I had a friend that rode in a Buckaroo saddle. it had a hard smooth leather seat. He thought it was cooler in the summer then suede. I sat in it once. Most uncomfortable hard thing I've ever felt. Of course, I realize English saddles are not like that. This thing was like sitting on steel, IMO. No cushion at all. I always wondered how it felt to the horse.
Becky
I've ridden in those. That was my first introduction to riding western, and it led me to riding english because I thought I couldn't feel the horse at all, like I was riding a plaster carousel horse. Of course, they have light, soft, close contact western saddles now.