About
CertifiedUsedSaddles.com is owned and operated by David Solum. It exists to do one thing well: connect serious western performance riders with quality used saddles that have been examined, ridden, and vouched for by someone who has spent his life around them.
Buying a used performance saddle online usually means trusting a photo and a stranger. We built CertifiedUsedSaddles.com to remove that gamble. Every saddle listed here is inventory David Solum has personally inspected and owns. Nothing is drop-shipped, brokered sight-unseen, or listed on someone else's word.
With more than 40 years in the western performance world — across reining, cutting, cow horse, and ranch disciplines — David knows what separates a saddle worth riding from one that just photographs well. That experience is the whole point of the site.
It means a real person has had the saddle in hand. Trees are checked. Leather, rigging, and stitching are evaluated. Condition is described honestly, and additional photos or details are available on request for any saddle. When you call about a saddle, you're talking to the person who inspected it.
Listings represent inventory David Solum owns and has inspected — not third-party consignments listed unseen.
Reining, cutting, cow horse, and ranch saddles from makers like Superior Saddlery, Kyle Tack, and Donn Leson.
Saddles are described as they are. Always inspect in person or request more detail before you buy.
Questions go straight to David at (417) 793-1403 — no call center, no middleman.
The inventory centers on the four arenas David knows best: reining, cutting, cow horse, and ranch. Not sure which tree, seat size, or maker fits your horse and your event? The Saddle Matchmaker and the Tree Guide are there to help you narrow it down before you ever pick up the phone.
Superior Saddlery LLC is an official sponsor of this website. Sponsorship does not constitute a warranty or guarantee of any saddle's condition or suitability for any specific use. As with any saddle purchase, always inspect the saddle in person or request additional photos and information before buying.
Tell David what you ride and what you're after. If it's not in current inventory, it can go on the want list.