Crusade Lite Synthetic Gaited Horse
Endurance Saddle
The
Crusade Lite is a beautiful hand-crafted steer hide endurance
style trail saddle suitable for gaited horses without a
high withers. The Crusade Lite is functionally the
same as our Crusade Endurance saddle, but with synthetic
skirting and Cordura fenders to reduce the weight. With its superb balance and
comfortable slightly deeper seat, the Crusade Lite endurance
saddle is ideal for trails, endurance riding or
everyday pleasure riding. Recessed stirrups prevent bulk
under the leg and allow a more natural line from hip to
heel. The Crusade Lite features fine quality leather, a
SupraCor leather-covered and a
3.75" cantle rise for comfort during long days in the
saddle. The saddle also features multiple rings for
convenience.
To prevent elbow chaffing on your
horse, our rigging in this saddle is set at 7/8 ‘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. Each saddle has
Blevins buckles, nylon near-side and off-side billets,
and stainless steel hardware.
The Crusade Lite is an affordable
saddle with prices start at just $843. But don't
let the low cost fool you. The Crusade Lite is a
high quality, durable saddle, that compares favorably to
saddles that cost twice as much.
The Crusade
Lite is highly customizable.
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Choice of seat: padded
leather, suede or Supra-Cor (standard)
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Seat sizes 15" to 17", with
14" and 18" seats available as a special order on
some trees.
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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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Upgrade to endurance stirrups or
tapaderos.
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Short or regular fenders
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Nylon billets that can be upgraded
to leather.
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The horn can be deleted
Customer comments on the Crusade Lite
Debra, This was the table top flat backed, no withers
horse. I used to ride
sideways in a saddle, not anymore! This saddle was a
lifesaver for me and Nate. Not sure if he is happy, he
is now my main trail horse, I never leave home without
him!
Here is Nate a Reg. 8 year
old TWH, in Arkansas in the Spring of 2011.
He has one of your pads, girth and Crusade light
saddle in the photo. Melanie B. Texas
(August 2011)
I
want you to see how well it (Crusade Lite with a
Crest Ridge 5 Star saddle pad) suited us and is
perfectly fitted. He was 3 1/2 at the time of the
picture, his name is Maverick and he is a Kentucky
Mountain Saddle Horse coming up 5 this year. As soon as
I put it on his back he gaited much better. We both
love the saddle and the best part for me was there was
no working it in. From the 1st ride to my ride now it's
like a hundred year old rocking chair. Maverick and I
ride on average 5-6 hours during the winter in a
week either trail riding or schooling and about 6-10
hours on a regular week when we aren't away for long
week-ends or week long camping trips during our riding
season April-October. On average I spend 5-6 hours a
ride in the saddle and never walk away with a saddle
sore for either him or I. I got Maverick off Dolly and
Jessica Puccia of Bonnieview Farms
www.bonnieviewfarms.com who now have a saddle on
order from you by my satisfaction which is due to arrive
in a week or two. Debbie K. Ontario
 
I have
known Debra through the internet for years, but just
never had occasion to need a new saddle until now. I
already knew that Debra goes above and beyond on
Customer service, but now have experienced it first
hand.
Kysa & Savanna
I decided to get a new saddle for
my hopefully done growing 7 year old Mountain horse.
When I first e-mailed Deb to ask questions, my horse was
across a flooded creek and I could not get to her to
measure her. Debra said “most Mountain horses will
measure 8 and 12.25 at the points of
interest.” Deb then spent several days e-mailing
and answering every question and making good suggestions
for fitting my horse and me. Well, the creek subsided,
and I measured my horse--and Savanna was exactly 8 and
12.25 at the two points! We settled on a Crusade
Lite, for the correct tree for my horse and lighter
weight for me.
I was anxious for a saddle that fit my Savanna, so I
asked Deb what she had in stock in a 15W in a Crusade
Lite. She offered one of her saddles on “scratch
and dent” sale. This saddle had a supracore
seat--something I would not have gotten if I had custom
ordered. Deb shipped it immediately, and I have seen
more scratches and dents on saddles sold for full price.
My horse is happy, my bottom is happy, and Deb’s
customer service simply cannot be beat. And it is a nice
well made saddle that fits my horse perfectly.
Kysa Gilkerson, South Dakota (August 5, 2009)
Just want to say thank you for
a saddle that FINALLY FITS my Arabian. I'd gone
through five saddles, and my new Crusade Lite fits her
great! No dry spots, no curled up hairs, and she
is much more relaxed and forward under saddle.
Huge thanks . Endurance Granny (Jacke
Reynolds) (January 1, 2009)
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