FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

No problem.  If you are not completely satisfied with anything you purchase from Fine Walk LLC you have two weeks from the date it is received to ship it back and you will receive a refund for the amount paid for the product provided the product is not damaged in any way, and that you pay return shipping.  We do not take back saddle pads once they have been on a horse.  Personalized products cannot be returned.

Going from farm to farm and testing it on as many Pasos as possible, Mr. Yancey spent six months developing the tree in the Paso Fino saddle.  Although he started with a standard McCellan saddletree, the bar length had to be shortened and the amount of rock in the bars had to be changed to accommodate the deep back of the typical Paso, but not be too much for those with flatter backs.  The bar twist, gullet width, and bar spread were all slightly adjusted for a better overall fit so that the saddletree is a McCellan style, but considerably different from the original tree.

This tree fits Peruvian Pasos, a lot of Arabians, Rocky Mountain horses, Icelandic, and a few others.  The saddle will not fit any of the Tennessee Walking Horses that it was tried on.  It DOES NOT FIT ALL BREEDS OF HORSES.

So far we have only encountered three Paso Finos that the standard tree would not fit.  Two of these horses had extremely wide withers, which was the catalyst for Mr. Yancey to develop a wider version of the standard tree that is perfect for them.  This tree is available for others if needed.  The third was a special case of an extremely narrow horse, which required a specially made tree.

Paso Finos and Peruvian Pasos are still very close to their original breed and have not been cross bread with a lot of other breeds, so their backs are very typical.  Tennessee Walking horses for example are not typical.  In a barn of five Tennessee Walking horses that Mr.Yancey visited, only two could wear the same saddle.  

22 lbs, complete with rigging and stirrups.

Look on the web site under “cinching” for an explanation.

All saddles are bench made.  A typical wait would be 4 – 6 weeks, depending on the season.  I believe that most customers will agree that the quality and fit of the saddle are worth the wait.

Yes, all saddles, tack, and saddle pads are made here in our own shop.

Finewalk accepts all major credit cards and Paypal.   We require a 50% down payment with the order of any saddle, and the balance to be paid before shipment.  All other items require prepayment.

North of Atlanta, Georgia.

The saddletree is made out of Southern Yellow Pine and covered with linex to improve resistance to moisture and cracking.

We are using the best leather from US based suppliers.  The hardware used is solid brass or stainless steel.