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Location: Jersey Girl | Likes/dislikes?
How do they ride and did it fit your horse?
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| Fits a lot of horse types, very balanced for,the rider. Quality could be better. Sorry i sold mine.
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Location: The edge of no where | I like them. Granted, the leather quality could be better.....but on some horses, they're a great solution. Super comfortable and centered ride. |
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| I love mine. Fits the horses great, and its so comfortable to ride in. I always feel like I stay centered and in good position. When I try to ride other saddles now, I feel like I have to try harder to get in the right positions. |
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| I agree with the majority of statements here. Mine fits a variety of horses, it is very comfortable and I like the way horses work in it. The leather quality could be better but I have had mine 10 years and its still working. |
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| love mine and yes it does fit my very hard to fit tb/qh and I have tried many saddles for him |
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Location: NE TX | I agree with a lot of the people who have already replied. I bought mine a year ago and I love how I was able to pull the stirrups forward and set them the way I wanted and it really seems to fit a lot of horses that I put it on. I feel a lot safer and centered in this saddle than I have in other saddles I've owned and ridden in. |
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| Love mine! Have 2 |
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Location: USA | The leather is either Herman Oak or Wickett and Craig, depending on which color the leather is dyed. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Dreamingofcans - 2015-10-05 11:21 AM The leather is either Herman Oak or Wickett and Craig, depending on which color the leather is dyed. There are many different grades of leather and is why we see a difference in leather quality from brand to brand. The quality of leather has diminished depending on the technique it is tanned.
Edited by Nevertooold 2015-10-05 11:43 AM
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Location: NC | love mine. very comfy |
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Location: SW MO | I had one but it made my horse terribly sore. the bars are pretty straight, not a ton of flare to them. If your horse has big shoulders/ is wider I would definitely try before you buy. My saddle's quality could've been better as other posters have stated. It also had the lower cantle, cant say I liked how it sat because of that. I ride in coats saddles now and love them. It just depends on your seat and the build of your horse  |
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| Mzbradford - 2015-10-05 12:14 PM
I had one but it made my horse terribly sore. the bars are pretty straight, not a ton of flare to them. If your horse has big shoulders/ is wider I would definitely try before you buy. My saddle's quality could've been better as other posters have stated. It also had the lower cantle, cant say I liked how it sat because of that. I ride in coats saddles now and love them. It just depends on your seat and the build of your horse
I also have the lower cantle and if i could change anything about it, I would get the higher one. Made my saddle so much longer and I rarely even sit back there. |
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Location: SW MO | stayceem - 2015-10-05 12:23 PM
Mzbradford - 2015-10-05 12:14 PM
I had one but it made my horse terribly sore. the bars are pretty straight, not a ton of flare to them. If your horse has big shoulders/ is wider I would definitely try before you buy. My saddle's quality could've been better as other posters have stated. It also had the lower cantle, cant say I liked how it sat because of that. I ride in coats saddles now and love them. It just depends on your seat and the build of your horse
I also have the lower cantle and if i could change anything about it, I would get the higher one. Made my saddle so much longer and I rarely even sit back there.
Exactly! it made the saddle feel like it sat bigger, and in the run I sometimes got a little behind because of the slope of the cantle. It was like I would be sitting back on it instead of in the ground out part of the seat. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Mzbradford - 2015-10-05 12:14 PM I had one but it made my horse terribly sore. the bars are pretty straight, not a ton of flare to them. If your horse has big shoulders/ is wider I would definitely try before you buy. My saddle's quality could've been better as other posters have stated. It also had the lower cantle, cant say I liked how it sat because of that. I ride in coats saddles now and love them. It just depends on your seat and the build of your horse
My horse has big shoulders and for the first time ever..he bucked. Put a different saddle on and he was fine. Put the Sibley back on and he bucked again. It was a faulty saddle and I returned it and never tried another.
My sister in law has bad knees and she loves hers. |
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| nice saddle! Just got the new style.
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| Nevertooold - 2015-10-05 8:40 PM
Mzbradford - 2015-10-05 12:14 PM I had one but it made my horse terribly sore. the bars are pretty straight, not a ton of flare to them. If your horse has big shoulders/ is wider I would definitely try before you buy. My saddle's quality could've been better as other posters have stated. It also had the lower cantle, cant say I liked how it sat because of that. I ride in coats saddles now and love them. It just depends on your seat and the build of your horse
My sister in law has bad knees and she loves hers.
I had a big buckskin that bucked with my sibley's too! I still love the saddles and it's not very often that they haven't fit a horse but they really didn't fit him!! |
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I hate cooking and cleaning
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Location: Jersey Girl | Thank you everyone for your replies. I am not going to go with this saddle because I can't find anyone that has one in my area that I can try. I feel its a lot of money to put out for a saddle I am not sure will work! |
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| fulltiltfilly - 2015-10-06 9:10 AM
Thank you everyone for your replies. I am not going to go with this saddle because I can't find anyone that has one in my area that I can try. I feel its a lot of money to put out for a saddle I am not sure will work!
If you contact Deb Sibley herself on fb, she may have on you can try. |
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