Pictured above: Al Brock. He's covering the US trail system with his horse and Westernaire Saddle.

Presenting the Westernaire by Ansur Saddlery Northwest, LLC

This is what our customers are saying about the Westernaire:

I am an experienced amateur rider and have ridden all my life. I have show jumped, evented, done dressage, as well as competing western, but although we have German horses as well, my own personal horses have been quarter horses for the last 25 years.

My latest horse is a beautiful mare with the sweetest nature and paces to die for, western paces that is. When I started to train her, however, she proved to be extremely sensitive and I really struggled to find a saddle she was comfortable in, English or western and at this point I discovered Ansur treeless saddles. For me, this involved an unridable horse, purchased for a nominal sum, becoming a winning dressage horse.......but I digress, that has nothing to do with the Westernaire!! I bought a Chic and a KK, which worked wonderfully well, but that still left a western problem.

On the recommendation of a respectable trainer, I bought a Bob Marshall, as it seemed to be the best option, available at the time. The BM worked for a while but I found that I was becoming increasingly concerned about pressure areas and as my mare developed, the wooden pommel proved to be too narrow across her withers. I dismantled the pommel and replaced it with a flexible one, which worked for the fitting problem, but did not solve the pressure fears and I found the overall picture left something to be desired. With no other alternative I reverted to a treed western saddle and for the next few weeks, I wondered what I had been worrying about. The saddle I was using was my show saddle, so one seriously rainy day, I felt obliged to use the Bob Marshall. I then rediscovered the free moving stride and smooth, effortless lope, I had forgotten existed and my dilemma returned.

It was about this time that I first saw the Westernaire on the Ansur website. I could find very little independent information about the saddle, so with my knowledge of the quality of their English saddles and pure desperation, I ordered one. I guess I was one of the first customers. My first saddle arrived at the end of May and I attended several clinics and showed in it all season. 2008 was my mares first show season, under saddle, and we had a fantastic time. With a home trained horse and a treeless saddle we managed two amateur hi-point trophies and countless rosettes. I spent the entire season thinking about what I would have on a fancy show number.

I ordered my show saddle at the end of that year. I visited the Ansur factory and met the team. What a happy and relaxed atmosphere. I had a guided tour....it was a bit like being in a candy store. Carole and I sat and talked through my saddle order for my "once in a lifetime dream saddle". I do not recall Carole saying "no" to any of my requests.

The resulting saddle is truly gorgeous, both to look at and to ride in. An absolute masterpiece. This was only possible because I was totally confident that it would also be acceptable to my equine friend and it would never have to appear in a sales ad with "no longer fits my horse".!!!!

As an added bonus, I had retired my previous western horse as she kept being unsound, but this was pre treeless saddles. In my Westernaire she has remained as sound as a bell and has a new lease of life at the age of 18.

Thank you Carole. Thank you Ansur Regards, Val & Golani

"I took my new Westernaire out of the box and next day headed out to work cattle for 5 days over very steep terrain. The horse I was riding had never been able to be ridden for more than one day due to extreme back soreness caused by my treed saddles. I rode him for 5 days straight, 6 to 8 hours each day in the Westernaire. This saddle is great, neither the horse nor I were sore at the end of the trek."

"Just got back from my first show with the Westernaire. It was a 2 day show and I am absolutely bushed, but we had a fantastic show. My mare went so wonderfully well and we got first in 2 pleasure classes, western riding and horsemanship and a 3rd in trail, all one handed for the first time..There was much interest in the saddle and people who had seen it on the web site were delighted to see one for real. The saddle is marvelous."

"The first ride was on a very round Haflinger and the saddle fit perfectly and very comfortable. My new Westernaire is all I had hoped it to be and more. Benefits the horse, being treeless, yet still looks like a western saddle and not some synthetic hybrid. My goal is to see as much of this country, on horseback, as I can! I am enjoying showing this saddle to other long distance riders, you will be hearing from them!"

For more information on the new Westernaire saddles contact:Carole Weidner 800 987 1545 or info@ansursaddle.com

...it molds
and fits
itself to
every horse perfectly!