Sonata Lightweight Synthetic Gaited
Horse and Mule Saddle
The Sonata gaited horse saddle
provides a light weight, economical alternative to our
traditional leather saddles. No compromises of quality
are made in the construction of these saddles, even
though prices start at just $693.00. We have used the
same base for these saddles as that of our Guffey
series, the modified J-bar tree. The Crest Ridge
modified J-bar tree has stood the test of time.
First seen in the saddles dating back to 1880, it
was originally designed specifically for mules and
narrow-bodied animals. This time tested and true tree
has proven its worth in the thousand of animals able to
remain sound with heavy use.
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The Sonata synthetic saddle weighs approximately 21 pounds
and comes
standard with:
- Leather billets and tie strap
latigo
- Wooden tree encased in
fiberglass
- 12 oz leather tie strings 1000
denier weight Cordura
- Laced Bell
Stirrups
- Padded leather seat
- Cheyenne roll
- Real Blevins buckles!
The Sonata is highly customizable.
Available options include:
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Choice of seat: padded
leather, suede or Supra-Cor with starburst stitching
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Regular, wide and extra-wide width
trees
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Leather colors of black, chestnut
or show brown
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Short or regular fenders
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The horn can be deleted
- Available in seat sizes 15",16", and 17"
- 14" and 18" seats
are available with some trees as a special
order.
Pictured above is Jenny Meyers of Cameron, Wisconsin,
riding Black Tango, a Missouri Fox Trotter near Mount
Rushmore, South Dakota. Jenny is riding in a
Sonata saddle with
endurance stirrups and a
Crest Ridge/5-Star saddle pad.
Customer comments and feedback:
I recently purchased a used Sonata
for my Fat – Mutton Withered Rocky Mountain Horse. I
have ridden for 40 years and I must say I LOVE THIS
SADDLE... Not only do I like the way it fits her and her
gaiting is great – but I love the way it sits me in the
saddle. I will be selling my $1,350. Tucker and am
replacing it with my used $300. Debbie Backes
I am so excited about this saddle I
am not sure where to start to thank you. I bought this
from you back in November but wasn’t able to test ride
in it until recently thanks to my mare injuring herself.
What a great fit! My little 14.3hh
Moriesian has a draft size back and after working with
you sending pictures and measurements back and forth we
finally decided to go with your draft tree. Great
choice, since she’s been out of work with the injury so
she’s chunked up a bit and the saddle fits beautifully
now with just a wool blanket. There’s plenty of
potential to use a saddle pad when she starts to get
back into shape.
Even with a plain wool blanket the
saddle fits well, doesn’t pinch or ride high and has
nice even weight distribution. The best part is it
doesn’t roll on her mutton withered table top back!!!! I
couldn’t believe it, I don’t even need to do a V-cinch,
just regular cinching and I don’t get a roll. I don’t
end up having to cinch it up tight either which my mare
is very thankful for. I haven’t had issues with it
sliding forward yet since we’re not doing heavy work but
incase it does you have a great crupper attachment! It
will probably come in handy when we start hill work or
long rides.
The saddle is great for me too! I’m
6’2” and there are more than enough adjustments for my
long legs with loads of room to spare in each direction.
The seat is very secure and puts me in the correct
“dressage” position instead of the chair seat I usually
get with saddles. I really enjoy the hybrid between
leather and synthetic materials. Leather in all the
places you want it yet synthetic to help keep the weight
down. Brilliant!
What a great saddle and thank you so
much for your time to make sure I got one that fit just
right. I am so thrilled with it I show everyone that
comes over and am proud to tell them where I got it.
Great job! Lindsay
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