17" Circle Y Big Sky Hard Seat Flex Lite Tree

17" Seat. Flex Lite trail.Now you can have it all in one saddle. The Big Sky offers the trail rider the classic Flex Lite Trail Saddle with a hard seat, a high cantle and unique border tooling. Other Special Features include: Slotted brass conchos with strings, full western skirt, the new Tunnel Skirt and rigging wear leathers. Please contact us for information regarding available matching tack. The comfort you feel riding this well-made saddle is just the beginning. Extremely lightweight. At only 31 pounds, saddling and un-saddling is a breeze. The Flex-Lite Tree. The Circle Y Flex Lite saddle tree is created by bonding high density polyethylene plastic and leather together to give flexibility while retaining structural integrity. This tree is designed to flex with the movement of the horse's shoulders and hips and "get out of the way" of the horse's movement when he turns or bends. "It's already broken in!" Instead of one layer of thick skirting leather on the seat jockey and fenders, Circle Y has used two layers of finer, suppler leather adhered together. This "Softee" leather is much easier on the knees and ankles and lays nicely under your leg. 3-Way In Skirt Rigging. This versatile type of rigging allows you to set the saddle at the full, ⅞ or ¾ position. New! Rigging Wear Leathers. Tooled to match, these wear leathers protect your stirrup leathers from rubbing on the latigo and allow the stirrup to swing more freely. New! Tunnel Skirt. Circle Y has added this design to all of the Flex Lite Trail Saddles. This improved skirt is open down the center of the saddle which allows the horse's spine area to be free of potential pressure. Saddle Specifications: Seat: 17" Color: Walnut, Tooling: Unique Border Silver: Brass, Slotted Tree: Flex-Lite, regular or wide Rigging: 3-way in skirt, brass Swell width: 14" Cantle height: 5" Horn size: 3½" Neck, 2¼" Cap Skirt: 14" x 28" Weight: 31 pounds