Steele Saddles

Just a few of the horse's my Steele Saddle by Custom Tree & Saddle has been on! There's many more! Why do I use it on so many breeds?! BECAUSE it fits! I can tell horse's immediately respond better to a saddle that is fitted, comfortable and allowing the movement I require of them in order to perform correctly and smoothly! These saddles are unique! They are placed much more forward than a typical western saddle! Why? Because of the unique tree & billet system placing you in the perfect position on the horse, Where? The strongest part of their backs! Where you'd sit naturally bareback! Keeping you off their loins and off their shoulders! This tree is designed to rock you back onto your pockets lifting the front of the saddle off their withers & shoulders giving them MAXIMUM movement and freedom! Join the Steele Saddle clan and get moving!

Steele Saddles

Why did I choose a Steele saddle?!

For one thing they fit most horses! But also they are built right, hand crafted quality made saddles that are comfortable for me and my equines! Training 7 hours a day 6 days a week this saddle sees its fair share of use! It's been wet, muddy, dirty, gritty. This saddle has seen miles of mountains, rocks, bouldering, and loads of horse sweat and it still looks brand new. Steele saddles are easy on the knees back and bum for long hours of riding and have all the rings for attachments like saddle bags, horn bags, crupper, breechen, or bed rolls! They are one of a kind and superior in every way. Don't knock them until you've have them professionally fitted and you've tested them! Your horse will thank you!!!

Trail Saddles by Trail Riders Our Steele Saddle is the best-shaped tree and fit for horse and trail riders anywhere handmade here in McEwen Tennessee. Over the years we have added a line of western saddles, endurance saddles, and custom hand-tooled saddles for our trail riding customers. All of our saddles still have the same shape top and bottoms to ensure great fit and comfort for the rider. These saddles will fit the vast majority of horses well. Trail riders can enjoy riding for up to 8-12 hours per day in a Steele Trail Saddle. Steele Trail Saddles are unique and comfortable like no other. When you settle down into your saddle, you will then know, that it is the most comfortable saddle that you have or will ever experience. Custom Tree & Saddle “Trail Saddles by Steele” is one of the few custom saddle makers in the USA who build their own trees and provide a 100% unconditional lifetime warranty. We encase the tree on each saddle with fiberglass to make the strongest available anywhere and offer reinforced tree options for those who will use the saddle for roping or for hard crupper use. Most of the saddles are built for trail and pleasure riding. Our saddles are 100% made in the USA here in Tennessee and we are proud to say that! We use American-made materials with the exceptions of a few items of hardware. On the western saddles, we use 2” thin stirrup leathers backed with bio-thane. We feel that this is much more flexible and they tend to swing much more easily for trail riding in the rough country. We pull all fork covers on wet so that they fit tight against the fork all over. You can’t feel soft places anywhere with this. Our horn covers are sewn on by hand and fastened to the horn so they will never get loose and turn in on the horn cap. The seat shape is perfect in the tree itself and the seat is laid in with no buildup so the ridges or bumps of the trail will never show up after the saddle has been ridden. There isn’t any padding to cover up under the saddle. When the seat shape is correct on your saddle, it should be much more comfortable with little padding. If the seat shape is incorrect, there is not enough padding to correct this and give you a comfortable ride. We offer a saddle seat shape that fits the rider. We refer to it as “the rider’s groove”. This is very well defined to contour to your body so the weight will be distributed evenly all over to give you a perfectly comfortable saddle. This also helps in sizing the saddle. Sizes arrange from Small to Extra Large. You can easily see the differences in our trail saddles and most importantly, you will feel it. You will frequently hear references to “pressure points”. This is were the tree of the saddle doesn’t fit the horse correctly and the areas that support the weight on the horse aren’t divided equally. You will hear experienced riders tell some inexperienced riders that they will just have to get used to the uncomfortable feelings and walking funny as they dismount their horses. This is not something that you will get used to. This has to do with an incorrect saddle. You will never have the feeling of wasted money with our trail saddles. That’s why we offer the try before you buy. We have all the confidence and truly stand behind our work. Put our trail saddles to the test. Come in and experience the comfort in our saddles. Eric Hawkins & Fred Egli Jr, Custom Tree and Saddle, Saddles by Steele