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| 5'6" 145lbs, 28 in Cowgirl tuff jeans. I have a 14.5 and a 15 Meleta Brown. I love the 14.5 one. I did have a 14 cactus CJ and 14 Reinsman at one time. I thought I needed a smaller seat (I was 135 at the time). They felt way too small like I was going to "pop" out of the seat :) |
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| I am 5'2" weigh about 135, and wear a size 6. I ride in a 15" Billy Cook, I can't stand to see people crammed into a saddle. I need room to breath. |
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Location: Arkansas | run n rate - 2016-01-20 3:07 PM
I'm 5'8" and weigh 140...its winter so probably more like 145ish, I ride an old Carl Ammerman that has a pretty flat seat, its a 15 in. and a Crates all arounder with a 14.5 inch seat.
I prefer my Ammerman of two, I like to be able to put myself where I want, not get put in a place by a seat. I have one ratey mare that I need to get up over and my gelding who is a free runner but who rates hard, I like to be able to get my butt down on him so I don't get launched from the Mother Ship. I am short legged for my height and thick thighed, so that extra space between the cantle and pommel on the 15 gives my Earl Campbell running back legs some room.
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| RodeoCowgirl4u - 2016-01-20 4:48 PM
rpreast - 2016-01-20 9:55 AM
I'm 5'8" and as others have so gracefully put it, I'm not 'fat' but could definitely be in better shape. I ride a 16" purely because its what I'm comfortable in. I rode cow horses for a very long time and that's a pretty standard seat size for cutters, so that's what I rode in from the time I was 13. I like room to move and adjust and I just don't feel like I can do that when I'm sucked into a smaller seat size. I have a 14" Shiloh that I won and it is SO darn comfortable and I CAN ride in it, but I much prefer the roomier seat size :)
Yes!! I came from jumpers and so a tight barrel saddle made me feel trapped for years! Now that I have a better idea of what I'm doing and a turny, swift colt I need a smaller size. I have three saddles of all different sizes for 3 different horses.
4 year old, small, wide, fast and turny colt- 14.5" Triple Creek
Older push style mare who has the same run every time- 15" Triple Creek
Older free running mare with a huge engine and lots of power- 16" Triple Creek
i used to have a 16" Josey Ultimate that I was just all over in, and a 14.5" Crown C that I just couldn't get out of my own way in. I am 5'6" and 170lbs. I wear a size 32 with a 36 or 38 inseam (My true measurement is a 37. ) Most of my weight is in my stomach and that's really the only place I would consider myself "overweight." Of course it affects my riding and is super annoying because I could wear a 29" pants in the leg right now but not in the waist. All weight loss efforts affect all the other areas FIRST before my gut. Uggh.
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Location: Loma Linda, CA | I am 5'3, 150-155Lbs and I ride a 15.
I should probably be in a 14 or 14.5, but I've always ridden a 15 since I was a teenager. :P
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Location: The edge of no where | It seems to depend a little bit on the saddle brand....but somewhere in the 13.5"-14.5" range. I'm 5'8" and wear 27-28 in cowgirl tuff and rock & roll jeans. I'm all legs. I'm not super picky about what I can get along with. I ride my husband's rope horses in whatever he's chunked up there a lot. I think it's good in a way to keep you from relying on your saddle too much? He trips steers so these suckers have NO cantle... LOL! I think most of the rope saddles are 14"-14.5" but IDK. I do lots of trotting in them and work on my posture staying correct. He's got an old Cactus that I swear I could change the stirrups and run barrels in very easily. LOVE that saddle.
Shiloh Contender - 13-1/2" - great saddle, so easy to stay in position.
Double J - 14" - attempted to ride 14-1/2" and it was a mess - very balanced ride in the 14"
Old Ed Wright - 14" - Really liked it for slow work, a bit tough to sit super deep on a big stout horse.
Cogsdill (NRS Pro Series) - 14" - easy to sit right in the middle and get up to hustle
Purdy - I've riden both a 14" & 14-1/2". I think I might like the 14" better, but I'm getting along with the 14-1/2" very well.
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Duct Tape Bikini Girl
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| I'm 5'7", weigh 145, and ride a 14 1/2" medium rise seat and a 15" high rise seat in a Caldwell. |
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Location: North Dakota -> Colorado | I ride in a 13.5". I am 5'4" and about 135 lbs. I like being able to brace on the swells if need be, I just like the way my 13.5" Three Forks fits me |
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| I am 5'1" and 110lbs. My barrel saddle is a 14" Billy Cook and I use it because it is what fits my horses. I am hoping to get a 13" Tami Semas sometime in the near future. My Roping saddle is a 13.5 Martin. I also have a ???? 10" saddle I use for riding ponies. |
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Location: MN | Im 5'9, athletic build, size 28/29 waist and 165lbs. I ride in a 14.5 and I can fit 3 fingers between my thigh and pommel of the saddle. Thats what I grew up being told that that is how you measure what size saddle you need lol. |
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Location: Wisconsin | umm....5.6 and over 150. I use a 16 cause i have chops for thighs...However i see many others that could definately use one, but would NEVER admit it. lol Currently riding one horse in a Just Be Natural, Cactus and Top Hand
Edited by nettieb3 2016-01-26 1:59 PM
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Location: 31 lengths farms | Chandler's Mom - 2016-01-21 7:38 PM
run n rate - 2016-01-20 3:07 PM
I'm 5'8" and weigh 140...its winter so probably more like 145ish, I ride an old Carl Ammerman that has a pretty flat seat, its a 15 in. and a Crates all arounder with a 14.5 inch seat.
I prefer my Ammerman of two, I like to be able to put myself where I want, not get put in a place by a seat. I have one ratey mare that I need to get up over and my gelding who is a free runner but who rates hard, I like to be able to get my butt down on him so I don't get launched from the Mother Ship. I am short legged for my height and thick thighed, so that extra space between the cantle and pommel on the 15 gives my Earl Campbell running back legs some room.
That there made me laugh RNR!!!
Every time growing up that I had myself convinced I was adopted ;-) I'd take one look at my father and knew it wasn't true...I got my long , wink wink wink, legs from him and my thighs from my momma, LOL!!! I have to be the only human on planet earth over the height of 5'4" with like a 28" inseam. If I had legs to match my body I would have been 6'4"... I need all the gap on a 15 inch to fit them babies in there, and I've wintered well so it may be a tad small here when it dries out enough to actually ride.
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My Heart Be Happy
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Location: Arkansas | run n rate - 2016-01-26 2:06 PM
Chandler's Mom - 2016-01-21 7:38 PM
run n rate - 2016-01-20 3:07 PM
I'm 5'8" and weigh 140...its winter so probably more like 145ish, I ride an old Carl Ammerman that has a pretty flat seat, its a 15 in. and a Crates all arounder with a 14.5 inch seat.
I prefer my Ammerman of two, I like to be able to put myself where I want, not get put in a place by a seat. I have one ratey mare that I need to get up over and my gelding who is a free runner but who rates hard, I like to be able to get my butt down on him so I don't get launched from the Mother Ship. I am short legged for my height and thick thighed, so that extra space between the cantle and pommel on the 15 gives my Earl Campbell running back legs some room.
That there made me laugh RNR!!!
Every time growing up that I had myself convinced I was adopted ;- ) I'd take one look at my father and knew it wasn't true...I got my long , wink wink wink, legs from him and my thighs from my momma, LOL!!! I have to be the only human on planet earth over the height of 5'4" with like a 28" inseam. If I had legs to match my body I would have been 6'4"... I need all the gap on a 15 inch to fit them babies in there, and I've wintered well so it may be a tad small here when it dries out enough to actually ride.
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| run n rate - 2016-01-26 12:06 PM Chandler's Mom - 2016-01-21 7:38 PM run n rate - 2016-01-20 3:07 PM I'm 5'8" and weigh 140...its winter so probably more like 145ish, I ride an old Carl Ammerman that has a pretty flat seat, its a 15 in. and a Crates all arounder with a 14.5 inch seat. I prefer my Ammerman of two, I like to be able to put myself where I want, not get put in a place by a seat. I have one ratey mare that I need to get up over and my gelding who is a free runner but who rates hard, I like to be able to get my butt down on him so I don't get launched from the Mother Ship. I am short legged for my height and thick thighed, so that extra space between the cantle and pommel on the 15 gives my Earl Campbell running back legs some room. That there made me laugh RNR!!! Every time growing up that I had myself convinced I was adopted ;- ) I'd take one look at my father and knew it wasn't true...I got my long , wink wink wink, legs from him and my thighs from my momma, LOL!!! I have to be the only human on planet earth over the height of 5'4" with like a 28" inseam. If I had legs to match my body I would have been 6'4"... I need all the gap on a 15 inch to fit them babies in there, and I've wintered well so it may be a tad small here when it dries out enough to actually ride.
"So I don't get launched from the Mother Ship"
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| I'm 5'3, 115-120 pounds or so, size 3-5 in jeans. I ride a 14" ProRider. I like to have a little wiggle room so I don't feel squished in. |
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Location: Iowa/Missouri | 5'2" around 150 but working on losing more. I was ridding in a 14 inch Triple Creek but this year will be running in a 14.5 Tammy Fischer. I like a thigher fitting saddle so these work well mfor me. |
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Location: Lost in the swamps | 5'3" and a lil under 100# soaking wet... I should prob be riding I a 13-13.5 but I ride in a 14" josey, high pommel and cantle and a flat seat. I like having a flat seat because I like being able to move in my saddle and not feel like I'm trapped and getting a beating from the pommel and spanked by the cantle if I happen to get left behind. |
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Location: Somewhere around here | I ride in a 15", I'm 5'3" and around 141-143 lbs right now (trying to lose the baby weight). I've ridden in a 15 actually since the middle of high school. I had a 14 back then and I noticed how my thighs almost constantly touched my pommels and it bugged the crud out of me! I also ride with short stirrups, and with short legs I look silly sometimes but I think if my thighs were thinner (which will never happen unless I get very sick) then I'd be just fine in a 14.5 or even a 14. |
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