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Married to a Louie Lover
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| I have no long term experience with them, I’ve heard good and bad. I’m not a fan of additional moving parts on a saddle, personally. And they don’t necessarily flex as much as folks might think.
I looked at one a few years ago, a reinsman McCrae i think, I was thoroughly unimpressed by the quality of leather and craftsmanship. I returned it, we use our saddles hard and I do not feel it would have held up. For what they go for new you are 1/2-2/3 of the way to a number of much higher quality saddles. |
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 The One
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Location: South Georgia | I had a Circle Y Marlene Special Effx and I liked it, although it wasn't very accomodating to the wider horses we have nowadays. I think I read somewhere that they flex less than 1/8", so I'm not really sure thats a selling factor, if that stat was accurate. |
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 Maine-iac
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Location: Got Lobsta? | I have the new Martin Lisa Lockhart saddle and it calls it "pliable bar tree". I have a very hard to fit mare and this one fit her perfectly. I love it and the quality. |
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 Not Afraid to Work
Posts: 4717
| I love my sibley, its an ultra flex so not sure how much movement it has but I have used it on dozens of horses without issues. I have a Marlene McRae by Cactus, its not nearly as flexible as my sibley. |
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| I ride a Sibley, and they definitely flex more than others. I can bend mine pretty far. It fits everything and it's the most comfortable saddle I've ever sat in. It's been used pretty heavily and it's held up fine. |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: California | I just bought a Circle Y Marlene Special Effx. I’ve tried for YEARS to find a saddle to fit my mare. No matter what I tried there was always dry spots on her withers. This saddle FITS! No dry spots at all! I do with the seat size was a smidge bigger but it fits the horse so I’m happy! |
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Opinions on flex tree saddles?