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Thank you both for the info! That's interesting about the "Carolyn Hunt" saddle. I'm not a fan of inskirt rigging myself but I know it reduces the weight of the saddle. I'm guessing my Harwood is not a "Ray Hunt" saddle since Dale made it for a guy who probably didn't specifically request "Ray Hunt" specs. I sure don't care as long as it fits my mare and is comfortable for me. I'm no collector; this saddle will not be sitting on display -- it's going to be used! Wow, that's a stack of saddles, all right, Steve! You and John were very, very busy.

I am not a saddle maker, but love your forum. Thanks for letting me browse around and post a question every now and then. There are a few familiar names in here. In Rod and Denise Nikkel's excellent post about what makes a Wade, a Wade, it says that the "Ray Hunt" Wade has a 4 ½" stock rather than the traditional 5" stock. I am curious if there are any other differences that distinguish a "Ray Hunt" Wade from the traditional? I have recently acquired an older Dale Harwood Wade and a friend asked me if it was one of his "Ray Hunt" Wades. I didn't know the answer. I could certainly find out, but the question has piqued my curiosity as to what, exactly, were the modifications Ray wanted done in order to make the Wade tree more to his liking, and why. Does anyone here know?