DIXIELAND GAITED SADDLES, CUSTOM HANDCRAFTED AMISH SADDLES

Welcome to Dixieland Gaited Saddles where we specialize in custom saddles for Show and Trail including Endurance, Round, Butterfly, Plantation and
Square skirt Styles. We have been serving the gaited community for over 11 years (longer than any other gaited saddle maker in business) and were
selected by "The Gaited Horse" Magazine as 'Best of the Net' for gaited saddles in their Winter 2005 edition.   Although we specialize in fitting the
gaited horses, our wide selection of trees and styles make our saddles popular with owners of a variety of other breeds like the quarter horse.   All of our
saddles are sold directly to the customer- there are no middlemen. I personally do all the fittings and answer all the questions and guarantee the we offer the
best price for the highest quality saddle designed by you to fit your horse. Each saddle is a work of art designed with you and your horse in mind and made to
last a lifetime.     We now offer a 2 year warranty on workmanship on all custom saddles and 5 year warranty on the tree.
All the materials we use for our saddles are hand selected and we use only the finest USA made leather and fittings. Each saddle is individually hand crafted
and tooled by skilled Amish craftsmen who take great pride in the quality and durability of their craft which has been passed down thru many generations.
The leather used for our saddles and tack is 100% No. 1 grade USA cowhide, tanned in the USA and purchased from Wickett & Craig, which is a premier
American leather company. All hardware is stainless steel, montana silversmiths or nickel plated brass. No hardware is used in these saddles that will rust
or damage the leather and this includes screws that are used throughout the saddle. All the fleece is heavy-duty synthetic fleece treated to eliminate insect
pests. Each leather piece is hand cut from the finest 12-14 oz leather and is fitted to the saddle only after the edges have been smoothed, beveled, hand
rubbed and sealed. There is absolutely no machine stamping or assembly line process used for our gaited saddles.    You will not find leather of this quality
and weight in any other custom saddle at this price.
We offer SEVERAL gaited trees with 11 different fits so that we not only fit the horses shoulder, but also the different back conformation. I personally work
with each customer to individually select the best tree for their horse. Each of our trees designed with the conformation of the gaited horse breeds in mind
including the Tennessee Walking Horse, Missouri Fox Trotter, Spotted Saddle Horse, Rocky Mountain Horse, American Saddlebred etc. All of our trees
are available in a standard and wide fit and carry the Steele Equi-fit and Equi-Fit Flexible name.    Our trees do not just widen the gullet, the bars are
specially angled and the rock is actually designed for the different gaited breeds.   All of our saddles are designed so that they won't pinch the withers or
restrict movement and the higher gullet will not interfere with the natural nod, thereby eliminating soreness.   Steele has been at the forefront of the industry
in designing saddle trees for the gaited horse, and no other gaited saddle maker offers as many fits and options for the gaited horse as we do at Dixieland
Saddles. Before making a gaited saddle purchase, make sure the BARS and ROCK fit your gaited horse instead of just a quarter horse tree with the gullet
altered.   We also offer and recommend the "FIT TO BE SEEN" fit forms for you to try on your horse to ensure you get a proper fit. CLICK HERE FOR
MORE INFORMATION ON "FIT TO BE SEEN" FIT FORM SYSTEM
The trees earning the Equi-Fit® and Equi-Fit Flexible name are designed first and foremost to fit the horse's back properly, not to get by with a minimum of
material. Equi-Fit® bars require three to four inches of wood or polymer.   Proper fit is not possible with the two inches and less typically used in many trees
today. Each of our trees has approximately eighty square inches of load bearing area. This translates into two pounds per square inch for a fairly typical one
hundred sixty pound rider. Some very poor fitting trees have only four to eight square inches of contact creating twenty to forty pounds of pressure per
square inch on the horse's back from the same one hundred sixty pound rider. This is all too common, the improper fit being masked by the saddle skirts and
pad, leaving the rider unaware of anything other than an ill-tempered horse who steps away to the side during mounting. The design, testing and experience
used for the design of our gaited trees ensures you the best fit and quality available. Our rigid trees are made of wood encapsulated in fiberglass which
provides for superior moisture protection and is even stronger than the traditional rawhide tree. More information on our flexible trees can be seen by
clicking the link at the top of the page.
All of our saddles now include the Hand Rubbed Finish which involves 2 coats of Skidmore's Leather Cream, hand rubbed on the inside and outside of the
leather (prior to the saddle being assembled) so that the areas that cannot be reached when the saddle is completed are totally conditioned. This process
takes an additional 3 days but ensures the softest leather possible on your new saddle.    We also offer several sizes of Skidmore's Leather Cream and
Waterproofing so you can keep your saddle clean and conditioned.
Although a majority of the gaited breeds will require the regular gaited tree, we also offer a wide tree (size will be determined when order is placed) for each
of our gaited fits. All of our trees feature a 5 year guarantee and workmanship is guaranteed for 2 years on all of our custom saddles.   All of our trees
feature a 13 1/2"swell, horn height 3 1/2", Cantle height 5" with cheyenne roll or pencil roll. Our standard saddles feature a deep seat (provides additional
security for the rider), and a narrow twist. For those who prefer a flatter seat with less rise, we also offer that .
All silver used is Montana Silver and each saddle features all stainless hardware, leather off billet and tie strap, hand laced leather bell stirrups, padded
seat, Enduro Balanced Rigging (3-point v-rigging) or double in-skirt rigging (allows for 3/4 or 7/8 rigging). Leather covered endurance stirrups, and many
other custom options as well as a complete line of matching tack and accessories. Please visit our ''PRICES AND ACCESSORIES" page for the complete
list.
All saddles feature your choice of the following for $975
-ANY REGULAR EQUI-FIT OR EQUI-FIT FLEXIBLE TREE (wide tree is $75 extra)
-5 Inch Cantle with Cheyenne Roll or Pencil Roll, Hand Rubbed Finish with Skidmores Leather Cream, Leather Off Billet and Tie Strap (2 tie straps for
saddles with enduro balanced or v-rigging)
-Enduro-Balanced v-rigging or Double In-Skirt Rigging
- Endurance, Round   or Square Skirt
-15, 16 or 17" seat
-light oil, medium oil, dark oil, mahogany, black or dark brown
-Smooth or Suede Seat in your choice of colors(mahogany, black or dark brown)
-Hand Tooled Pattern of Your Choice- basketweave, barbed wire, edge design, barbed wire with basketweave, acorn and oak leaf with basketweave, or
acorn & oak leaf edge. Please visit my accessories and price list page for additional options and prices including show saddles, bridles, breast collars,
cruppers, real wool fleece, real wool felt etc.
The skirt length on the gaited saddles varies from 24 to 28 inches (depending on the seat size and skirt style chosen). The weight of our saddles varies from
27-35 pounds, depending on the skirt style and type of tree you select.   I require a $200 deposit at time of ordering, which can be paid by check, credit card
or papal. Once the deposit and order information are received, we will send an order confirmation for you to review. If you would like to pay your deposit
with paypal click the paypal payment button below.   The balance is due when saddle is completed and ready to ship. Please allow 4-10 weeks for shipment
(call or email for exact schedule). Shipping and insurance is $59.

#1Round skirt, medium oil, acorn and oak leaf with
basketweave tooling

#2 Two Tone Mahogany & Black
Endurance Saddle with pencil roll

#5-Round Skirt, Mahogany with Barbed Wire and
Basketweave . Silver Laced Cantle $75 Montana
Silver Swell Plates $50, Montana Silver Latigo and
Cinch Holders $75, Montana Silver Horn Cap $15

#3-Mahogany Endurance with Horn,
Black Smooth Seat, Edge Tooling.
Tooled Endurance Stirrups. This
saddle has the leather conchos and
latigo tie straps laced through the tree
which is available on any saddle for no
additional charge.

#4- Butterfly skirt, dark oil, simple border
tooling

#9-Endurance Style Saddle Without Horn,
Dark Oil Finish, Edge Tooling, Dark
Brown Suede Seat. This saddle also
features the tooled Leather Covered
Endurance Stirrups (Additional $45)

#10-Rounded skirt, light oil , black seat, with basketweave
tooling .

#8-Endurance skirt with horn , medium oil, edge
tooling, double in skirt rigging, latigo tie straps

#13-This Light Oil Endurance Style with
No horn, Silver Laced Cantle, Tooled
Leather Covered Endurance Stirrups,
dark brown Suede Seat.

#11-Black round skirt with edge tooling, enduro
balanced rigging.

#15-NEW STYLE!!! THIS ENDURANCE SADDLE
5 INCH CANTLE WITH PENCIL ROLL (NO LIP
BEHIND SEAT OF SADDLE).

#16-Endurance skirt, black with suede
seat, barbed wire with basketweave
tooling- plus $50 for silver laced cantle
and $55 for tooled tapaderos

#14-Deluxe Show Saddle in Light Oil with
Basketweave Tooling $999 (add $50 for Silver Laced
Cantle).

#18-MEDIUM OIL, ROUND SKIRT,
BASKETWEAVE - TAPADEROS $45 (on
bell stirrups) or $55 (on aluminum endurance
stirrups)

.#17-Two-tone Mahogany & Black, Round skirt, Silver
Laced Cantle, Montana Silver Swell Plates, Barbed Wire
with Basketweave Tooling.

Below are samples of our plantation style saddles which feature our the Steele
Equi-Fit tree with the "narrow endurance pommel". This saddle is available
with either the western or english fenders. Please click here for more
information on these saddles

#12-Medium Oil, Round Skirt, Basketweave
Tooling, 5 inch Silver Laced Cantle with
Montana Silver Swell Plates.

#7b-This medium oil endurance saddle with
pencil roll, enduro balanced rigging, latigo tie
straps and acorn and oak leaf border tooling

Dixieland Gaited Saddles
Old Amish Craftsmanship
"Featuring the Steele Equi-Fit and Equi-Fit Flexible Tree"
c/o Cynthia Wright
714 County Road 492
Lexington AL, 35648
256-366-7480
dixielandsaddles@gmail.com