Saddle Rotation Program
The WPRA deeply appreciates our donors in the Saddle Rotation program. This program provides a saddle to each WNFR Qualifier, as well as provides a saddle recognizing the Fastest Time, Rookie of the Year and the Reserve World Champion. Information for each saddle is shown below.
Reserve Champion – Double J Saddlery
Donated by: Lynn McKenzie
Made by: Double J Saddlery
doublejsaddlery.com
800-669-2535
Saddle Information:
Lynn McKenzie black vintage finish with sunflower tooling and red buck stitching. It has a 14" seat with a Nueva tree and 4" cantle with silver lacing. The seat is red giraffe, and the conchos are antique brass, silver, and copper with a ruby crystal accent.
Fast Time Saddle – Martin Saddlery
Donated by: Sherry Cervi
Made by: Martin Saddlery
Martinsaddlery.com
800-654-7864
Rookie Saddle – Shiloh Saddlery
Donated by: Shiloh Saddlery
Made by: Shiloh Saddlery
Shilohsaddlery.net
479-200-9919
Saddle Information:
14” Michele McLeod with a Flying M tree. This saddle has patchwork tooling with a combination of full bone and chocolate buckstitching.
Carley Richardson – Lazy “L” Saddles LLC
Donated by: Jud Little
Made by: Lazy “L” Saddles, LLC
Lazylsaddles.com
(325) 651-5080
Pamela Capper – Circle Y Saddles
Donated by: Circle Y
Made by: Circle Y
circley.com
800-531-3600
Saddle Information:
1550 Lisa Lockhart Ambition barrel racer by Circle Y Saddles, Inc.
The Ambition barrel is designed to Lockhart's specifications and are based upon her riding preferences starting with the tree. This brand new design has Lisa’s Flex2® tree with some eye-catching aesthetic upgrades. Rich Mahogany color pairs beautifully with silver spot accents around the skirt and the silver and black metallic snake print seat. The red crystal mosaic conchos are gorgeous! Lisa Lockhart barrel saddles allow your horse freedom of movement and keep you close to the horse for control.
14" seat, wide Flex2® tree, Mahogany color
Jackie Ganter – Reinsman
Donated by: Marlene McRae
Made by: Reinsman
Reinsman.com
800-548-2487
Saddle Information:
4246 Marlene McRae barrel racer by Reinsman
Marlene’s Special Effx saddles are designed to her specifications of quality, fit, and benefits to the rider. Her Special Effx Saddle System replaces the traditional rigid, solid wood saddle tree with her own custom made Special Effx Saddle Tree that form fits to each horse’s back, greatly improving the fit and allowing her saddles to fit a wider range of horses. It is like a custom fitted saddle for each horse that you ride! This saddle is fully floral hand tooled on deep chocolate leather with star silver gold seat. Matching flank cinch included.14" seat with Special Effx tree.
Sarah Rose McDonald – Coats Saddlery Inc.
Donated by: Coats Saddlery, Inc
Made by: Coats Saddlery, Inc
coatssaddlery.com
325-651-5080
Ivy Conrado – Bob Marshall Sports Saddles
Donated by: Bob Marshall Sports Saddles
Made by: Bob Marshall Sports Saddles
sportssaddle.com
270-988-2684
Mary Burger – Bob Marshall Sports Saddles
Donated by: Bob Marshall Sports Saddles
Made by: Bob Marshall Sports Saddles
sportssaddle.com
270-988-2684
Amberleigh Moore – Dusty Barrett Saddlery
Donated by: Dusty Barrett Saddlery
Made by: Dusty Barrett Saddlery
dustybarrett.com
518-225-2278
Jana Bean – Connolly Saddlery
Donated by: Connolly Saddlery
Made by: Connolly Saddlery
connolly-saddlery.myshopify.com
406-252-3312
Saddle Information:
‘Montana Modern’
Features the Connolly Saddlery innovative tree with it’s precisely engineered gullet and angle of bars to fit today’s horses; a ground seat perfectly skived to let you be deep in the saddle; fenders sit in a grove to allow freedom of movement yet place your feet exact every time. This saddle enables total rhythm with your horse.
Ridden by WPRA JR World Champion, Laney Robinson.
Kimmie Wall – Epic Saddlery – In Memory of Celie Whitcomb Ray
Donated by: Epic Saddlery and 5 Star Saddle Pads – In memory of Celie Whitcomb Ray
Made by: Epic Saddlery
www.epicsaddlery.com
479-970-2335
Saddle Information:
14 inch turquoise elephant print seat, seashell/floral tooling with a strip of turquoise piping running down in between the two. The gullet is 6 3/4 wide with a 13"-14" bar spread. It has a 4"x 1 1/2" cantle. The leather was antiqued and the background was painted chocolate brown in the floral tooling. All of our trees are made by Hadlock and Fox and have a 7 year warranty.
Cayla Melby Small – Jeff Smith's Custom Saddles
Donated by: Jeff Smith’s Custom Saddles
Made by: Jeff Smith’s Custom Saddles
jeffsmithscowboycollection.com
972-563-3300
Sherry Cervi – Rodeo For A Reason
Donated by: Rodeo For A Reason
Made by: Ely Ganzer/G7
Saddle Information:
Rodeo For A Reason is proud to sponsor the Kendra Dickson "Bullseye" saddle. This saddle was manufactured by Ely Ganzer of G7 Saddlery in Denton, TX. The beautiful artwork on this saddle was done by Kendra's teen daughter, Kaiden Dickson.
This Bullseye's design has been years in the making. Kendra has been in a saddle her whole life, training some of the top horses in the business and winning some of the top rodeos; she knew exactly the feel, fit and functionality she wanted to ride in. With the craftsmanship of Ely Ganzer and the knowledge of Kendra Dickson, the Bullseye saddle was born.
Mary Walker– Lazy “L” Saddles LLC
Donated by: Lazy “L” Saddles, LLC
Made by: Lazy “L” Saddles, LLC
Lazylsaddles.com
(325) 651-5080
Stevi Hillman – Shiloh Saddlery
Donated by: McWhirter Steel, Scosche, Bowe Contractors
Made by: Shiloh Sadlery
Shilohsadlery.net
479-200-9919
Saddle Information:
14” Jerri Mann Barrel Saddle. This saddle has H/B double crazy stamping along with full bone buckstitching on chocolate leather.
Michele McLeod – Circle Y
Donated by: Texas Land Man
Made by: Circle Y
circley.com
800-531-3600
Saddle Information:
1550 Lisa Lockhart Ambition barrel racer by Circle Y Saddles, Inc.
The Ambition barrel is designed to Lockhart's specifications and are based upon her riding preferences starting with the tree. This brand new design has Lisa’s Flex2® tree with some eye-catching aesthetic upgrades. Rich Mahogany color pairs beautifully with the red faux alligator seat. The red and turquoise stone conchos are gorgeous! Lisa Lockhart barrel saddles allow your horse freedom of movement and keep you close to the horse for control.
14" seat, wide Flex2® tree, Mahogany color
Lisa Lockhart – Reinsman
Donated by: Hartley / DeRenzo
Made by: Reinsman
Reinsman.com
800-548-2487
Saddle Information:
4240 Marlene McRae barrel racer by Reinsman
Marlene’s Special Effx saddles are designed to her specifications of quality, fit, and benefits to the rider. Her Special Effx Saddle System replaces the traditional rigid, solid wood saddle tree with her own custom made Special Effx Saddle Tree that form fits to each horse’s back, greatly improving the fit and allowing her saddles to fit a wider range of horses. It is like a custom fitted saddle for each horse that you ride! This saddle is 1/2 floral hand tooled on rough out leather and looks beautiful with the Mint green faux alligator seat. Copper silver swirl conchos with copper dots further enhance the saddle's beauty. Matching flank cinch included.
14" seat with Special Effx tree
Cayla Melby WPRA Tour Champion – Alamo Saddlery
Donated by: Alamo Saddlery
Made by: Alamo Saddlery
Alamosaddlery.com
800-687-7624
Saddle Information:
This 14 1/2" barrel saddle features our dark toast leather with a hand tooled pattern we take pride in known as the “J-Brown Tooling Pattern”. With a nice hint of our pinwheel geometric tooling, it is nicely accented with our fluted floral border.
The natural rawhide buckstitch that follows is also applied by hand and adds the perfect hint of class to this one of a kind saddle. The 16 strand braided horn and rawhide cantle blend well with this border buckstich. Along with the hand stitching & tooling, our lettering and logos are all applied by hand as well. This saddles seat is one of our newest 2017 Grip Collection Seats we call “Taupe Worm”. The saddle adornment is hand crafted with tri colors & blue crystals and is the perfect finishing touch.
