Saddle Up

08/30/2026

🤠 🌟 Saddle Feature Sunday 🌟

Future cowboys and cowgirls deserve quality gear too! ⭐ This New Cashel Western Youth Cowboy Kid Wade Saddle brings the timeless look and feel of a traditional Wade saddle into a youth-sized package, giving young riders a saddle that's built for comfort, confidence, and learning the ropes.

Designed with the classic cowboy in mind, the Wade-style tree offers a closer connection to the horse, while the larger horn cap provides extra security when practicing rope work. The high cantle helps keep young riders comfortably in position, making this a fantastic choice for ranch riding, trail adventures, and everyday riding.

✨ Features:
🤎 Traditional Wade saddle design
🤎 Closer contact with the horse
🤎 Larger horn cap for securing a rope
🤎 High cantle for added rider security
🤎 Built with growing riders in mind

📏 Specifications:
• Finished Seat Sizes: 12" or 13"
• Gullet: 6.5" (measured mid-concho to mid-concho)
• Approximate Weight: 26 lbs
• Skirt Length: 22"

💲 Price: $1,299.99

Whether your young rider is helping on the ranch, hitting the trails, or just falling in love with the Western lifestyle, this Cashel Youth Wade is a saddle they'll be proud to ride in.

Stop by the store to see it in person or contact us for more information!

08/29/2026

08/28/2026

What does a bare saddle tree actually tell us about saddle fit, and how does that translate once the tree becomes a completed saddle?

In this episode, we’re taking saddle fit back to the foundation: the tree. We’ll compare a bare tree to a finished saddle so you can see what’s underneath the leather, skirts, fleece, and rigging, and understand how the shape of the tree affects the way a saddle sits on a horse.

We’ll also demonstrate how to properly measure the gullet and explain an important distinction that often causes confusion: gullet width and bar angle are NOT the same thing. Two saddles can have similar gullet measurements while fitting a horse very differently because of the angle and shape of the bars.

Then we’ll break down the major components of saddle-tree fit, including:

Gullet width and where it should actually be measured
Bar angle and why width alone doesn’t determine fit
Rock and how it relates to the curve of the horse’s back
Twist and how the bars change orientation along the tree
Flare at the front and back of the bars
How these elements work together, rather than as individual measurements
What changes when you go from a bare tree to a fully finished saddle

The goal of this episode is to help horse owners look beyond labels like “Full Quarter Horse Bars” or a single gullet measurement and start understanding the three-dimensional shape of the saddle tree.

Because when it comes to saddle fit, one measurement never tells the whole story.

🐴 Have a saddle-fit question or a topic you’d like us to cover in a future episode? Drop it in the comments below.

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08/28/2026

Well, we've never fit a saddle to a bear before, but we're up for the challenge! 🐻🤠

All jokes aside, we hope this guy gets back on the road to his home. If you are shopping with us in the next few days and happen to see this bear, please just leave him be.

Something you don’t see everyday! Tracy, one of our listeners sent in this picture of a Black Bear hanging around in Gilcrest! CPW is on scene. This little fella wouldn’t be very good at hide and seek!

08/27/2026

Who says practical can't be cute? 🤩

From turquoise prints and checkers to sunflowers and bold Southwestern patterns, these Schulz Equine chin straps are a simple way to customize your bridle without breaking the bank.

🌟 Which pattern is your favorite? Let us know in the comments!

08/26/2026

Today, the shop sounds a little different. 💗🎶

In honor of Dolly Parton, we’ll be playing Dolly stations all day long. Her music has been the soundtrack to so many lives, but her kindness, humor, generosity, and unmistakable sparkle made her so much more than a country music legend.

Thank you for the songs, the stories, and for always reminding the world that you could be strong, kind, and unapologetically yourself. 🤍

Today, it’s all Dolly. Turn it up a little louder for her. 🦋🎀🎶

Forever a country music icon. Forever loved. 💕

08/24/2026

🌟 Meet our Pet of the Week! 🐴🐶
Each week, we’re spotlighting a special four-legged friend from our community!
This week, this adorable kitty is the star!
Want to nominate your own pet? Send us a message or stop by the store!