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<p>[QUOTE="Jennifer Atkinson, post: 4344391, member: 35815"]I don't know if you're still looking for an answer for this, but it looks like an early 20th C all purpose saddle from Australia or NZ. The heavy padding under the tree as well as the ring on the back of the cantle (the back end) point to Australian construction, as do the billet straps and ring under the flap (common in Australian stock saddles). The square cut pommel (front) tells me its probably from the 20's or 30's, as that was the style then. As for it being an all purpose English saddle, the seat is too deep and rounded for a jumping saddle. To get the proper seat size, measure from the silver pin on either side of the front diagonally across to the center of the cantle. Tooled skirts are very uncommon in English saddles, so this is probably a custom or homemade, which is why you won't find any branding on it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jennifer Atkinson, post: 4344391, member: 35815"]I don't know if you're still looking for an answer for this, but it looks like an early 20th C all purpose saddle from Australia or NZ. The heavy padding under the tree as well as the ring on the back of the cantle (the back end) point to Australian construction, as do the billet straps and ring under the flap (common in Australian stock saddles). The square cut pommel (front) tells me its probably from the 20's or 30's, as that was the style then. As for it being an all purpose English saddle, the seat is too deep and rounded for a jumping saddle. To get the proper seat size, measure from the silver pin on either side of the front diagonally across to the center of the cantle. Tooled skirts are very uncommon in English saddles, so this is probably a custom or homemade, which is why you won't find any branding on it.[/QUOTE]
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