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Route 711 - Just South of Route 31, Donegal, PA  -  724-593-8100
Suppliers & Products
We carry the complete line of Abetta Cordura and leather saddles and tack. The Cordura saddle models include the following models: Endurance, Endurance Softee, Southwest Endurance, Pleasure Rider, Abetta Cordura, Acu-Letha Sprint FS, Southwest, Abetta A-Fork, Cordura All-Around, Acu-Letha Deluxe, Cordura Deluxe, Cordura Beartrap, Cordura Highback, Southwest Highback, The Patriot, The Dodgeville, The Sport, Playday, Ultimate Trail Rider, Showman and Cordura Endurance.
Reinsman Equestrian Products manufactures quality western riding equipment. Reinsman offers a complete line of handmade stainless steel horse bits, saddle pads, leather strap goods and saddles. We also carry halters and lead ropes, grooming equipment, bridles, reins, breast collars, leg care products, blankets, saddle pads, farm & ranch equipment, saddle bags and supplements from Select The Best. We will be adding lots of other horse tack, plus more gift items in the next few months. Check back with us frequently to see what's being added.

At Professional's Choice, we believe the more comfortable the horse, the better its performance. That is why all our products undergo extensive testing to ensure we provide customers the highest quality, most effective and most comfortable products on the market.

There is little that needs to be said after you say Breyer.®
They have been leading the way in collectable miniaturized horses.
For over one hundred years, Purina Mills has been the leader in the area of animal science and nutrition. Our strong sense of responsibility to animals and their owners is reflected in the unconditional quality of our feeds, backed by years of extensive research in the area of animal nutrition. At the LongView Animal Nutrition Center in Gray Summit, Missouri, nutritionists, veterinarians and managers observe first-hand the interrelationship of good feed practices, good health, proper growth and development and optimum performance. Our commitment to research helps keep Purina on the leading edge of nutritional science. Animal feed is the leading agri-business sector in American agriculture today. Purina Mills is clearly the U. S. leader in animal nutrition products, research and innovation, and is the largest feed manufacturer in the country.

Genuine Sleazy Sleepwear shoulder guards are the highest quality Lycra garments for horses. This 4-way, heavy-duty, stretch fabric is washable and gives you a superior fit. Strong elastic strap under the barrel with a plastic clasp, featuring elastic reinforced hems. Keep your horse's coat looking great, without ugly rub marks from blankets. Give your horse a Sleazy Sleeper.
Weaver Leather ® manufactures a wide variety of high quality leather and nylon tack and distribute fine tack-related products including: bits, blevins buckles, breast collars, bridles, brushes and combs, cinchas, cotton leads, curbs, halters, halter bridles, headstalls, latigos, off billets, leather care items, livestock supplies, nosebands, pack equipment, poly leads, reins, saddle bags, saddle pads and blankets, saddle strings, scabbards, spurs, stirrups, stirrup leathers, tie downs, trailer and cross ties, training tack and whips.
Tex Tan..the small hide tannery that opened its doors as Western Hide & Company in 1919 has since become one of the most respected leather companies in the world. Wherever cowboys and horsemen meet, the Tex Tan name and Hereford brand are known throughout the world. Not only was Tex Tan manufacturing saddles, but also harnesses and horse collars in the early years. During the Depression, Tex Tan, then named Texas Tanning & Manufacturing Co., began manufacturing finished leather products as well as Hereford Brand saddles and Texas Ranger belts.

We are proud to carry Big Horn and Circle Y of Yoakum saddles. These saddle makers have proven themselves to deliver a saddle that holds up to the time tried trials of horse riders across the world. They are production saddle makers in that they create different models and do little customization. When you purchase a Circle Y or Big Horn you can buy with the confidence that you are getting a saddle well worth the money.
In business for more than 13 years, Dakota offers saddles of the best quality at a fair price. Handcrafted from the finest materials, Dakota saddles can be semi-customized to fit your personal needs. We are proud to use only high quality materials in our saddles. Our saddles feature the Steele Equi-Fit trees from the Steele Saddle Tree Co., silver from the Montana Silversmith Co., and quick change buckles from Blevins. "American Made" has always been a symbol of quality. Dakota and Liberty Bell Leather firmly stand behind our products. All Dakota saddles come with a 5 year warranty on the Steele tree.
The Aussie saddle is actually a FORWARD SEAT, as in an English saddle, and certainly NOT A REAR-READING SEAT, as in a Western saddle. Interestingly, the Aussie saddle is somewhere in between. At the walk, the rider sits in the back of the saddle, with the leg slightly forward, and the heels down. This spreads the bearing weight of the rider not just under the butt, but also under the thigh, making it more comfortable for the rider. Which is why we sit in the back of chairs, not on the edge of them. This rider position does the same for the horse.

The bearing weight of the rider is thus spread over a greater surface of the tree, lowering pounds per square inch for the horse. It is also a much SAFER way to ride. If the horse at the walk puts his foot in a hole, and drops on his knee, you may not go over the front, BECAUSE YOU WILL ALREADY HAVE YOUR FOOT IN A POSITION TO PROP AGAINST A FALL. You will also be helped by the knee pads, or “poleys”. They are there to STOP you going over the top.

The straight up and down leg, as in dressage, and as in Western pleasure, is deadly on the trail, although it does look pretty in the arena. If the horse stumbles, and your ankle is inline with your elbow, which is in line with your shoulders, you will not have time to tell your brain to tell your foot to get forward to “prop” against a fall. You will already be on the ground. Now, the faster you go in an Aussie saddle, the more your weight comes forward, so, at the full gallop, you should be in the “jockey position”, with your thighs secured against the knee pads, your head down, back straight, reins short, and your leg will AUTOMATICALLY be in full dressage position. This will enable you to control direction of the horse with leg pressure and body weight shift— a good thing in thick timber at flap gallop. Yank mouth, and you’ll certainly buy bark.

And if you think this is not a good position for a rider on a galloping horse, check out where they ride on racetracks with million of dollars in the balance! Put simply, there is NO saddle more comfortable for the trail horse, AND the rider, than an Australian stock saddle. It evolved over two centuries into bush-perfect. The pattern belongs to nobody. The R and D was done by countless Outback riders who depended on the saddle for their very life - - and livelihood. When modern riders discover this unique saddle for American trails, that is about all they ride.

 

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