Welcome to 3ForksSaddlery.com

The "One-Stop Shop" For All Your Equine Needs

 Although best known for our custom saddles, Three Forks Saddlery also offers a range of equine products for both horse and rider.  If you don't see what you need, please contact us, we may have it or can order it for you.

Here at Three Forks Saddlery, we don't make anything we wouldn't ride.  Our saddles are custom made by one man from start to finish.  The saddle not only designed but hand crafted by someone who knows what you need and want in a saddle. We use only the finest quality leather, trees and parts to  ensure that we are always as proud of your saddle as you will be.

Merrill Barrel Saddle--The pride of Three Forks 

Now with a new and improved tree!!!!!

"Not too soft or too hard, but a balance of fit, support, and displacement of the riders weight while the horse is in motion"

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20 Years of testing and innovation has lead to this high quality, high performance  saddle.

Freedom of Motion for the Horse: The benefits of the tree flexation frees up the shoulders while the inskirt rigging displaces the cinching pressure and positions the cinch so the horse has a full range of motion on his front legs.

The new tree now has fiberglass reinforced wood cantle, swells, ground seat and bars which allows for a more secure placement of the conchos and increases the strength.  The front of the bars are molded separate using a nylon polymer. Also, with the new tree, you can even dally around the horn and pony your horse!!!

The premise is that the bars in the front flex to accept the shoulder.  When you cinch they'll flex inward and conform to the horse.  There is essentially no difference with fit for the horse and rider with the new trees.

Balance for the Rider: How the tree fits to the horse and the seat to the rider, as well as the designed swing and travel of the fenders, gives the rider the freedom and balance to let them be where they want to be. 

Light weight:  approx. 25 pounds

Some of the professional WPRA women currently riding the Merrill Saddle : 

Shelly Murphy 
Terri Kaye Kirkland 
Maria Gee 
Leanne Wolfe 
Twyla Haller 
Jill Lane 
Lynn Kohr 
Paula Fowler 
Barbara Merrill 

Merrill Barrel Pad and Three Forks Roper Pad 

Three Forks Saddlery, Three Forks, Mont., and Neil Merrill are now producing the revolutionary Merrill Barrel Pad and Three Forks Roper Pad.  These all new seamless pads are built with laminated contoured construction.  A memory foam top allows the pad to thin out and disperse pressure evenly, while the bottom foam layer is a full rebound material to accept shock at every stride.

The advanced design of these pads allows bridging between technology and a handcrafted product and offers a number of orthopedic benefits.  Both styles come equipped with either a hospital grade felt or neoprene bottom to choose from.

The barrel and roper pads come with either square or round corners.  The barrel pads have a foam thickness of 5/8 in. and the roper pads are available with either 5/8 in. total foam thickness (trail) or 1 in. total foam thickness (roper).

Price: $195 (barrel); $205 (trail); $215 (roper)

Saddle Seat Shrinker

Want your children to grow into your saddle?  Is your trophy saddle too large?  Do you have trouble getting up to rope?  Install the Seat Shrinker in less than 1 minute for an instant fix to any of these common problems.  Click on the image for more details.

Three Forks Team Roper 

Your Custom Quality Choice at a reasonable price.

The Three Forks Team Roper is designed with a narrow seat so that it won't spread the rider out.  Inskirt rigging, and inlaid padded seats ensure a comfortable ride for both horse and rider so you can focus on what is important.  The Team Roper weighs approx.  41 pounds.

To ensure that this saddle will last, it is crafted with heavy 12-14 oz leather throughout, has rawhide covered stirrups and a Toots Mansfield rawhide tree.  

Customizations are possible.  Click on the image for more details and product specifications. Click here to look at pictures of saddles

   Some of the team ropers currently riding the Three Forks Team Roper : 

   Mike Reidhead 
   Charlie Briggs 
   Clint and Connie Pearce 
   Brian Espenschied 
   Dean Briggs 
   Steve Kinchen 
   Clayton Edsal 

Nancy Petersen Roper 

Unique Design Features When Price Is Not An Option.

The Nancy Petersen Roper is also designed with a narrow seat, inskirt rigging, and inlaid padded.  You get a lot more design features that are uniquie to you.  All of Nancy's saddles are built on a Ben Swanke tree.  People riding Nancy's saddles have won the world's richest team roping, the Reno Invitational roping, the past two years.  Click here to look at pictures of Nancy's saddles

   Some of the team ropers currently riding the Nancy Petersen Team Roper : 

   Nick Sarchett - 2 time NFR qualifier 
   Levi Britton - $100,000 Winner Reno Invitational 2008 
   JoAnn Merritt - $100,000 Winner Reno Invitational 2009 
   Molly Hepper - Winner All Girl Reno Invitational 2009 
   Tom Siebel 
   Arthur Blank 
   Paul Blanchard 
   Ace Spratt 
   Ken Bray-President, Equibrand 
   Kirk Bray-President, USTRC