Posted 2016-06-15 4:24 PM Subject: RE: Fort Worth Saddle Co?
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cyount2009 - 2016-06-14 3:06 PM Does anyone have experience with them? How well are they made? What brands are they comparable to? do they fit a variety of horses well?
Honestly, they are pretty comparable to a Teskey's or NRS mainly because each of those places pretty much use the same people to make their saddles. Just a Mexican made saddle with their brand on it. Horseman's (Fort Worth Saddle Co.) uses a cheaper leather and cheaper tree on all their saddles where Teskey's and NRS have a high quality, medium quality, and lower quality saddle. Horseman's only offers a cheaper version. I've seen one a girl rode for 6 months and it looked like she had it for ten years... She way over paid. Given, most places like these (Teskey's and NRS) have two shops. One in TX and the other in Mexico. But it's basically the same saddle just with a different brand and leather on it. One brand isn't better than the other because they are all made by pretty much the same people. You only pay for the brand on the tag and the leather quality. Each place of business that sells saddles has a cheaper version (Mexico) and a more expensive version (TX). Each saddle has two sometimes three different grades of leather. You get what you pay for. I prefer a Teskey's tree (BOWDEN Brand) and the TX made version because of the leather over the other two mentioned mainly because of Teskey's warranty and pricing. If you have a problem, they will do anything to make it right. They are always great at helping find you the right saddle and I like how friendly and down to earth they are. (And because I live so close to their store lol) You can tell if it's made in Mexico by the pricing. Just a few little secrets of the saddle making industry. You're welcome. As far as saddle fit goes each saddle is going to be a 6 3/4" gullet with a quarter horse bar. Why? Because that will fit 90% of today's horses. (No matter what Martin and Double J want you to believe.) SO. Basically it comes down to this: Does it fit YOUR horse well? Is it in YOUR price range? And can it last YOU a long while? Good luck !
Posted 2016-06-20 7:01 AM Subject: RE: Fort Worth Saddle Co?
Duct Tape Bikini Girl
Posts: 2554
I'd just like to say ditto on the advice you've already gotten. I have owned and ridden the brands mentioned, and agree that the quality compares so it comes down to what feels the best for you and your horse. I'd like to add there's one other saddle in the price range (actually lower) that fits my horses better than the Teskey's/Fort Worth Saddle Co....my good old dirt cheap Corriente. Would I rather ride it than my Caldwell? Heck no, but my Caldwell cost ten times as much!
Fort Worth Saddle Co?
