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| Does anyone out there ride in a Caldwell barrel saddle, I am looking for a very deep seat for a hard turning horse and was wondering what the Caldwell was like? Any suggestions?
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Location: Desert Land | I am a Caldwell fan through & through (that should be my "name" wink, wink...powers that be, LOL)
They are the best saddle money can buy IMO. Quality hand made with the best materials and they last forever. I have had probably a dozen of them between trying the different trees, ground seats, seat sizes (I have fluctuated in weight quite a bit the last 8 years). I just love them.
You are going to get nay-sayers, but that will happen with any product. |
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  Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | Alison just bought one and loves it. |
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 I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | The high ground seat made all the difference in the world for me. By far my favorite saddle ever as far as quality, riding and running in it. Yes...it will make a huge difference especially with the high ground seat. |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I just bought me a Caldwell last week... I"m so tickled with it, I hav'nt got to try it out yet, because of the weather and having different things come up. But cant wait to get it on my horse... have been wanting one for a long long time so finally decided it was time. Here is mine. 
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | Southtxponygirl - 2014-03-13 1:05 PM
I just bought me a Caldwell last week... I"m so tickled with it, I hav'nt got to try it out yet, because of the weather and having different things come up. But cant wait to get it on my horse... have been wanting one for a long long time so finally decided it was time. Here is mine.
I *DEMAND* that you get this picture to working, missy! |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Longneck - 2014-03-13 1:07 PM Southtxponygirl - 2014-03-13 1:05 PM I just bought me a Caldwell last week... I"m so tickled with it, I hav'nt got to try it out yet, because of the weather and having different things come up. But cant wait to get it on my horse... have been wanting one for a long long time so finally decided it was time. Here is mine. I *DEMAND* that you get this picture to working, missy!
Ha ha ha ha ,,, got it up finally, had to resize it.  |
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 Underestimated Underdog
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Location: Minnesota | LRQHS - 2014-03-13 12:30 PM
Alison just bought one and loves it.
She got a Crown C. |
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | Longneck - 2014-03-13 1:07 PM
Southtxponygirl - 2014-03-13 1:05 PM
I just bought me a Caldwell last week... I"m so tickled with it, I hav'nt got to try it out yet, because of the weather and having different things come up. But cant wait to get it on my horse... have been wanting one for a long long time so finally decided it was time. Here is mine.
I *DEMAND* that you get this picture to working, missy!
What a beauty! Saddles with the weird corner angles are my favorites! |
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Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | Ctrygirl14 - 2014-03-13 1:14 PM LRQHS - 2014-03-13 12:30 PM Alison just bought one and loves it. She got a Crown C.
Is that not a Caldwell lol? and, if not, don't tell her I posted on this thread lol..... |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Longneck - 2014-03-13 1:14 PM Longneck - 2014-03-13 1:07 PM Southtxponygirl - 2014-03-13 1:05 PM I just bought me a Caldwell last week... I"m so tickled with it, I hav'nt got to try it out yet, because of the weather and having different things come up. But cant wait to get it on my horse... have been wanting one for a long long time so finally decided it was time. Here is mine. I *DEMAND* that you get this picture to working, missy! What a beauty! Saddles with the weird corner angles are my favorites!
Thank you  , I'm pretty proud of it, Still sitting in my living room, like looking at it  I have a Double J with the cut corners like that, I think they look pretty neat too. |
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | Southtxponygirl - 2014-03-13 1:18 PM
Longneck - 2014-03-13 1:14 PM Longneck - 2014-03-13 1:07 PM Southtxponygirl - 2014-03-13 1:05 PM I just bought me a Caldwell last week... I"m so tickled with it, I hav'nt got to try it out yet, because of the weather and having different things come up. But cant wait to get it on my horse... have been wanting one for a long long time so finally decided it was time. Here is mine. I *DEMAND* that you get this picture to working, missy! What a beauty! Saddles with the weird corner angles are my favorites!
You have everything worth wanting!
I'm gonna pack my bags and move in! |
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 Hugs to You
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | We have 3 at our house. We love them - my husband cuts and I have a barrel saddle. I will not ever get anything else. Here is mine -
Edited by 3canstorun 2014-03-13 1:30 PM
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Location: Here | Southtxponygirl - 2014-03-13 1:05 PM I just bought me a Caldwell last week... I"m so tickled with it, I hav'nt got to try it out yet, because of the weather and having different things come up. But cant wait to get it on my horse... have been wanting one for a long long time so finally decided it was time. Here is mine.
OH MY. That is my favorite caldwell design |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | SG. - 2014-03-13 1:28 PM Southtxponygirl - 2014-03-13 1:05 PM I just bought me a Caldwell last week... I"m so tickled with it, I hav'nt got to try it out yet, because of the weather and having different things come up. But cant wait to get it on my horse... have been wanting one for a long long time so finally decided it was time. Here is mine.
I really lucked out on finding this saddle , This is my favorite design too  |
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | 3canstorun - 2014-03-13 1:28 PM We have 3 at our house. We love them - my husband cuts and I have a barrel saddle. I will not ever get anything else. Here is mine -
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| Longneck - 2014-03-13 1:45 PM 3canstorun - 2014-03-13 1:28 PM We have 3 at our house. We love them - my husband cuts and I have a barrel saddle. I will not ever get anything else. Here is mine -
gorgeous! |
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Southtxponygirl - 2014-03-13 1:05 PM I just bought me a Caldwell last week... I"m so tickled with it, I hav'nt got to try it out yet, because of the weather and having different things come up. But cant wait to get it on my horse... have been wanting one for a long long time so finally decided it was time. Here is mine.
Awesome! What tree is it? |
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | 3canstorun - 2014-03-13 1:28 PM We have 3 at our house. We love them - my husband cuts and I have a barrel saddle. I will not ever get anything else. Here is mine -
Very unique! Love it! |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Nevertooold - 2014-03-13 2:10 PM
Southtxponygirl - 2014-03-13 1:05 PM I just bought me a Caldwell last week... I"m so tickled with it, I hav'nt got to try it out yet, because of the weather and having different things come up. But cant wait to get it on my horse... have been wanting one for a long long time so finally decided it was time. Here is mine.
Its the Pro Max.. |
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Location: Hernando, Ms | Love my Caldwell saddle!!
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Southtxponygirl - 2014-03-13 2:17 PM Nevertooold - 2014-03-13 2:10 PM Southtxponygirl - 2014-03-13 1:05 PM I just bought me a Caldwell last week... I"m so tickled with it, I hav'nt got to try it out yet, because of the weather and having different things come up. But cant wait to get it on my horse... have been wanting one for a long long time so finally decided it was time. Here is mine. Its the Pro Max..
Cool! I'll know how to look up if I start riding again to try to find a saddle that fits my horse..LOL |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | LRQHS - 2014-03-13 1:18 PM
Ctrygirl14 - 2014-03-13 1:14 PM LRQHS - 2014-03-13 12:30 PM Alison just bought one and loves it. She got a Crown C.
I did get the Martin crown c
It's ok, a for effort.
I looked for a Caldwell, but I was not able to try one out so I was hesitant to order one blindly. Charon was very helpful though. |
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Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | barrelracr131 - 2014-03-13 3:25 PM LRQHS - 2014-03-13 1:18 PM Ctrygirl14 - 2014-03-13 1:14 PM LRQHS - 2014-03-13 12:30 PM Alison just bought one and loves it. She got a Crown C. I did get the Martin crown c It's ok, a for effort. I looked for a Caldwell, but I was not able to try one out so I was hesitant to order one blindly. Charon was very helpful though.
I was listening to all of your saddle stories, I swear lol......they both start with a C.....that's confusing lol. |
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Location: Red Raiderland | Woooweee those are beautiful saddles!!!  Charon sent my new ProMax out Tuesday so I will try to post pics when I get it. |
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Location: Oklahoma | I ordered a brand new with a rocket tree last year because I couldn't find that saddle with that tree used. The only thing I don't like is my seat is too deep I'm having trouble to get up when I leave the turns. I tried putting my stirrups a little higher that helped some. Going to BBR in april and see if they have anything that I could trade with not such deep seat unless they are all like that? does anyone know if they have different deepness to their seats? |
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Texas Tenderheart
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Location: Red Raiderland | Turnburnsis - 2014-03-13 4:16 PM I ordered a brand new with a rocket tree last year because I couldn't find that saddle with that tree used. The only thing I don't like is my seat is too deep I'm having trouble to get up when I leave the turns. I tried putting my stirrups a little higher that helped some. Going to BBR in april and see if they have anything that I could trade with not such deep seat unless they are all like that? does anyone know if they have different deepness to their seats?
No they are not all this way. It depends on what ground seat you have on yours. Talk to Charon at BBR and see if she can fix yours instead of trading for a different one. |
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Location: Oklahoma | Ok thanks I didn't know that you could change that! |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | LRQHS - 2014-03-13 3:30 PM barrelracr131 - 2014-03-13 3:25 PM LRQHS - 2014-03-13 1:18 PM Ctrygirl14 - 2014-03-13 1:14 PM LRQHS - 2014-03-13 12:30 PM Alison just bought one and loves it. She got a Crown C. I did get the Martin crown c It's ok, a for effort. I looked for a Caldwell, but I was not able to try one out so I was hesitant to order one blindly. Charon was very helpful though.
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 Ima Non Controversial Girl
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Location: where the wind blows | I have 2 love, love, love them. Tried about every saddle out there. Now I will only use a Caldwell. I got mine used but hoping someday to get a new one or newer looking one at least. |
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Location: Here | Kaycee - 2014-03-13 4:29 PM Turnburnsis - 2014-03-13 4:16 PM I ordered a brand new with a rocket tree last year because I couldn't find that saddle with that tree used. The only thing I don't like is my seat is too deep I'm having trouble to get up when I leave the turns. I tried putting my stirrups a little higher that helped some. Going to BBR in april and see if they have anything that I could trade with not such deep seat unless they are all like that? does anyone know if they have different deepness to their seats? No they are not all this way. It depends on what ground seat you have on yours. Talk to Charon at BBR and see if she can fix yours instead of trading for a different one.
Ditto. they can raise or lower your ground seat very easy. Lower ground seat wont be as deep |
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Location: on a horse | Had friends with Caldwell's, was told Oh just try it, didn't want to because of the things I had heard about them. Well, one of those friends had hers on my horse and I tried it. WRONG thing to do. I then was on a mission to find one, hopefully, used. Couple months later another friend had an almost brand new one posted on FB, I got it to try and I now own it!! My saddle I had I thought was awesome and even after buying my Caldwell Rocket I made a run in my old saddle and NO comparison. I love love love my Caldwell. My horse also leaves very hard and is so powerful but I stay with him in the caldwell. |
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Texas Tenderheart
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Location: Red Raiderland | Cjakerock - 2014-03-13 7:52 PM Had friends with Caldwell's, was told Oh just try it, didn't want to because of the things I had heard about them. Well, one of those friends had hers on my horse and I tried it. WRONG thing to do. I then was on a mission to find one, hopefully, used. Couple months later another friend had an almost brand new one posted on FB, I got it to try and I now own it!! My saddle I had I thought was awesome and even after buying my Caldwell Rocket I made a run in my old saddle and NO comparison. I love love love my Caldwell. My horse also leaves very hard and is so powerful but I stay with him in the caldwell.
...And the addiction continues!!!
I had a friend of mine tryout my Promax a few years ago with no intention of selling it but I did not have a horse at the time to use it on. She fell in love with it and I decided to sell it to her because they were kicking butt in it. Fast forward a couple of years and I now need a ProMax so I had to order a new one. lol  |
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| I have 3 Caldwell's and love them. Can hardly ride in anything else. My only complaint is my jeans get stained from the oil. |
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | roanrider - 2014-03-13 9:06 PM I have 3 Caldwell's and love them. Can hardly ride in anything else. My only complaint is my jeans get stained from the oil.
My complaint also but I guess you can't have butter soft leather without the oil problem. |
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Meanest Teacher!!!
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Location: sunny california | whenever I buy one I keep it. even if I don't need that tree at the moment. the only one i don't have now is the rocket. I even have an older reiner. I have 4 caldwells. |
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Location: NOT at Wal Mart | I have 3, only saddle I ride. |
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Location: Desert Land | Nevertooold - 2014-03-13 7:28 PM roanrider - 2014-03-13 9:06 PM I have 3 Caldwell's and love them. Can hardly ride in anything else. My only complaint is my jeans get stained from the oil. My complaint also but I guess you can't have butter soft leather without the oil problem.
I've got a lighter oil saddle and it's pretty buttery, but it doesn't stain - thankfully! |
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Hugs to You
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | TheOldGrayMare - 2014-03-14 11:30 AM Nevertooold - 2014-03-13 7:28 PM roanrider - 2014-03-13 9:06 PM I have 3 Caldwell's and love them. Can hardly ride in anything else. My only complaint is my jeans get stained from the oil. My complaint also but I guess you can't have butter soft leather without the oil problem.
Mine never has either. However, my husband's has stained his jeans, as he gets the dark oil. I think all Caldwell's are nice, no matter what style, pattern you have. I will always order a pro max tree too. I know they are an investment though. I doubt I would have spent that type of money when I was younger. (Didn't have it anyway). I am ordering another one for me and we are trading one of my husband's. |
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | Loved everything about my Caldwell. Just make for darn sure it does fit your horse. Just like any other saddle out there. I was actually able to sell mine for a little more then what I paid when I bought it used so the nice thing is that they will hold their value. I too had issues not getting out of my seat but raising my stirrups helped. |
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Shelter Dog Lover
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| So this talk about them being so deep you can't get up make me think they just might be the saddle this old girl needs to stay put. I am on my way back to the Diamonds and Dirt to try one. Sweet hubby said get anything I want :).
Hope they fit my horses. |
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Hugs to You
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | rodeomom3 - 2014-03-14 12:21 PM So this talk about them being so deep you can't get up make me think they just might be the saddle this old girl needs to stay put. I am on my way back to the Diamonds and Dirt to try one. Sweet hubby said get anything I want :).
Hope they fit my horses.
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