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TACK & EQUIPMENT Special Promotion TACK & EQUIPMENT GUIDE If you want to outt your horse in good equipment, you’ve come to the right place. From bits to spurs, and saddles to leg protection, we’ve put together a collection of quality items to help you make the most of your time with your horse. aordable line holds to the quality and nd the right t for the both of you. Check BITS superior craftsmanship that has set Tom the website or call to nd in-stock items, Balding Bits and Spurs a cut above the rest. but custom specs are also an option to get Marsh Brothers the perfect piece of tack for your needs. Traditional Bridle Bits Reinsman Bits Features: e Powder River Custom spanishspade.com reinsman.com Ranch Cutter Saddle has a T.D. horn and a 307-899-3301 10-year guaranteed saddletree. Featuring Reinsman oers a complete line of tooled Hermann Oak skirting leather and a Marsh Brothers has manufactured bridle handmade bits, saddle pads, leather strap deep, narrow, comfortable seat, this saddle bits, as well as saddles and high-quality goods and saddles designed to keep your has a custom tree and a great tting bar items to outt you and your horse, since horse performing at its maximum. With a pattern. Fenders are hung ½-inch forward 1990. is small business consists of saddle- dealer network spanning across the United with plenty of free swing. e saddle has maker Dennis Hensely, who manages the States and internationally, Reinsman is a genuine wool-lined skirts. store in Etna, Wyoming; and Ernie and top choice for performance equipment. Teresa Marsh, who fabricate items in their Features: Reinsman Bits are handmade Martin Saddlery small studio shop near Lovell, Wyoming. in Cleveland, Tennessee, and provide horse- Performance Saddle Features: is line of traditional bridle men with a variety of options. To help horse martinsaddlery.com bits was rst made famous by Al Tietjen of owners choose the right bit, Reinsman Reno, Nevada, in 1970. Marsh Brothers created Bit Stages, where the focus is Martin Saddlery’s reputation for bridle bits have been tried and tested by placed on the horse and rider in their uncompromising quality in fully custom many cowboys and competitive horse- specic riding situation to achieve eective saddles has earned the company respect men. With a variety of cheeks and communication and control. Reinsman across many disciplines. Customize your mouthpieces, the bits can accommodate mouthpieces are made from materials own Martin saddle on the congurator at highly trained horses, from the two-rein palatable to the horse to increase salivation martinsaddlery.com. Purchase a Martin transitioning to straight up in the bridle. for a more supple mouth. Select bits, such Saddle at a dealer near you. All bit components are USA-made and as xed dee snaes and curb bits, have Features: e Martin Performance built in the company shop in Wyoming. Golden Glide Bushings, which further Saddle is a proven winner that excels in the Purchase Marsh Brothers bridle bits enhance independent cheek movement for reined cow horse arena, as well as in either at the store in Etna, Wyoming, or more precise cues, eliminate pinching from reining, versatility ranch horse and ranch by contacting the company. the cheek connection, and smooth the riding events. e well-balanced ground- cheek piece movement for better feel and seat oers security and freedom in all Tom Balding performance. All Reinsman bits are backed aspects, while cutting a cow out of the herd, Advantage Bit Line by the company’s Handshake Promise: running a pattern or going down the fence. tombalding.com Reinsman promises all bits are warrantied is is the choice saddle of the NRCHA’s 307-672-8459 to be free of craftsmanship defects only $2 Million Riders, Todd Crawford and [email protected] throughout their useful life. Todd Bergen, along with other winning trainers and non-pro competitors. Master bit- and spurmaker Tom Balding has designed functional and innovative SADDLES AND TACK Weaver Leather gear for horseman for nearly 30 years from Working Cowboy Collection his facility in Sheridan, Wyoming. Balding’s Brighton Feed & Saddlery ridethebrand.com bits and spurs have a reputation for high Powder River 330-674-7548 quality, precision and awless nish. Each Custom Ranch Cutter Saddle Balding design is thoroughly tested during brightonsaddlery.com Riding for the brand is a way of life. It’s development by respected horseman from 800-237-0721 exemplied through integrity, trustworthi- a variety of disciplines to ensure proper t [email protected] ness, reliability and loyalty. Since 1973, and performance. Weaver Leather has stood by a commit- Features: e Advantage line is Brighton Saddlery is a leading purveyor ment to crafting top-quality products that designed with a heavier 38-inch satin nish of custom and production saddles, new and can be depended on ride after ride. stainless material in both an 8¼-inch shank used, since 1973. It is the largest saddle and Features: New for 2016, the Working and a 7-inch short shank. Advantage tack shop in Colorado. e shop has easy Cowboy Collection features leather strap combinations are oered at $175 with access from Denver International Airport. goods handmade in the USA from quality standard mouthpieces without copper. is Feel free to stop by and bring your horse to weighted harness leather. With the cowboy 102 WESTERN HORSEMAN MAY 2016 WHMMG_160500_102_SAS.indd 102 3/14/16 4:29:51 PM in mind, this collection is dipped in oil, the USA, they come in a wide range of bosals, headstalls and cavessons. dressed with saddle butter and hand- colors: black, brown, brown and black, Features: e 12-Plait Bosal has a rubbed for exceptional feel and perfor- black and burgundy, red and white, gray, 12-plait cheek and a 16-plait nose. It can be mance. Headstalls range from a doubled gray and black, and gray and burgundy. used for work and show, and it’s a favorite and stitched browband or one-ear to Choose from split reins and roping reins. for members of the NRCHA. Steve Guitron slit-ear style with water-tie and quick- Both have braided-in scissor snaps for easy Custom Rawhide oers this bosal set, as change buckle ends. Featuring a contoured tack changes. seen in Western Horseman, at a discounted roping and pulling breast collar, this price. Steve Guitron Custom Rawhide collection is perfect for a wide range of Cactus Saddlery & Gear makes this bosal on a continual basis, and needs. To top things o, a pair of 58-inch Dynamic Edge Line it is normally available for quick delivery. 8-foot weighted split reins will feel perfect for Fallon Taylor to a true horseman. Take your horseman- dynamicedgebycactus.com The Dr. Cook® Bitless Bridle ship to the next level with quality tack from bitlessbridle.com a brand you can trust. Cactus Saddlery makes the nest 866-235-0938; custom and trophy saddles and tack in the [email protected] John Fallis Balanced Saddle industry, and is proud to be one of the last fallisbalancedsaddles.com saddle companies that hand-carves and Robert Cook, FRCVS, PhD, Professor of 208-461-7252 builds each saddle in Texas. Cactus Gear Surgery Emeritus of Tufts University, has has decades of experience in boot construc- researched diseases of the horse’s head, e John Fallis Balanced Saddle was tion and design, and by partnering with neck and chest since 1958. Recognizing the created in 1954, when trainer Monte Fallon Taylor, the company couples its many diseases and negative behaviors Foreman showed riders how horses experience with the wants and needs of caused by the bit, he developed the moved and how the Fallis Balanced barrel horses and their owners. For a list of cross-under bitless bridle. Since 1999, the saddles made it easier for horse and rider. dealers, visit dynamicedgebycactus.com or Dr. Cook Bitless Bridle has been used by Learn more about this saddle online at go to Fallon’s store at ranchdressin.com. riders of all ages and experience; on horses fallisbalancedsaddles.com, by phone or Features: Fallon Taylor’s Dynamic Edge of all types and sizes; in nearly every stop by the shop in Nampa, Idaho. boots oer supreme protection and discipline; and under a diversity of Features: e John Fallis Balanced support. e unique double-sling straps conditions worldwide. Its unique design Saddle has a atter seat, forward-hung pull from the front of the con bone, cup has eliminated problems, reduced stirrups and in-skirt rigging. It is the only the fetlock, and lift back to the front of the accidents and spread happiness. natural crossover from an English saddle to leg, providing unparalleled lift and support Features: In comparison to bitted Western saddle. Whether you are roping, for your horse’s ligaments and tendons. e bridles, the Dr. Cook Bitless Bridle is safer, trail riding or competitive riding, there is no boots are lightweight and made for barrel provides more eective signals, and has no bulk under your legs. No heavy brass dees horses that need quick, strong leg side eects. Feedback shows that it fullls lets the rider have more contact with the movements, yet still provide protection the needs of both horse and rider. To slow horse. ere’s no knee pain after a ride, and from dirt, sand and concussion that may or stop, brief pressure on both reins hugs the saddle makes it easier on the horse’s occur through turns and stops. the whole head; to steer, pressure on one back. e saddle is balanced for the horse Dynamic Edge Saddles t both sides of a rein nudges half of the head.