Western Pleasure
What are the differences in a western pleasure and an equitation saddle?
What are the differences between a western pleasure and an equitation saddle? And then there's all around and trail and working...Thanks for your help.
Here is the explanation given on the Blue Ribbon Saddle website, they explain it way better than I could. Hope this helps, have included the link to the site as other seats are also discussed and they show examples.
“Equitation” or “All-Around” seat, this tree is narrow through your thighs and specifically designed to put your upper and lower body in the most correct horsemanship position, however, many people ride pleasure in this seat as well. We generally use an hour-glass shaped skirt with this seat because it is cut high under the fender to allow for “close contact” or “more feel” with your horse.
Pleasure and All-Around seat. It is a flatter, wider seat with a deeper pocket, designed to sit you deep in the saddle and closest to the horse.
The “Pleasure” or “Futurity” seat, this is slightly wider and flatter than the Blue Ribbon tree. It has a lower cantle and is built on our Classic skirt, which is much smaller than the hour glass skirt and allows more movement with the fenders. This seat was designed to rock you back on your pockets. It allows your legs the freedom to go forward or backward and is great for riding futurity horses and colts.
The Reining tree is similar to the Classic with less padding, so the seat feels even deeper. The skirt is your choice of Small Classic, Hour Glass or Straight and the rigging is available in the tree or in the skirt.
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