Steve Edwards Signature Series
    Mule Saddle 

Made in America
5 Year Tree Warranty, 1 Year Workmanship Warranty

We are a not saddle shop we are a working ranch.
These mule saddles are designed and used by Steve Edwards.

 The trees in these saddles are not the same as other "mule trees".   This tree is not like any other mule tree on the market. Steve has been using these bars for over 15 years of packing, working and trail riding with mules.

These saddles are design for what the mule has taught Steve about what they like.

This saddle is also designed for the comfort of the rider spending long hours in the saddle.  

Steve Edwards Signature Series Saddles are Available with Your Choice of Features Including:

• Trail Rider, Trail Rider Lite, or Packer Model

• 14, 15, 16 or 17" Seat-unpadded (standard); suede or smooth padded seat optional (at additional cost)

• 4 or 5” cantle

• 7/8 & 3/4 combination in-skirt flat rigging (We don't use a full rigging plate because its will put the cinch up against the front elbow, making the mule uncomfortable and shortening his stride.)

• Nylon front latigos and leather rear billets are included; cinches not included.

  Steve uses two perforated neoprene cincha. Why? The mule carries its weight low instead of how the horse carries it's weight high. A mule is HOUR GLASS shaped which can cause the cinch to move forward under the leg of the mule. Steve uses a snug rear cinch to distribute the weight and help hold the saddle in place.  See picture

• Genuine sheepskin lined skirt

• Brass or stainless steel hardware,

• Rings for britchen plus 2 accessory D-rings fastened into the tree for durability

• 3” stirrup leathers with Blevins buckles

• 5” polyethylene stirrups with tapaderos

• Natural or medium brown color

• Smooth finish (standard); or stamped to your order with basketweave, oak leaf, barbwire,
  or rope borders and patterns (additional cost for stamping)

• Additional custom options available

"Show quality" color matched saddle and tack sets are available by special order only. 
To ensure an exact color match all leather must be dyed in the same batch as your saddle and tack is made-to-order. Specify "exact color match" when ordering.
Please allow at least 30 days for delivery.

The “Trail Rider”
 

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Shown above  w/optional padded seat
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Shown at left in medium brown with unpadded seat; no additional options.

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The "Trail Rider Lite"

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Shown w/optional wooden stirrups

Lightweight leather & Cordura saddle built on Steve Edwards' 
guaranteed fit MULE TREE!

Available with or without a horn

The "Packer"
 

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Shown w/optional basketweave stamping

More Packer Saddles...

Made with trail riding comfort in mind for you and your mule;
Steve Edwards has designed these saddles to fit mules! 

This saddle is built on a durable, molded polyethylene tree with an iron horn encapsulated into the tree to make them sturdy enough to use for packing and roping as well as trail riding in rough terrain-guaranteed to fit your mule!  The seat, cantle and pommel are shaped to provide a secure seat and comfort to the rider who spends long hours in the saddle.

At only 32 pounds for the 16" Trail Rider, this saddle is lightweight but tough!

 Starting at $890
 plus $40 shipping & handling

Padded seat, stamping & other special order options are additional cost.

Finally, a super lightweight saddle that is guaranteed to fit your mule!  

This is the newest saddle in the Steve Edwards Signature Series line. Lightweight leather & Cordura Saddle built on the same mule bars Steve has used for over 15 years. The bars are proven great fit on all mules—Steve has never found a mule that his bars will not fit!

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The16" Trail Rider Lite weighs only 18 pounds (without stirrups)!

Starting at $750
$40 covers shipping & handling for the saddle, breast collar & britchen when ordered together!

Available in brown or black
with or without horn

Stirrups, tapaderos, stamping & other special order options are additional cost.

Built for the packer's heavy duty use!

Built on a QVMR  wood tree with Ultra-Hyde coating.  This tree can be customized to a cutting or roping pommel  and customized cantle to suit your needs.  In addition to the features on the Trail Rider, we use extra heavy duty leather in these Packer saddles and a wider doubled and stitched rear cinch.

Weight: approx. 55 pounds.

Starting at $1195
(plus $40 shipping & handling)

Padded seat, stamping & other special order options are additional cost.

The QVMR Mule Saddle Tree™
 

The QVMR Mule Saddle Tree is based on the pack saddle bars Steve Edwards developed and has been using in his pack saddles for the last 15 years.  He has incorporated these bars into a saddle tree design that offers superior fit for the mule as well as comfort for the rider.  The bars in this tree are flatter and have less twist so that they fit the contour of the mule's back.  They are 2½" shorter than the horse bars used on a typical 15" saddle so there is no pressure on the mule's kidneys. They are also shaped to provide relief over the 6th and 7th rib where mules typically carry a "fat pocket".

Steve Edwards has found that because this tree design fits at least 70% of the individual mule's back correctly, it will comfortably fit the majority of mules' backs.  We have not found a mule yet that this saddle doesn't work on! If you have a tree that is custom fit to one individual mule, it is not likely to fit other mules well.

Designed for the Trail Rider and Packer!
 

The seat is designed for the comfort of a rider who spends many hours on the trail.  Unlike an arena saddle that puts the rider in a forward position for arena work,  the trail rider tree positions the rider's legs in the "rider's groove" where the shoulder and the rib cage meet. This enables the rider to sit securely down "in" the saddle as opposed to "on" it.  A trail rider saddle fits you like a comfortable chair so that you can spend long hours in the saddle comfortably.

These saddles trees have been tried and tested at mule clinics and shows across the country.  Steve and his apprentices at Queen Valley Mule Ranch train, pack, trail ride, punch cows,  and compete using these saddles.