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The name of a bar - what it really tells you, or not

How do you describe how a bar fits? Well, some companies have specific names for specific bar fits, but they aren't consisten between makers. Here's what we do now, and an idea for the future.
Subscribe to RSS Feed We are no longer building saddle trees, but we have two videos about how Western saddles fit horses available on our westernsaddlefit.com website.… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/name-bar-what-it-really-tells-you-or-not/

Of Arizona bars, and why we won't make them...

The stirrup groove is built into the underside of the bars for a purpose. An Arizona bar only has a front groove - no back groove. Since this will always compromise the fit for the horse, we won't build a bar this way.
First, lets get some definitions straight.  Very basic to start with - the bars are the pieces of the tree that go down the horse's back on each side of the spine.  I know… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/of-arizona-bars-and-why-we-won-t-make-them/

Speaking of surface area...

A comparison of surface area between a Ralide tree, an old Bowden tree, our little kid's tree and our regular and Wade bar patterns.
Subscribe to RSS Feed Our third Principle when it comes to saddle fit is to spread the Pressure over as much surface area as possible.  Something you will notice on… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/speaking-of-surface-area/