This is a special model developed for use by police and special mounted units -many of the these police units are now using draft horses because they get the officer up even higher for better visibility, the bigger horses are more intimidating when dealing with nasty people, and the draft breeds are more tolerant of large crowds due to their docile dispositions - here are the specs required by the police these were developed for All black premium grade soft supple leather - all stainless hardware - no tooling - the tree is our special draft horse Australian saddle tree with extra reinforcment required by police use - premium reinforced fenders - the aluminum oxbow style stirrups have reflectors for night use - red toward the back and white toward the front - the polys have additional reinforcement also. These saddles are built by special contract only. This is a black real draft horse Australian stock saddle with no horn from Sydney Saddleworks. This special tree is wide and flat through the pommel to accommodate the wide low withered back of the typical draft horse. Available in 17" to 20" and they can also be made in small draft width with an 8.5" gullet and full quarterhorse width with 7" gullet. It takes about 8 to 12 weeks to complete the saddle as each is made by special order only.