Cut-Back Saddles
The Saddle seat saddle, also sometimes called a "Park," "Lane Fox" or "cutback," is a variation on the English show saddle. It is seen most often in the USA and Canada, but also on occasion in South Africa and other nations. It is used most often on the high-action and gaited horses of the Americas. Gaited breeds using this saddle include the American Saddlebred, Tennessee Walking Horse, and Missouri Foxtrotter. Non-gaited but action-oriented breeds such as the Morgan and the Arabian, are commonly shown in Saddle Seat style, though these breeds also have hunt seat divisions.
The seat of this saddle is longer and flatter than that of a forward seat or dressage saddle, placing the balance of the rider farther back. The pommel is always cut back to allow greater freedom of the front legs and shoulder, as well as to accommodate the higher withers typical of the saddle seat breeds. The flap is wide front-to-back, ending closer to the cantle than any other English saddle so that the rider's leg (whose thigh is further back than usual due to the seat being further back) is protected. Riders use very long stirrups, usually at least as long as those of Dressage riders. The seat places the rider's center of balance farther back on the horse than in other English riding disciplines, though correct Saddle seat equitation still demands that the rider's legs and feet be balanced under the horse.
| 16.5" ortho flex orthoflex endurance cutback saddle
$1,105.00 $1,350.00 
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| Ortho-Flex Endurance Cutback Saddle
$2,300.00
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