Saddle with gel-cushion for providing comfort to the user

A new and improved saddle with gel-cushion for providing comfort to the user comprising, in combination:

• a saddle tree formed of a rigid material having an upwardly extending front edge, a rearwardly extending back edge and sides;
• a flexible leather covering the tree on the lower surface of the tree and the upper surface of the tree and coupled around the periphery thereof to encompass the tree;
• a flap extending downwardly from each side of the saddle, the flaps being fabricated of leather as an extension of the leather covering the tree;
• a pocket formed beneath the leather above the tree and between the material of the flaps;
• a bladder formed of a liquid impervious material having an exterior sheet and interior sheet and secured around the periphery thereof located within the pocket;
• a plurality of horizontally disposed channels formed in the bladder by lines of connection coupling the exterior and interior sheets of the bladder along spaced horizontal lines;
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• a quantity of gel material located in each of the channels adapted to deform under pressure created by the person riding on the saddle for increased comfort.