gymkhana sports, but longer trail rides & just plain riding fun too!.

With the competition among today's best, 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. 

This Circle Y Mounted Shooting saddle gives you a professional grades of competition saddlery.  Cultured Cowboy, with over 50 years experience in the saddles of some of the best saddlers, can tell you we are proud that Circle Y has improved the Flex 2 design so well. Our dream is to continue making the best saddles not just affordably available to you. Function & performance are number one in these type competition saddles. These Western competition 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.

Circle Y will use a quality skirting leather that will look rich, with or without a lot of tooling.  Some 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!  Both Circle Y & Cultured Cowboy understand what professional style saddles are supposed to be, and we make them to give you every edge in riding.  Prime leather is leather used for strength & durability.  Both Circle Y & Cultured Cowboy understand what professional style saddles are supposed to be, and we make them to give you every positive edge in riding.  

Grain and selection of leather is planned and placed for each position on your saddle, instead of looking like an afterthought. Each handmade 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. Perfected fenders for your sport assure you can move your leg as movements require. These mounted shooter's 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.  No feeling left behind.  No awkward slipping in your leans & turns.

Built for strength and endurance. Unlike saddles which are made for a couple years of showing and then to be traded, Your Circle Y competition 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, and in 7 regular, & 8 wide tree widths.  

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. Teardrop shaped fenders. Even though the leathers move easily, you'll feel secure at every position!	The Circle Y Saddle bottom of this saddle combines a layer of dissipating, shock absorbing material which is finished with a final layer of thick pile saddle fleece next to your horse. Both you & your horse are gonna love this for decades!
Details: Mid positioned Breast collar dees. A mix of tooling to bring out that "Old West" look in a new saddle!	Designed by Overall World Champion Cowboy Mounted Shooter Kenda Lenseigne, The 2404  Kenda Lenseigne Black Powder shooting saddle is created to win.  The horse/rider conforming Flex 2 Tree, Neo-Shock skirts, conforms to the horse, & is lightweight for you!  Padded suede seat has a 4.5 inch cantle to keep you balanced in the seat pocket during fast turns.  Special mounted shooter features include the low swell & forward tilting horn, for extra space when reaching for guns or arrows.  Pre-twisted stirrup leathers.  Wow !  -  Attention to detail.  Imagine your self in your competition, having the best run of your career!  Kenda is giving you the same advantages Kenda has!
	Good view of the rear of the mounted shooting saddle skirt.  Tooling, spots & conchos look great with that copper toned rear flank plate!
	So, here's a great view of the proper rigging possibilities:    Notice the angle of the rear slot. Designed to keep the flank set a little more forward and off the inside of the rear legs.   As much skirting as possible has been "cut-away" for much direct leg contact with your equine! And, this skirt allows the utmost in freedom for the horse to give it's all. Comfortable and purposeful.   Also: the EBS - Ergo-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 the newest, greatest, bestest, fit to your body, seat cushioning. 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 Suede Grain seat gives security to prevent  those "almost left behind" moments!  Seat is padded with a NASA type comfort foam. It gives the rider ultimate comfort without feeling bulky, or interfering with the "feel" of your horse.
	Front view shows both the "shock pad" and fleece combo bottom. 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 Pommel has a pommel for rider comfort & security. The forward leaning horn allows riders to bend over the pommel without discomfort, when leaning forward is needed.       Tooling under the pommel just adds another nice touch!
	Another view of twisted/tied stirrup leathers, Aluminum stirrups with rubber tread pad. Front pommel brass escusion pins. I almost always hook my stirrup over the horn while adjusting my girth! Nylon reinforced stirrup leathers add strength.  Good side view of the Blevins type adjustment buckle.
	Good top view of  this mounted shooter saddle. Chap quality suede full seat.       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 collaborative experience that leads to almost no returns, once we work together.)
The horn cap blends well with the other copper toned trim. Excellent rawhide braiding matches the laced rawhide cantle.
	Offside front view.   Here you see a close-up of the stainless steel breast collar dees. Short Conway Buckle strap with decorative tip is on each side of your saddle.  Matching 3 way breast collar?   All the shapes & fancy lines allow the breast collar to flex with the rider's needs. Made to "match the saddle" is best done when you order your saddle.  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.
Laced rawhide cantle. Copper toned trim.  See how the seat concho is set back under the cantle? Totally gets out of the way while you compete.  Good picture of the swirling floral tooling pattern.	Unique concho has almost bullet point looks in 4 corners. Chicago fastening front strap.

Flank set includes this hoop pick holder on one side & a handy pocket on the other.

Aluminum stirrup with rubber tread pad. 3 inch neck and teardrop fender design gives support as you fire and ease on your knees.

Circle Y Trail Saddles Notes: There is no difference in the pricing in seat sizes 13.5 through 16. Circle Y builds this model on their own tree. 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 closer contact.  Seat and jockey give the same great feel as a traditional saddle. The Flex 2 System allows comfort for rider & horse. 

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Designed from the tree out by World Champion Cowboy Mounted Shooter Kenda Lenseigne. Created to win!  CY- Black Powder 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 copper-toned trim. 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 fleece bottom.  This creates an air channel to cool the horse's back, and alleviates spinal pressures.  Laced Rawhide Cantle matches horn No. CY- 2404 Kenda Lenseigne Black Powder Mounted Shooting Flex Saddle  Shown saddle options.  Saddle:  Cowboy Mounted Shooter Saddle Type:   Pro Competition Tooling Style:  Floral Tooling Amount:  Skirts, Cantle & Pommel Seat Style:  Full  Seat Size:  13.5 - 15,16 Saddle Color:  Chocolate Seat Color:   Chocolate Suede   Tree:  Flex 2 Trail  5 Year Warranty.  Gullet Width: Choose Regular or Wide  Swell Width: 12 3/4 inches  Seat Size:  13.5, 14, 14.5, 15, 16 inches. Cantle Height:  4.5 inch.  Horn:  Forward leaning  Braided rawhide. 3 inch,  1 3/4 inch cap. Skirt Length:  24.5 inches Rigging: Stainless Steel  BC Dees. SS Drop front plate 7/8 positioning.  RearSlot. Stirrups: 3" neck  2 1/4" tread Aluminum Ergo-Balanced Bell Bottom stirrup. Finish:  CHocolate Trim:  Copper-toned  Weight:  Approximately 25 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. Synthetic Fleece over a mid-core of Neo-Shock tree liner CY- 2404 Mounted Shooter Saddle  Seat Sizes Compare At: Our CC Price   15", 16", 17" $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, 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.