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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | Any experiences with them? I have found a set that I absolutely love, but want to know if it's good quality before I try to start tracking it down.
Pictures, too if you have them! |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I have never care for Alamo saddlery stuff, sorry  |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | I'm not a fan
Edited by barrelracr131 2014-07-23 10:22 AM
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | Dang it! lol |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Longneck - 2014-07-23 10:26 AM Dang it! lol
Keep saving up your money and buy you something really nice.  |
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Location: Central Texas | Odd man out here. I was very doubtful about Alamo Tack quality, but ran across a deal to buy 11 saddles that had been sitting in a barn for a few years. They were filthy but never used. I was running an 84 head dude string and needed tack. Well, surprise! Those saddles held up so well that I bought a couple of pretty headstalls and I'm still amazed at how well all the tack held up to some seriously hard use. I have no hesitation to use their tack. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Marfan - 2014-07-23 10:34 AM Odd man out here. I was very doubtful about Alamo Tack quality, but ran across a deal to buy 11 saddles that had been sitting in a barn for a few years. They were filthy but never used. I was running an 84 head dude string and needed tack. Well, surprise! Those saddles held up so well that I bought a couple of pretty headstalls and I'm still amazed at how well all the tack held up to some seriously hard use. I have no hesitation to use their tack.
I can see them holding up for a dude ranch/string.  |
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | I will keep saving my money... just had my eye on a set... but after looking at RDC I think I will save up and design something at the NFR. |
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 I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Longneck - 2014-07-23 2:28 PM I will keep saving my money... just had my eye on a set... but after looking at RDC I think I will save up and design something at the NFR.
It's fun designing your own! |
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | Nevertooold - 2014-07-23 2:37 PM Longneck - 2014-07-23 2:28 PM I will keep saving my money... just had my eye on a set... but after looking at RDC I think I will save up and design something at the NFR. It's fun designing your own!
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Longneck - 2014-07-23 2:39 PM Nevertooold - 2014-07-23 2:37 PM Longneck - 2014-07-23 2:28 PM I will keep saving my money... just had my eye on a set... but after looking at RDC I think I will save up and design something at the NFR. It's fun designing your own!
I'm a distributor for them and don't set up at shows.
They sure put out an outstanding booth! I saw them at Reno many years ago and was in awe and became a distributor.
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | Nevertooold - 2014-07-23 2:46 PM Longneck - 2014-07-23 2:39 PM Nevertooold - 2014-07-23 2:37 PM Longneck - 2014-07-23 2:28 PM I will keep saving my money... just had my eye on a set... but after looking at RDC I think I will save up and design something at the NFR. It's fun designing your own!
They sure put out an outstanding booth! I saw them at Reno many years ago and was in awe and became a distributor.
Would I be able to order from you once I see what I like in person? |
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Longneck - 2014-07-23 2:56 PM Nevertooold - 2014-07-23 2:46 PM Longneck - 2014-07-23 2:39 PM Nevertooold - 2014-07-23 2:37 PM Longneck - 2014-07-23 2:28 PM I will keep saving my money... just had my eye on a set... but after looking at RDC I think I will save up and design something at the NFR. It's fun designing your own!
They sure put out an outstanding booth! I saw them at Reno many years ago and was in awe and became a distributor.
Yes but once you find everything you want they will put everything together for you. Just go for it!
After the NFR RDC takes a vacation and it would be almost a month before I could get anything for you. They will help you and give you ideas etc. and after going through all of that they deserve to finish the deal. I appreciate you thinking of me. |
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | No problem, thanks!  |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Longneck - 2014-07-23 2:28 PM I will keep saving my money... just had my eye on a set... but after looking at RDC I think I will save up and design something at the NFR.
Ohhh now this sounds fun, will love to see what you come up with |
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Veteran
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| What is RDC?
I love Running Roan Tack. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | SpottedT - 2014-07-23 3:52 PM What is RDC? I love Running Roan Tack.
Rodeo Drive Conchos |
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 A Barrel Of Monkeys
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Location: Texas | I have an Alamo tack set that is very good quality.
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 Texas Lone Star
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Location: where ever my L/Q trl is parked | I won a trophy saddle a few years ago.. and I have to say it sucked big.... I felt the leather was inferior quality.... and not only was the seat too small for me to use I notice the stitching was inconsistant.
I didn't even keep it, but sold it asap. For the entry fee money and the amount of rider's the producer pulls in I think they could afford a better brand of saddle. |
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 The Vaccinator
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Location: Slipping down the slope of old age. Boo hoo. | Several years back I bought a youth horse show saddle for my nephew from Alamo. This was for horse showing -- in Lead Line and then he used it for Walk/Trot at breed shows. This saddle was super-nice and we were constantly asked where we got it. When he outgrew it we sold it for what we had paid for it. This little saddle looked just like a "big" saddle and was very well-made. I have no experience with barrel saddles or their tack, but after the positive experience with this saddle, I'd give their tack a try.... |
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The Vaccinator
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Location: Slipping down the slope of old age. Boo hoo. | Aqhaczy - 2014-07-23 5:14 PM
I won a trophy saddle a few years ago.. and I have to say it sucked big.... I felt the leather was inferior quality.... and not only was the seat too small for me to use I notice the stitching was inconsistant.
I didn't even keep it, but sold it asap. For the entry fee money and the amount of rider's the producer pulls in I think they could afford a better brand of saddle.
It has been my experience that many saddle makers offer a line of "trophy saddle" at "good prices" --- and these saddles are never of the same quality as their regular line of saddles. You would think that if a saddle maker is offering up a "trophy" they would want that saddle to be really nice since people will be looking at it... but I guess they think most people are going to just sit the trophy saddle on a rack in the house or tack room to admire -- so they don't put as much into them. I don't know.... |
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 Not Afraid to Work
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| I bought a tackset from them and the whole thing fell apart. Cheapest chicago screws i had ever seen, complete junk and I paid $450 for the set |
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | stayceem - 2014-07-23 6:27 PM I bought a tackset from them and the whole thing fell apart. Cheapest chicago screws i had ever seen, complete junk and I paid $450 for the set
I'd be so angry!! |
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Not Afraid to Work
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| Longneck - 2014-07-23 9:51 PM
stayceem - 2014-07-23 6:27 PM I bought a tackset from them and the whole thing fell apart. Cheapest chicago screws i had ever seen, complete junk and I paid $450 for the set
I'd be so angry!!
I was pretty ticked. Lucky for me a year later a found the same breastcollar on ebay barely used for about 80 and then I replaced all the screws and hardware and now I have a set for parts lol |
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The Advice Guru
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| There is better, and there is worse, some stores over inflate the price, some stores you can get a set for under 300, you need to shop around. |
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 More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Not a fan. Not good quality. |
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Location: iowa | i won a saddle by alamo last year..it is the cheapest thing i have ever sat in..i would never pay money for one of these things... |
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 Maine-iac
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Location: Got Lobsta? | Longneck - 2014-07-23 3:56 PM Nevertooold - 2014-07-23 2:46 PM Longneck - 2014-07-23 2:39 PM Nevertooold - 2014-07-23 2:37 PM Longneck - 2014-07-23 2:28 PM I will keep saving my money... just had my eye on a set... but after looking at RDC I think I will save up and design something at the NFR. It's fun designing your own!
They sure put out an outstanding booth! I saw them at Reno many years ago and was in awe and became a distributor.
I actually bought a plain turquoise gator Alamo set and NTO designed the conchos for me. She sent me a bunch of pics with suggestions and I got to make myself a gorgeous set! She can really help you out!  |
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Alamo Saddlery tack set quality?