Elite Custom Saddles has sprung Phoenix like from the ashes of industry icon and innovator - Sergeant's and their Silver Mesa brand. Raimundo Blanco was the Silver Mesa Master Saddle maker for 17 years. He has been perfecting his craft for over 30 years. He brings his skill, dedication and unparalleled craftsmanship to Elite Custom Saddles. During his years at Sergeant's, Raimundo's saddles have been the choice of, and endorsed by World Champions including Shannon McCulloch, Mark Shaffer, Carol and Steve Metcalf, Steve Heckaman, David Dellin and Tina Kaven.

Elite Custom saddles are beautiful, distinctive and technologically designed - truly the finest in hand craftsmanship available today. Each saddle is built one at a time in our North Texas shop. Our saddle trees are customized for correct position and balance. The hallmark of Elite Custom Saddles is tailoring each type of saddle we craft to the precise requirements of the discipline it will be used in. Elite pleasure, reining, reined cow horse, cutting, barrel and work saddles will be seen under world champion competitors, just as their Silver Mesa predecessors were. 

Elite Custom Saddles uses the finest materials available - from Grade A Herman Oak leather to our individually hand cut and engraved Sterling silver trims. You will know an Elite by their unique, deeply carved and intricate tooling patterns and innovative, cutting edge silver trims. As with our Silver Mesa saddles, custom designs are our specialty and no design is too outrageous. You can special order any Elite Custom Saddle with a Silver Mesa silver pattern or one of our new designs.

Elite Custom saddles are affordable. The price of an Elite is determined by the design, the intricacy of the tooling pattern, the amount of silver trim and additional embellishments. The saddles featured on our web site are a small selection of the many different variations available. Normal delivery of your saddle is six to eight weeks on custom orders and we do take trade-ins. Follow the six easy steps outlined here to design your Elite Custom Saddle. We will respond with a quote based on your request. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions, we are happy to talk with you and discuss options that are tailored to your specific needs.

6 Steps to Designing your Elite Custom Saddle >>