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| Ive been kicking around the idea of getting my daughter another saddle and im just curious which ones are the best bang for the buck?
Im looking to spend up to $1000 for a new or used one... |
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Location: Texas | Itsme - 2014-09-11 9:32 PM Ive been kicking around the idea of getting my daughter another saddle and im just curious which ones are the best bang for the buck? Im looking to spend up to $1000 for a new or used one...
Look into Triple creeks, they are nice and very affordable |
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  Crazy Chicken Chick
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| The best value on saddles is the one that fits the horse. I know that's not what you are asking, but it's true.
Look at Corriente.
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | How old is your daughter and what size saddle do you need? There are a lot of good deals on used Shiloh saddles. The quality is good for the price and they ride really nice. My daughter is in an older Allen Ranch that I picked up for $400, and I went ahead and bought her a used Shiloh (Jerri Mann) for $500 for when she outgrows her A.R. |
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| Three 4 Luck - 2014-09-12 8:44 AM How old is your daughter and what size saddle do you need? There are a lot of good deals on used Shiloh saddles. The quality is good for the price and they ride really nice. My daughter is in an older Allen Ranch that I picked up for $400, and I went ahead and bought her a used Shiloh (Jerri Mann) for $500 for when she outgrows her A.R.
Exactly what I was going to suggest. I would also look at Teskey's and Ed Wright's. |
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| Anymore it seems like it is dang near impossibe to find a good quality saddle under $1000. You can find an older well used one, but it seems like those that are worth the money sell fairly quick. I know that they are out there, but heck, look at the for sale items on here. Very few are under the $1,000 mark.
Not trying to hijack your thread, but I am honestly looking for the same thing as you are....
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Location: Kansas | I really liked my cactus, it was similar to the brandie halls style. It had a nice deep seat which held me in, and it fit my mare. I now have a custom made saddle by R Bar B (scott thomas builds their saddles) I spent $1,600 on it brand new because I chose lots of options...but they sell brand new saddles on the floor for $700-$1,000 and they ship :) |
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| Three 4 Luck - 2014-09-12 8:44 AM
How old is your daughter and what size saddle do you need? There are a lot of good deals on used Shiloh saddles. The quality is good for the price and they ride really nice. My daughter is in an older Allen Ranch that I picked up for $400, and I went ahead and bought her a used Shiloh (Jerri Mann) for $500 for when she outgrows her A.R.
I agree Shiloh's are a great value. I have one I really like. It's funny you said Allen ranch too , I just bought one from a friend that is 15 or so years old but taken care of. It's in great shape and I only gave 500 for it. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | countrygirl2006 - 2014-09-12 8:50 AM Anymore it seems like it is dang near impossibe to find a good quality saddle under $1000. You can find an older well used one, but it seems like those that are worth the money sell fairly quick. I know that they are out there, but heck, look at the for sale items on here. Very few are under the $1,000 mark.
Not trying to hijack your thread, but I am honestly looking for the same thing as you are....
Yep, when you see a deal, you better jump on it, which is why I bought the 12" saddle we don't actually need yet. I've seen them go in under an hour and it's common to sell the same day they're posted. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | bennie1 - 2014-09-12 9:02 AM Three 4 Luck - 2014-09-12 8:44 AM How old is your daughter and what size saddle do you need? There are a lot of good deals on used Shiloh saddles. The quality is good for the price and they ride really nice. My daughter is in an older Allen Ranch that I picked up for $400, and I went ahead and bought her a used Shiloh (Jerri Mann) for $500 for when she outgrows her A.R. I agree Shiloh's are a great value. I have one I really like. It's funny you said Allen ranch too , I just bought one from a friend that is 15 or so years old but taken care of. It's in great shape and I only gave 500 for it.
That Allen Ranch is one of the few 10" saddles I've seen that actually sits a kid correctly. And the tree fits a horse. Her saddle is in rough shape, God knows how old it is, but it works. |
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| Thanks for the replies, im trying to get the brand and size of her current saddle. I just remember it being really cheap and that was years ago when she was running pretty slow and we weren't sure how she would progress with barrel racing.
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