Royal King McClellan Cavalry Saddle

I had ridden in a real genuine original McClellan so I am speaking from experience. The India import was not as well made. The plates were not flush to the leather. Every part was so stiff. The girth looked unusable - not like the original string girth with the Western latigos. I never did take it out to try on my equines as it was very apparent to be too small for me - even though the seat size was said to be same as my Western saddle. The return postage cost me about $47. Don't buy cheap imported saddles.

This is the most comfortable saddle I've ever ridden. I use it for trail and pleasure riding and have hundreds of hours use on it. It is light weight, but you can hang an incredible amount of stuff on it. It provides a very secure seat, similar to a roping saddle. It will not fit all horses. It is best for those with narrow withers. It's great for my ASB mare, but does not fit my ASB gelding who is more of the artillery model.

I'm very disappointed in this purchase. The product description states this saddle has a 7.5" gullet, and prior to ordering this saddle, I reached out to the manufacturer to confirm that to make sure it would be a good match for my horses. The representative assured me that it was in fact a very wide gullet, which would work perfectly for my Morgan and my Quarter Horse. The saddle seemed small when it arrived, and when I put it on my horses, it seemed more fit to a 2x4 than a horse's back. It is extremely narrow, and perched high atop both of my horses. My horses are both wide, but I don't think there's a single horse on my farm that would be narrow enough to wear this saddle. It's a cool throw back to the cavalry saddle, and since it's cheap I'll keep it as a decorative piece, but I certainly wouldn't recommend this saddle for riding; I can't imagine a horse narrow enough to wear this properly.

Durability: 3

I always wanted one and finally found it. Had to modifie it a little but my standardbred is hard to fit. This saddle fits him perfect. I trail ride and its the perfect saddle for it with room for saddle bags to hook up.

It seems a little too wider than the old mcclellan saddle. I hope it has a couple of rings for breast collar.

have one. i find it very comfortable. and my horse loves it to.

I loved the price of this saddle, actually ordered two. After placing the order, I recieved an e-mail stating it ships from manufacturer, and would take 2-3 weeks before delivery. Called horse.com, they said it could take up to 6-weeks! I will wait to see exactly how long it takes, but don't be in a big hurry if you order one! It never stated any where this it was a back order, or there was furthing shipping information for these saddles. Wish it was stated on site would take some time before shipped!