The High Plains Saddle
The High Plains is the same saddle as the Drover, but with the popular Texas square skirts.
In Texas, the skirts were made much larger, to protect the horses' sides from brush, and fenders were long and hung high, to prevent chafing, before the development of the seat jockey.
Since form derived from function in saddles of the 19th century, Legacy can remain true to that philosophy in the High Plains.
Today we are not riding as much in cactus, mesquite and tall brush, and so, can shorten the depth of the skirts a bit, and eliminate some extra weight. But, the Texas "style" still comes through in the High Plains.
Border tooling or stamping, with corner accents, was the norm for an every day saddle. Carving leather was uncommon and usually commissioned, more a status symbol than useful.