Western saddle colour

[No_Angel]

What colour western saddle would look best on chestnut? (and a chestnut few spot appy, but thats a few years away yet)

Black, tan or brown?

[lh-sc]

I have two chestnuts and I have a tan western saddle and a mahogany brown one. I think the brown one looks better, but the tan one isn't bad. Black western saddle doesn't look good on a chestnut, IMO.
If you can, it's good to get a bridle and other tack that goes with the saddle at the same time. The different shades of leather go in and out of style, and you might get the saddle now and not be able to find a bridle that looks good with it if you wait too long.

[martini55]

I would think brown should be nice on both :) Of course black would be nice too.

[Stormin]

Hi,

Stormin's chestnut so easiest thing was to add a couple of piccies with him in his gear. (excuse for quality of shots, first ones that came to hand).

His tack was darkish tan when I got it but has become a deeper and richer colour with soaping and oiling (hope that makes sense).

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd265/StorminZ/P3130083b.jpg

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd265/StorminZ/P3130122b.jpg

[western-saddler]

Which make of saddle were you going for? Brown looks better IMO too :)

[SBS]

WOW Stormin is soooo gorgeous :)
Saddle looks great tooo!
One of the liveries on my yard has an imported QH & he is chestnut, he has a saddle the samo colour as yours & looks great in it.

[CurlyWurlyRach]

Brown on a chestnut.

[No_Angel]

thanks everyone.
I have bought a startrekk western saddle in brown, it looks to be a really nice mahogany colour.