I had to google it. It seems well made if not well known. Not everyone wants to ride a Double J.

Not sure what that is supposed to mean lol

I've never been to their website so I couldn't tell you, and no I do not think it's only the saddle causing this.

Just curious how did the saddle before this one sit you? 

I can't speak for your riding but a saddle can make a good rider as. I struggled for years, went through about 5-6 differ Saddles. After some research I decided to try a Caldwell and it fixed my issues. But if you know you don't use your legs you do need to fix that. Get to a good horsemanship or English trainer or reining trainer. I also rein and believe me you will learn to use your legs with a good reining trainer.  I actually ride with more leg than most barrel racers but I still had issues with my legs getting behind me on a bad saddle. 

The number one thing that causes you to get you feet behind you is that your saddle seat is too small. A lot of people think that a snug fitting saddle is what holds you in. It's not. Your weight in your stirrups is what holds you in. A seat that is too small keeps you from sitting back in your saddle and your legs get behind you. My trainer is about as big around as my little finger. She rides in a 14 inch.  I'm not fat but not skinny either. I ride in a 16 inch. We took a horse to a registered show. She rode in the open and I rode in amateur. We didn't have time to change saddles between classes so both of us had to ride in my saddle. No way I could have ridden that big strong horse without being able to get my feet forward!  Sometimes you need to move your stirrups up or down to really find that sweet spot but seat size is critical. Borrow someone's saddle that has a bigger seat. One other thing. As you go into your turn sit on your pockets and push back on your saddle horn. (You can't do this if your seat is too small) 

Gosh I sure do hope that you mean a 16 inch, a 26 inch is going to be a brute of a saddle. 

Yes. 16. Need to proof a little better!  Easy to hit the wrong numbers on my phone!  

I agree with trying a different saddle but I also agree with fine tuning your horsemanship skills. I come from an English/ Hunter/Jumper family.. I started when I was 3 yrs old. Leg position and heels down was burned into my brain. It's a very natural thing for me. I have to use a roping saddle to run barrels in because I haven't found "the one" yet lol! So check on some stuff on YouTube... English riding drills ... equitation drills... it'll be a lot of riding either bareback or just slip your feet out of your stirrups and have at it.. i still do that from time to time when I feel like I need to strengthen my legs. You realistically should be able to "post" while without stirrups or riding bareback... its tough and you'll definitely feel it for a day or 2 after. If you can find a local English barn to take a lesson or 2, that'll help you so much ... even dressage would work ... I remember when I was getting ready to fly back east for the Maclay medal finals my trainers sent me for a week to a dressage trainer... that woman kicked my butt! But I came out better and stronger for it. 

TOTALLY agree. You just clarified it in a way I didn't. A bad saddle makes it hard to be a good rider!

You can look up YouTube videos to do some drills at home for free.  Another good drill is to learn to hold a 2 point in the saddle... I'm not really good at explaining things so it's best to look it up... that's a great tool to use to learn balance and being in sync with your horses gates... start at a walk, then trot then eventually a lope.  

I agree with using the internet to help find knowledge if you can't afford lessons. There have been several great search words already given that will yield LOADS of free and useable information. "Two point",  "Independent seat", and "Classical seat" are a few - I'm sure there are others. I didn't re-read the post before I started typing. All that knowledge costs is the time you spend reading about it, thinking about it, and trying to do/apply it yourself. Mary Wanless has a very good podcast called "Ride with your Mind" that explains the mechanics of riding in a way that is so understandable. She has a way of explaining things that really makes sense and, even if she teaches english style riding - the same principles apply to western riding too. Please -Please -Please at least learn about her explination of figuring out how to learn to engage your core. She calls it putting "stuffing" in your body so you aren't just a rag doll sitting up there. IT WILL HELP SO MUCH. You can even practice it while you are driving. And learning her concept of how a leg "drapes" down a horses side and provides balance will change your world!  It's free and you can listen to it any time- and over and over- if you like podcasts.

Another super cheap thing you can do is con a friend/ spouse/ or somebody off the street (just joking- but if you are really desperate...) into helping you. Or if you have a large round pen, you could do this yourself.

All they have to do is hold the end of a lunge line attached to a halter under your horse's bridle. Figure out a way that you can easily grab your reins if needed, but don't use them except in an emergancy. Your helper controls direction. You control speed with your legs and body. Controling speed with reins is a last resort for safety. Start at a walk, then get faster as you build balance. Learn how to ride without your hands being on the reins - basically, you are finding your balance without relying on the contact from the horses mouth, and you will learn how to use your legs, seat, and (a little bit of) upper body to influence your horses speed. Learn how to get your horse to slow down or stop with just your seat. It doesn't come easy, but keep trying, and critically thinking about "well that didn't work, so let me try this". Your horse will also get better at feeling what you are asking for.  This is also the time that you ride with you hands out in front or beside of you like an airplane. Learn how to ride with one (or both) hand on your head. Figure out how to keep that good seat/leg no matter what your hands are doing. Start at a walk. Only trot when you are completly comfortable walking. Only lope when you are super comfortable with the trot. Then go back to the walk - drop your stirrups and start all over again. You can always grab the horn to steady yourself.

By doing this slow progression from walk, to trot, to canter your horse also gets used to what is going on and will find it's own easy rythem. I've had some super chargy hotheads turn into relaxed, circus vaulting type horses when this is done often. You know why? When you learn to ride without getting into their mouths for balance, and you are not sending mixed signels because your legs are going everywhere - they can just relax and go with the flow too. Because they don't have to "protect" themselves or wonder/worry about what you are doing up there.

Learning real horsemanship is a life long journey. It requires hard looks at yourself and how you do things. It doesn't come from short cuts. But it honestly doesn't have to cost a lot of money. Just a willingness to try, and a HONEST evaluation of if what you have been dong gives you the best result. Or could trying it another way yield better results. And its a wonderful journey that reminds us why we love these big, beautiful, powerful yet gentle souled creatures called horses.

Edited to add -

If you can't balance in your current saddle without reins....once you understand the concepts of independent seat or 2 point ....Then it may very well be your saddle. How a saddle sits makes a huge difference in how you can ride. Also- I would encourage you to look into yoga as a way to help develop strength, balance and flexability. There are free classes on youtube and there are even yoga practices targeted toward horseback riders.

The saddle I had before was too small for me, it was only a 14 inch. Sometimes I wonder if a 15 inch is too small for me too...lol I am not super big but I have very long legs. 

I will defnitely look up some drills to try! 

Yoga is a total game changer for equestrians, in any discipline,  IMO.  That stuff works... not meditation yoga, but that's very beneficial as well for your mind and focus.. but the the kind of yoga that really makes you work and stretch ... ive been doing body by yoga for about a year now .. off n on... its amazing the strength and balance you gain if you can stay consistent! (That's key) funny story... I decided to buy a new yoga series to change things up and try something new. I popped in the DVD and went thru the workout, which was only about 15 minutes and I was thinking this is way too easy and kind of dumb actually.. I don't feel a thing... but I finished it... let me tell you... that was Monday... my body is STILL sore from my neck down today... I can finally sit up in bed without assistance lol!! Whatever that was was extremely effective... holy cow! I'm back to it today... its called Trim Core challenge by Yoga burn. .... OUCH! I truly believe yoga is a secret weapon for equestrians wanting to improve their riding thru balance and core strength. I notice a huge difference in my riding when I stay consistent with doing the yoga. 

I'll look for that. I've been thinking it was time to find some new DVDs. Thanks for the name of a good one.I might as well say thanks now - because apparently I won't be saying thanks after I try it!

I completed the workout 1 week 1 this morning.. God I'm kinda scared of what's coming on the 2nd weeks workouts! 

You can tie the back strap or stirrup hobble to your cinch ring so it stops your leg from going back and shorten your stirrups one hole and pushing your leg down on them.