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Which Bronc Saddle is right for me?
The G Bar G Gold style ground seat is constructed so you sit as deep as possible. The cantle is what we call a Beaver slide type cantle. It's designed to allow you to slide down in the seat and force your legs up under the swells. There are many saddles that have high cantles, but they only force your upper body forward and against the swells, but this throws your body out of position for the next step in your spurring ride. That is the reason for our design; to get your pelvis tipped forward and your leg up under the swell which positions your feet high in the neck of your bucking horse. We have made a major change in the bar setup to help make the saddle sit higher on the horse, but also take the pressure off the stirrup leathers. This will help narrow the front end down, as well, and help you get around the corner to set your feet.
Our new G Bar G II, has several changes from our G Bar G Gold. First, we changed the front end or swells. They sit so you have a deeper swell. They do not have a definite pocket, but allow your leg to have equal contact throughout the spur stroke. The ground seat makes the saddle feel much narrower and deeper seated. The cantle is deeper dished and wraps around further with a relief for your tailbone. This is a different feel than our G Bar G Gold. The bars are designed for the saddle to sit up well in front, but take the pressure off your stirrup leathers, thus allowing easier forward motion. The bars flatten out in the seat to allow a deeper seat and also set you up for more extension to the front end, allowing you to get higher in the neck and set your feet without resistance.
What size bronc saddle should I use?
Your body size and ability will determine your best saddle size. The
following sizes have been updated as to what everyone is looking at now.
I personally think you should stay to the shorter end of the saddle in
your size if you are just starting out.
5'5" to 5'7" use 15-1/2 to 16" seat
5'8" to 5'10" use 16 to 16-1/2" seat
5'11" to 6'1" use 16-1/2" to 17" seat
The largest size we make is 17-1/4" seat. Just remember, for security - shorten. For extension of the leg into the front end, go longer.
One thing to keep in mind. If your seat length is too short it stops or hampers your feet from getting high in the front end. If it is too long it causes you to slide back and forth in the saddle. If you slide away from the cantle when the horse hits the ground and then back to the cantle when the horse leaves the ground, you will eventually get behind on your timing. After you have determined your seat length, sit in your saddle and adjust your stirrups leather length so you have just a little cantle pressure. To tell the cantle pressure, straighten your legs, putting pressure in your stirrup leathers. This should push you against your cantle, but not up the cantle and then relax your pressure. This should allow you go slide forward away from the cantle 1/2". If you have more movement than that you will need to put a block or a half hole in your stirrup leathers. A block is a piece of skirting leather with holes in it matching the holes in the stirrup leathers. Place this on the outside of the stirrup leathers, but under the roller on the buckle; this shortens your leathers. You can use up to 2 blocks of leather. If this doesn't shorten the leathers enough, take the stirrup leathers up one hole. Remember, the side on which you hold the rein should be just a little shorter than the other. For instance, if you ride right handed, your stirrup leather on the right side needs to be just a little shorter. This keeps your hips and shoulders square in the saddle.
