We are no longer building saddle trees, but we have two videos about how Western saddles fit horses available on our westernsaddlefit.com website.

Special Wood Post Horns

Because we shape wood post horns individually, we can easily make a different shape than normal, along with the different height and pitches we have pictured in our Horns on Wade Trees and our Wood Post Horns on Swell Fork Trees pages.  We can even move the horn forward on the fork for those worried about “belly clearance”!  We also use special woods to make exposed wood caps or even fully exposed horns if requested.  Following are some pictures of different shapes, styles and exposed wood horns we have been asked to make. 

Please note:  These pictures were taken on a flat table.  There will be less pitch to the horns when the trees are on a horse.

Different Shapes

Hope style wood post horn   3 1/4" high, 4" cap, 22 degree pitch, 4" stock	Special order, slight amount of extra belly, extra pitch   3 1/4" high, 4" cap, 38 degree pitch, 5" stock
Extra belly on small cap horn   3" high, 3 1/2" cap, 30 degree pitch, 4 3/4" stock	Extra thick neck   3 1/4" high, 4" cap, 30 degree pitch, 5" stock

Exposed Wood Caps

We will discuss with you about how to attach the horn caps so they fit with your saddle design.  We have placed the screw holes so individual silver inlays work well, or we have routered out a specific size circle for the inlaid horn cap. They can also be epoxied on from underneath.

Jarrah wood exposed horn cap   5" cap size, Guadalajara horn cap shape	Jarrah wood exposed horn cap   3 1/4" high, 5" cap, 30 degree pitch, 5" stock
Peter Mayer of McLeese Lake BC built this saddle   on a tree with an exposed Jarrah wood horn cap	Richard Tenisch silver on Peter Mayer saddle   2 3/4" horn cap on 5" Guadalajara Jarrah wood horn
Peter Mayer made this saddle for a working cowboy   on a tree with an exposed Jarrah wood horn cap	Richard Tenisch also did the silver on this saddle   This picture was taken after 2 years of cowboy use

Fully Exposed Wood Horns

	Julia McCormack of McCormack Hill Leather  built this saddle on a modified 3B tree.   The fully exposed horn is Jarrah wood.  3" high, 4" cap, 22 degree pitch, 4 1/2" stock thickness
Padauk wood exposed horn   3 1/4" high, 4 3/4" cap, 30 degree pitch, 5 1/4" stock	Padauk wood exposed horn   The reddish color of this wood really glows in the light.
	Gary Parrish built this saddle on a Will James tree.   The horn is made of a wood called Purpleheart.   3" high, 3 1/2" cap, 27 degree pitch, 4 1/4" stock
	A Gary Parrish saddle on a Modified Association tree.   The horn is made of Jarrah Wood.     3" high, 4" cap, 27 degree pitch, 4 1/2" stock