Hundred Oaks, Inc.

Who we are

Hundred Oaks was formed in 1975, when the owner couldn't find a sidesaddle for use in the U.S. Bicentennial to fit her horse.      As with many new aside riders, Marti started buying saddles to try out.    Soon there was a surplus that had to be sold...  to buy more saddles of course!

Marti met Jack Steele, the late patriarch of the Steele Saddle Tree Company, and Jack produced a sidesaddle tree.   Sadly that tree didn't fit either, but Jack's son Wayne was home from the sea, and Wayne started tinkering with the design.     The result was that in 1983 Wayne introduced the prototype Steele sidesaddle.  The design was a huge success, and as they say, the rest is history.

In 1980 Marti formed SouthEastAside with a few friends.    The group still exists and can be accessed by clicking here :      SouthEast Aside.         The same year, Marti joined the then - fledgling Mid West Side Saddle Association (MWSSA) which had formed in Ohio to meet the needs of local riders.   MWSSA grew and later became the World Sidesaddle Federation, Inc. (WSFI).   Along the way she held several officer positions within the group, including that of Vice President.    She was certified as a sidesaddle instructor in 1985.   In 1993 she and Linda Bowlby produced the book "The Sidesaddle Legacy" in response to the needs of a widely separated audience seeking help with sidesaddle.      The group continued for the next 25 years and merged with the International Side Saddle Organization (ISSO) in 2005.    Marti served on the Board of Directors of ISSO before helping to form the American Sidesaddle Association (ASA) on which she now serves as Vice President and Membership Chair.     Click here for ASA site:

Over the years Marti has been recognized for expertise in fitting and choosing sidesaddles.   She's always happy to help new riders.    You can email her at sidesadl@aol.com

What We Offer

In a word:   HOW TO.    We can help you choose your saddle and direct you to local resources like instructors and fitters.

We stand behind our products

Want more info?

Check out our other sidesaddle pages on this site.   We've put up a lot of hard-to-find information in a form that's easy to understand.  

Our links to other sites are good resources too!

If you still don't see the information you're looking for, contact the American Sidesaddle Association