The Recall Desk
Our severity:SevereCPSC·25357·Announced 2025-06-26

Western Saddle Cinches Recalled Due to Fall and Injury Hazards

Total Saddle Fit is recalling about 10,000 Shoulder Relief Saddle Cinches because the cinch can come apart and cause the saddle to fall off, posing a fall risk to riders. The company has received 19 reports of this defect, including one incident in which a rider fractured their ribs.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source explicitly reports one incident of serious injury (fractured ribs) from the defect. Per the rubric, reported significant injury reports warrant a Severe (4) classification.

Plain-English summary

Total Saddle Fit, LLC, of Jamul, California, is recalling Shoulder Relief Saddle Cinches designed to hold a saddle in place on a horse. The leather cinch comes in black and brown colors and measures between 24 and 36 inches. The Total Saddle Fit name is located near the buckle. This recall only includes cinches sold prior to August 2021, which can be identified by a round buckle and no center elastic on the cinch.

The cinch can come apart and cause the saddle to fall off, posing fall and injury hazards to the rider. The firm has received 19 reports of the cinch coming apart and the saddle falling off, including one report of a rider fracturing their ribs.

The recalled cinches were sold online at totalsaddlefit.com as well as at Hitching Post Tack Shop, Tack & Western Wear, and Saddlery Direct nationwide from August 2015 through August 2021 for about $140.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Shoulder Relief Cinch and contact Total Saddle Fit for a free replacement and instructions on how to return the original cinch with a pre-paid shipping label. Contact Total Saddle Fit by email at [email protected] or visit totalsaddlefit.com/recall, or click on "Safety Recall" at the bottom of the totalsaddlefit.com homepage for more information.

The recalled product

Product
Shoulder Relief Saddle Cinches
Manufacturer
Total Saddle Fit, LLC, of Jamul, California
Category
Consumer Product — Equestrian Equipment
Hazard
Affected units
10,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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