The Baroque Dressage saddle is only 14 lbs. & short. The close contact & complex shape for Horse & rider is made in the bars and is not limited to the simple shapes of stuffed panels. Protector pad comes with saddle. The Flap is all that's between you and your horse & holds the saddle front to rear. IN-FLAP Rigging is a concept I started 33 years ago. The Baroque has a 3 slots in the sweat-flap allowing 2 positions for the Nylon latigo straps. Stirrup leathers are 2.5" to prevent leg pinch. THIS 50% deposit STARTS THE BUILD on your saddle. Call Len 816 806 4742 to finish your order & details on saddle. The Border tooling on the brown saddle below is standard. We can do full or partial carving, call for price.