| With proper care, quality western saddles
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| | out.3. Off billet. The off billet
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| will last a lifetime. There are, however,
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| | attaches the cinch to the saddle on the
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| a number of saddle parts that will have
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| | off (right) side. Like the latigo, it
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| a shorter lifespan than the base saddle,
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| | receives a lot of wear and needs to be
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| or that may be replaced for personal
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| | inspected and replaced regularly for
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| preference reasons. The following are the
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| | safety reasons.4. Cinch Connecting Strap.
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| ten most common western saddle
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| | This strap connects the front and flank
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| replacement parts.1. Cinches (Front and
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| | cinches, holding the flank cinch in
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| Flank). In addition to being cleaned
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| | place. While it doesn't receive a lot of
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| regularly, cinches need to be inspected
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| | wear, failure can cause the flank cinch
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| for wear and replaced when necessary. The
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| | to slip back and spook the horse. It's a
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| front cinch, especially, is a crucial
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| | cheap part. Inspect it regularly and
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| part that's failure could cause a serious
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| | replace it when necessary. If you ride
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| wreck.2. Latigos (aka cinch straps).
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| | with a flank cinch, DO NOT ride without a
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| These straps take a lot of wear and can
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| | cinch connecting strap in place.5.
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| get worn relatively quickly with heavy
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| | Stirrup Leathers. Leathers receive a lot
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| use. You DO NOT want to be on a ride when
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| | of wear and can wear out before the base
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| your latigo breaks. Inspect and replace
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| | saddle. Look for wear around the holes or
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| these relatively inexpensive straps
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| | where the hardware rubs against the
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| regularly. A good way to test a leather
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| | leathers. Also try the "tear test"
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| strap is to try to tear it. If it tears,
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| | mentioned earlier.6. Stirrup Hobbles.
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| the leather is spent and should be tossed
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