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Below: A cutting horse in action.From eBayUsed Cutting Saddle PhotosIn this photo you can clearly see this cutting saddle has high swells and a tall, thinsaddle horn.This cutting horse rider uses the design of her saddle to help her stayseated during a hard stop and turn.A used cutting saddle can still be in great condition and continue toprovide many years of service.What Is A Cutting Saddle?A cutting saddle is a saddle designed to meet the needs of riders competingin cutting horse competitions. Cutting saddles are highly specialized to meetthe unique demands of a high performance sport characterized by powerful horsesperforming hard, sudden stops; low-in-the-front-end turns; and lightening fastchanges of direction.Cutting saddles have several specialized features to help horses and ridersperform their best. Some of these features are described below. Saddle Swells and Saddle Horn: One of the mostnoticeable differences in a cutting horse saddle compared to other saddlesis their swells (also called the 'pommel' or 'fork') andthe saddle horn. The swells of a cutting horse saddle are taller than in othersaddles, giving the rider more security during the tipped-forward,low-in-the-front-end turns so common in cutting horse competition. Thesaddle horn is taller and thinner than in other types of saddles, and mightbe straight or tipped forward slightly. This design allows a rider to gripthe horn and push, helping to keep them stable during low, hard turns and sudden stops.
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Saddle Seat: The seats in cutting horse saddles aredesigned to be close to the horse, and to create a pocket for a rider to sitdeeply and securely during cutting. Cantle: The cantle of a cutting horse saddle islower than in some ranch and other types of saddles. The cantles in cuttinghorse saddles are designed to allow the rider to sit deep during hard,sudden stops, or low, fast turns. Saddle Stirrup Fenders and Leathers: In a cuttingsaddle the stirrup fenders are hung farther forward than in many other types ofsaddles.
This allows the rider to push back and sit deep into the saddle during the hard,low, turns, and sudden stops common in cutting. If the stirrup fendersare hung too far back, the rider's legs will be behind them causing themto fall forward.
In addition, the stirrup fenders and leathers in acutting saddle won't be as heavy as in, say, roping or ranch saddles.Cutting horse riders need close contact with their horses for good,split-second communication. Rigging Position: Most cutting horse saddles arefull-rigged or 7/8 rigged. When used with a back cinch, full-rigged and 7/8 rigged saddleshelp to keep the saddle in place without twisting or moving back. If you aren'tfamiliar with saddle rigging positions, you can see our short, illustratedarticle on it here:?