17" Parelli Natural Performer Western Saddle

This is a Parelli Natural Performer Western saddle in good used condition. This saddle shows regular wear including some minor scuffs and staining. This saddle comes ready to go, and is equipped with two latigos, neoprene cinch, and a breast collar. 

17" Seat

Standard Tree (Fits like a generous FQHB)

6.5" gullet

25.5" skirt 

Serial 30679 56

Consignor 4109

Notes from Parelli about standard tree:

Our “STANDARD” tree is approximately 10 degrees wider than a “Full Quarter Horse Bar”, which are considered to be generously sized in “the saddle industry”. Our bars are broader/flatter with less “rock” and come with subtle changes in attitude and angle along them that welcome the moving horse’s back and shoulders without impeding in any way. The result feels more like a “hug” than a “clamp” on the horse’s body, yet the saddle stays in place because it is designed to wrap the back and not stay “perched” up on top. Our open center channel does not impact the spine, of course and our broad, flatter-than-normal shape along the back invites optimum vertical and lateral flexion. Observation of horses moving under saddle has consistently yielded evidence that bars narrower than ours, especially with “rock” shape, get in the way of natural movement: they restrict the horses shoulders and back, force hig-headed/low back carriage and result in a myriad of other problems that are consequences of inefficient biomechanics.

Description from Parelli:

The NATURAL PERFORMER - The great all-rounder!  Perfect for any student of Parelli Natural Horsemanship… This western saddle offers versatility and comfort along with rider safety. Features of paramount importance to Pat Parelli when designing this popular and proven model years ago.

• Traditional Western Styling with small profile skirts
• Versatile - Perfect for athletic maneuvers, trail riding, western dressage and more
• Smartflx foundation - Offers comfort to horses & close contact for riders
• Quality veg-tanned leather
• Durable Suede-covered memory foam underside
  
• Handcrafted, 3" footbed laminated wooden stirrups
• Free-swinging fenders for optimum rider leg flexibility
• Selection of color combinations
• Parelli Signature Horsehead Tooling

• The Natural Performer has been the first choice for students of the Parelli Natural Horsemanship levels program world wide for many years. Designed by Pat Parelli to offer comfort, versatility & safety for any horse/rider combination.

   

  1. Pommel: shape is known as a low profile, heavy "slick fork" Wade with no swells, a shallow, wide, flat 4" round-topped "Guadalajara horn", and shallow gullet. The horn is slightly narrower at the base for the sake of stacking your rope coils on the front "lip" of the fork while dallying. (CAUTION: If your horse has very high, narrow withers, this fork may be too low) 

  2. Cantle: is 3" tall with with significant"dish" that hugs rider securely. 1.5" Cheyenne roll. 

  3. Leather: #1 Quality veg-tanned leather hides used exclusively. Roughout leather on seat jockey, body housing and back cinch. Smooth leather on fork, top skirt and cheyenne roll.

  4. Seat: Grippy soft padded textured leather inset seat and buck rolls. (Traditional Wade saddles had hard leather seats, but an inset of soft padded leather provides magnificent comfort for rider while facilitating the bit of flex in the tree under your seat which is great for the horse, too.

  5. Underside of saddle: natural fleece. 

  6. Stirrups: padded trail stirrups

  7. Tooling: Artisan hand-carved Sheridan floral pattern on both sides of fork and back top skirts.

  8. Hardware: heavy duty brass with our signature scalloped horse head line pattern on conchos, flat plate in-skirt rigging, large back cinch D and small breast collar D's. 

  9. Tie Strings: 6 sets of tie strings holding slotted conchos.

  10. Extras: Knife/Leatherman holder on back billet, hobble strap holder on left side (included) 

  11. Back Cinch: Doubled-and-stitched Rear Cinch and Flank Billets with short cinch hobble for stability of back of saddle without impacting horse’s soft abdomen. Standard back cinch length is 36"// 91.5 cm, which fits most breeds. If your horse is very small or very big, please let us know and we can arrange for a custom length.

  12. Fenders: Free-swinging fenders for optimum rider leg flexibility. Cut to size for Rider inseam length. 5 basic leg length sizes available. 

  13. Front Rigging: flat plate, In-skirt with signature horsehead design

  14. Latigos: Latigos on both sides for main cinch rigging, no off-side billet unless requested.

  15. Breast Collar D-rings: set high for freedom of shoulder movement. Crupper ring or not.

  16. Seat sizes 17"

  17. Approx. Weight: 38lbs / 17.2 kg