DiscoverOn The Move#131. Vernon Purdy | Building Saddles to Fit The Horse
#131. Vernon Purdy | Building Saddles to Fit The Horse

#131. Vernon Purdy | Building Saddles to Fit The Horse

Update: 2025-07-01
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Vernon Purdy is a saddle maker and farrier from Greenville, Texas. Vernon owns and operates Vernon Purdy Saddles which specializes in making a wide range of western saddles with Vernon’s specialty designed saddle tree. This saddle tree came from Vernon’s career as a farrier which had lead him on a deeper journey to understand soundness in a horse. It became evident to Vernon that one of the biggest impacts on a horse’s soundness was saddle fit, which led him to design his own tree and start his own saddle shop. Vernon joins Ben and Joe to share his story of pursuing soundness in a horse and what he’s learned along the way.

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#131. Vernon Purdy | Building Saddles to Fit The Horse

#131. Vernon Purdy | Building Saddles to Fit The Horse

Ben Cunningham and Joe McDonald