This is a special order Imus 4-Beat® Super Elite Endurance with English Leathers that I took back as an exchange as a favor for a friend. It has one full season of endurance riding in it so is in great condition, but looks like it's has some use. I've taken photos of the entire saddle and feel it's exactly represented in the photos. Also, this saddle, since it is a special order is treated as a final sale so we strongly encourage those contemplating purchase of the saddle to send us photos of your horse to confirm if we feel the standard tree will be the best fit for your horse. As always, we're here for post-sale support to assist with fitting once you receive your saddle. This particular saddle is our lighter weight version of the Imus 4-Beat® and we call it the 4-Beat® Elite. We made this saddle with English leathers covered with soft fleece to lighten it up even more (as opposed to the western fender). Total saddle weight, including stirrups and latigo straps is 21 pounds. The fender, skirting and rigging on the Imus 4-Beat® Elites are made of wax-wear which is a very soft yet durable wax and oil-infused synthetic material that lends it durability and also water and dirt resistance. The durability is great and you can expect the same wear out of the wax-wear as you do the leather. We use the same material for the top of our pads.The tree, leather suspended ground seat, and Supracor padding under the bars of the tree are the same in both the full leather and Imus 4-Beat® Elite, so functionally they perform and feel just the same for you and your horse.The Imus 4-Beat® Elite saddle boasts all the premium features of the traditional Imus 4-Beat® saddle, including top quality materials and workmanship. Our Elite saddle features:Web suspended, flexible tree bars to offer the horse freedom of motion, and the rider a close “feel” for the horse’s movementSupracor® padding beneath the tree bars to offer unprecedented “fit forgiveness.”  Thanks to this medical grade, resilient and durable padding, our two tree widths (standard and wide) work for over 95% of the horses we fit.Free-swinging, forward-set stirrups to take pressure off rider’s hips, knees and anklesA custom built tree designed to set the rider in a more forward and natural bareback seat position, while allowing the horse freedom of motion through the shoulders and zero pressure on the loinsLight-weight, heavy duty “wax wear” denier jockeys and fenders (when applicable) that are extremely durable, water and dirt resistant, easy to maintain, and great lookingTop quality leather for the seat and skirt3/4-fired rigging to keep the saddle in place, front to back, with a single girth, while helping to avoid "girth galls."All models come with a full set of d-rings and tie strings, to help secure your trail riding gear.Comes with:Matching Imus 4-Beat® Supracor Padded StirrupsExtra Long LatigosSpecially Designed Tree designed for unique forward placement, placing rider over horse’s true center of gravity. Designed for complete freedom of movement and to accommodate the gaited horse’s backFlexible Tree with leather suspended ground seat to prevent bars from collapsing under rider’s weight. Provides incredibly close feeling to the horse.Carefully calculated degree of flexibility in the bars offers gaited horses unprecedented comfort and freedom of motion, while still correctly distributing the rider’s weight.Forward set, free-swinging stirrups to avoid pressure on rider’s ankles, knees, hips and pelvisPlaces rider in “bareback” position, allowing rider to truly be in balance with their horse without constricts of saddleSupracor © therapeutic padding placed under the bars of the tree to eliminate pressure soreness and ensure a custom fitSupracor © therapeutic padding placed in the seat and the matching 4-Beat® stirrups for unparalleled rider comfortUnparalleled pre and post-sale support from knowledgeable staff!Contact us if you'd like help fitting your horse!Check us out on our phoenixrisingsaddles website for more information and free gait training articles and videos!