| A saddle serves as a seat for the rider of a horse, | | | | This type of saddle features a dipped seat and a |
| cinched on to the back using some sort of a strap, and | | | | strong plate rigging system. This rigging system helps |
| providing support to help the rider stay on top of the | | | | evenly disperse the pull of the saddle evenly, reducing |
| pony during riding. There are 5 general types of | | | | effect on the pony. Most frequently the fork of the |
| saddles : British , Western, sidesaddle, military, and | | | | saddle sits very low on the pony. A big horn is |
| Australian stock. | | | | featured to aid in roping. Stirrups are hung at once |
| A Wade horse riding saddle is a sort of Western | | | | under the rider, permitting one to use their feet for |
| saddle, inspired by the old Californio school of riding. | | | | support while letting them sit nicely, in a fusion of |
| The Californios were Spanish-speaking inhabitants of | | | | Western and British styles. |
| California prior to it was merged into the US. They | | | | Above all, Wade saddles are built with maximum |
| belonged to the school of natural horsemanship, and | | | | comfort on intensive rides in mind. Every aspect of the |
| had strong working relationships with their animals. | | | | saddle is built around buckaroos riding coarse terrain |
| Their saddles are easy on both the rider and the | | | | for full day rides. It is no surprise surprise then, that they |
| horse, providing a pleasant balance. | | | | are most favored amongst Western riders in the |
| Like all Western saddles, Wade saddles have no | | | | Yankee south-west. Though for a period of time they |
| built-in padding, and is going to be used with a blanket | | | | were of secondary recognition to other Western |
| or other form of padding between themselves and the | | | | styles, they have lately enjoyed a rebirth of interest; |
| horse's back. The girth is a leather cinch, and Wade | | | | many top-end saddle makers now feature the wade |
| saddles are supposed to be used with stirrups. | | | | saddle in the their inventories. |