Your Sopris Saddle is hand-crafted from white ash, brass and leather. All wooden parts have been sanded, stained and oiled before your saddle was sent off to you. To keep it in the best condition, use a 100% tung oil on all wood. Rub in a small amount with your hand or a soft cloth as needed. How often depends on your weather an amount of use--the beginning and middle of each pack season will be sufficient in most cases. Tung oil can be found in most hardware stores or paint stores. Apply a leather conditioner (found at any horse tack store) to all leather as needed. The Sopris Saddle is a hardy saddle that will give you and your llama many years of service with a minimal amount of care. After you have reached your campsite and have unloaded, put your saddle out of the way. If you expect rain, cover the saddle with your raincover.

If repairs are needed, send the saddle to:
Mt. Sopris Llamas Unltd.
254 County Road 365
La Veta, Colorado 81055

   If you need your saddle back in a hurry, let us know and we will make every effort to repair it and send it back to you within a day or two after we receive it.

   The Sopris name is branded on the rear saddle horn. On the bottom side of the saddle are velcro strips for attaching our split pad.

   All Sopris rigging and panniers are interchangeable between our Sopris Saddle, our Roughy Saddle and our Ralide Saddle.