Deep Dives

The Martin Stingray is built for the strong, powerful horse that drives hard through the turn. It has a compact seat, a straighter, higher back, and a deeper scoop.

Ashley Schafer, Sherry Cervi, Joy Wargo, and Emma Abbott walk you through it.

The Martin BTR (Balance, Timing & Rhythm) is a barrel saddle designed with forward-hung stirrups and flatter seat let riders sit toward the back of the saddle, use their hips, and move with their horse without feeling locked in place. 

Ashley Schafer, Jolene Montgomery, Joy Wargo, and Emma Abbott walk you through it.

Whether training multiple horses, riding with shorter stirrups, running barrels and poles, or developing personal riding preferences, the FX3 offers a balance of support and freedom of movement. The FX3 was developed to focus on position and adaptability. 

Kimmi and Jayci Byler walk you through it.

One of Martin’s lightest saddles, the Guardian offers added security for riders on horses that drop hard, spook, or get quick underneath them. 

Jayci Byler walks you through it.

With the Martin Custom Team Roper, you choose the cantle, swells, seat, and horn to get the ride, confidence, and feel you're looking for. Top headers and heelers all have certain things that work for them, and their saddles are built around their style. 

Paden Bray, Charly Crawford, Hunter Koch, Luke Brown, and Wyatt Bray walk you through it.

The Martin Performance keeps you back and on your pockets in the stops, with a little more rise in the seat and stirrups that hold your feet a little more forward for the fence turns. Every saddle feels the same and comes ready to ride, and you can adjust your stirrups from herd work to fence work to reining. 

Todd Crawford and Luke Jones walk you through why they ride theirs.

The Martin Cutter keeps you centered and seated deep in the cut, with a flatter ground seat and room to move back and forth as you work out of the herd. The stirrup fenders keep your feet forward, with a block that stops them from drifting too far behind you, and the low cutter swell stays out of your way on a two-handed horse. It fits everything from two-year-olds to bridle horses. 

Luke Jones and Clay Rosier walk you through why they ride theirs.

The Martin Cowboy Saddle was built with a cowboy's day in mind. Built for the cowboy who ranches all day or the horseman who does it all, it's designed to handle whatever your day throws at you and keep you comfortable while doing it. 

Tyler Schaffner walks you through it.