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| I'm really impressed with the look and technology behind this saddle. Anyone ride in one yet?? You can adjust the stirrup leathers on the fly to move your feet under you, forward , or back. I really like that feature for riding multiple horses. |
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| I ordered a Reinsman Marlene McCrae recently. Sent it back the next day.
I liked the fit and ride. The leather quality and craftsmanship was terrible.
I wouldn't waste my time on another Reinsman IMO. At least not without seeing and handling it in person before I paid for it. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | If I were getting another Sharon Camarillo saddle it would be a Courts NOT a Reinsman. |
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Location: Alabama | 
I ride an older Reinsman Dale Martin and love it. Great quality and good ride. Maybe I just got lucky with a good one?
I also like the look of the Camarillo saddles but haven't seen one in person yet. |
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| Sockittoemred - 2016-08-03 2:39 PM
I ride an older Reinsman Dale Martin and love it. Great quality and good ride. Maybe I just got lucky with a good one?
I also like the look of the Camarillo saddles but haven't seen one in person yet.
Older's the key word.
Pretty sure Reinsman is under the Circle Y umbrella now. Quality has taken a dive. |
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| Thanks all! I rode one yesterday and they felt great but I have decided to just buy a used Caldwell for this horse. It will cost me $3,000 for few year old saddle and the Reinsmans are only 2400 NEW but Caldwells just hold their values! Thanks! |
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| Our trainer has two of them. She is good friends with Felicia at Horse Tack World and even helped with the process of test riding the saddles, making sure they fit horses good, and to make sure they were comfortable... Let's just say she chooses them over her Double J saddles on a daily basis :) They do fit a wide variety of horses, especially the wider backed horses. As far as horse fit goes I think they can be compared to a Double J Pro X-Wide tree if that gives any idea (this tree from Double J is the only saddle we have found that could fit a fussy mare of mine and not make her go all broncy on me... the new Camrillo has the same effect on this mare as the Pro) The new Camarillos also hold you in very good and make you feel very secure (they do hold your legs straight/ "in line" with your hips and I don't think they are adjustable, but maybe it's an option and I just haven't seen it yet). In fact, my little sister just ordered one because of how secure they are! I personally don't like that "hold me in" feel so I am sticking with the Double Js but the Camarillos are a nice saddle for the price. |
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| I have a new Team Camarillo by Reinsman designed by Storme. I REALLY like it. It fits my horse very well, sits you straight, good center of gravity and I holds you in. I have no complaints thus far. |
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| I purchased a Team Camarillo by Reinsman last month. I LOVE it. Sent pics to Felicia of my horse and we chatted on the phone. She was very accommodating answered all my questions and I got the saddle in 3 days, no shipping cost. I got a dark oil beautiful tooling (lilies) and full rough out seat and fenders, really holds me in nice and rides just as comfortably as my BM treeless! The stirrups are very swingy too which I love, I can get my feet forward and back easy but they hang comfortably straight at standing.
My mare is big - 16.1 and 1300# - so far have had no soreness at all, fits nice and even down both sides. I do set it behind her sizeable shoulders, still room for my hand to slide under and no lift in the back. I ride with a 1" 5 Star pad. Just got back from a week long gymkhana, in the saddle 2+ hours a day, and neither one of us was sore :) |
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Location: Georgia | Bump. I tried out a Team Cam the other day and was really impressed with the leather quality and make. I would say I am pretty picky because I normally buy high end handmade saddles and I also clean and restore saddles for local clients. Was also really impressed with the way it rode. Not sure if it was the right fit for my gelding, but I havent had any better luck finding the right fit for him either. |
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Location: PA | I have the Marlene Reinsman...........love the saddle, but could be made A LOT better. Lost conchos and such as well. Would NEVER buy another becuase of this. |
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