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Guffey Gaited Horse & Gaited Mule Saddle 

Crest Ridge Saddlery presents “The Guffey,” a wonderful saddle designed specifically for avid gaited horse equestrians who spend many hours in the saddle and on the trail. “The Guffey” is a beautiful hand-crafted steer hide trail saddle that will serve the rider well for many years to come. The seat is a center pocket seat to keep the rider in the perfect place in the seat at all times. 

This saddle is made on one of our 19 wooden trees, each of which is wrapped in fiberglass for extra durability. “The Guffey” has a deep seat with a 5.5 inch high cantle. This tree can be ordered in gaited horse, mule or combination versions. This gaited horse saddle has a wonderful flare in the front of the tree so that nothing interferes with the horse's natural gait and the gullet is high enough not to get in the way of his natural head bob.

To prevent elbow chaffing on your horse, our rigging in this saddle is set at ¾ hanging dee on the front, and drop Rigging on the back. Hanging dee rigging is the most durable for trail riding because the dee hangs and both ends of leather are fastened directly to the tree. All the rings on this saddle are attached directly to the tree for extra durability

We offer the Guffey in basic and elite versions, with many options available for you to customize your gaited horse saddle.  Prices start at $1158.

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Guffey Elite gaited horse saddle        Guffey Elite gaitedhorse saddle    Guffey Elite Gaited Horse Saddle

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Guffey Western Trail gaited horse saddle    Guffey Western Trail gaited horse saddle    Guffey Western Trail gaited horse saddle    Guffey Western Trail gaited horse saddle    Guffey Elite gaited horse saddle

The Guffey Western Trail saddle for gaited horses and mules is offered in standard and elite versions:

 

Guffey

Elite Guffey

Seat Sizes Available

(in inches)

14*, 15, 16, 17, 18*

* = Special order

14*, 15, 16, 17, 18*

* = Special order

Colors available

Black, chestnut brown, show brown

 

Black, chestnut brown, show brown

Tree warranty

Five year

Five year

Craftsmanship warranty

3 years

3 years

Slick seat

Available

n/a

Padded seat

Available

n/a

Padded burst pattern Seat

Available

Standard

Supra-Cor seat lining

n/a

Standard

Synthetic lining

Available

n/a

Fleece lining

Available

Standard

Customize tree to your horse's measurements

Standard

Standard

Average weight

26 pounds

26 pounds

Wide tree

Available

Available

Extra wide tree

Available

Available

Regular tree

Available

Available

Mule bars

Available

Available

Will it fit a mule?

YES

YES

Custom matching accessories, including bridles, reins, breast collars, breeching, saddle bags, pommel bags are available when you order your Guffey saddle.  these accessories will be made from the same leather with the same tooling by the same craftsmen that make your saddle.  These accessories will match the color of your saddle since they are made from the same dyed leather at the same time as your saddle is built.

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The picture above shows a Guffey Elite saddle being used during the Marshfield, Missouri 2009 Fourth of July day parade.  The rider is Dawn Corbin-Deutsch of Niangua, Missouri.  The horse is Legendary Prince, a six year-old American Saddlebred. Robert Hardcastle shows his Spotted Saddle Horse Little Joe in a Guffey Rose Trail Saddle.
Guffey gaited horse saddle Guffey Elite Tropy Saddle     Debra Racheter presenting a Guffey Elite saddle
Stan Hadden with his Guffey saddle on his Missouri Fox Trotter "Sugarfoot" at Big Bend National Park, Texas. Crest Ridge Saddlery presented Sally Scott a Guffey Elite saddle for winning the Versatility Challenge at the 2009 Women & Horses Exposition.

 

 



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