Yes, I FINALLY decided on a saddle for the turd! I went back and forth a million times, but I think I made a good choice. I am going to get an Allegany Mountain Trail Saddle. They have the fit form program, and although it's not the same as a true custom fitting it's a lot closer than eyeballing it. I just can't afford to have a $2000 saddle made when he'll probably outgrow it in 2 yrs anyway. I am going back and forth between the Cascade Wade and the Western Trail, I really like the deep seat of the Cascade Wade. I will most likely go for Mahogany and black, I don't know if I'll bother w/tooling, it depends how much it ends up being! They're built on Steele trees, hand made by one person only, premium leather and actually hand screwed together rather than stapled like most assembly line saddles. Everything i can find about them HIGHLY recommends them for their quality and phenomenal customer service. They're nice enough that if he grows out of it I can probably sell it and get at least some of my money back. Here is a link, let me know which style you think would work for us. We will mostly do trails, yes I'll do the occasional show in it but I really just want something comfortable for us both that will hold up and won't cause him pain.
You know I'll keep you updated!
Allegany Mountain Trail Saddles