|
|
Elite Veteran
Posts: 729
  
Location: south central usa | any recommendations on a saddle maker that will build a "quality" barrel saddle for less than $1k? have used corriente in the past and looking to go a different direction. |
|
| |
|
boon
Posts: 1
| We like the Team Steinhoff saddles. You can customize them anyway you like, and they have a flex tree option as well. My nine year old and I both ride in one and we love them! |
|
| |
|
 Elite Veteran
Posts: 754
Location: Arkansas | I have both Corriente and Steinhoff (not youth), and I actually like my Corriente better. It looks nicer too.
My nephew had a Teskey youth saddle that was pretty nice. |
|
| |
|
Married to a Louie Lover
Posts: 3303
 
| Niece has an NRS they bought used, it's pretty nice |
|
| |
|
 A Somebody to Everybody
Posts: 41354
Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | runnink - 2016-10-13 7:23 AM any recommendations on a saddle maker that will build a "quality" barrel saddle for less than $1k? have used corriente in the past and looking to go a different direction.
Under 1000.00 for a nice quality and safe barrel saddle, Nope  ... Why did you not like the Corriente saddle you had? |
|
| |
|
Elite Veteran
Posts: 729
Location: south central usa | Guess looking to see if there are any recommendations on lesser known makers that will still do a good job – looking to go that route or pick up a used one. |
|
| |
|
 Veteran
Posts: 194
Location: Texas | South Texas Tack in Brenham, Texas makes a pretty nice youth saddle! They have a website |
|
| |
|
A Somebody to Everybody
Posts: 41354
Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | runnink - 2016-10-13 10:23 AM Guess looking to see if there are any recommendations on lesser known makers that will still do a good job – looking to go that route or pick up a used one.
Martha Josey has youth saddles, I would look for a used one |
|
| |
|
 Hummer's Hero
Posts: 3071
Location: Smack Dab in the Middle | I bought my son a 10" Teskys buckaroo saddle and I am really happy with the quality. Nice, heavy made little saddle. He was riding in a borrowed Corriente buckaroo saddle before, virtually the same saddle, and I liked it, but the difference in weight between it and the Teskys was surprising. I purchased mine used, but I researched the price of a new one and it was about $800+
Edited by RockinGR 2016-10-13 10:43 AM
|
|
| |
|
A Somebody to Everybody
Posts: 41354
Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | RockinGR - 2016-10-13 10:41 AM I bought my son a 10" Teskys buckaroo saddle and I am really happy with the quality. Nice, heavy made little saddle. I purchased mine used, but I researched the price of a new one and it was about $800+
Thats a good one too, are a Ammerman. I dont know what the smallest seat that Ammerman has made, the smallest so far I have seen is 13 inch. |
|
| |
|
 Jr. Detective
Location: Beggs, OK | Buy a used Allen Ranch. |
|
| |
|
 Accident Prone
Posts: 22277
Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | rachellyn80 - 2016-10-13 2:20 PM Buy a used Allen Ranch.
I'll second that. My kids started off in an Allen Ranch and it sat them really balanced and centered. I found a good deal on a used 12" Shiloh Jerri Mann for my daughter to move up to, but even after riding it all summer, she still wishes she had her AR back (I traded it for a farrier bill LOL). The Shiloh isn't a bad saddle tho. |
|
| |
|
Curve Ball
Posts: 2258
Location: Pelham, TN | Shallow Creek Bits makes a great Youth Saddle that is deep seated and balanced. |
|
| |
|
Hummer's Hero
Posts: 3071
Location: Smack Dab in the Middle | I don't know if Ammerman makes a youth saddle. I've had two for myself, an older Marlene and a newer Angel Kisses and they were both exceptionally nice saddles. Probably a little above the price range the OP was looking at though... |
|
| |
|
 A Gopher's Worst Nightmare
Posts: 5094
Location: Southern Oregon | My daughter runs in a youth alamo.... we love it! Super deep seat and it really has held her in well!!!! Unfortunately she is about ready to move up too an adult saddle |
|
| |
|
Regular
Posts: 50
| Custom HR saddles are very well made and ride great from youth to roper. Son has one and will last forever and worth the money. Hud Roberts is his name from frisco texas. meet him once. Awesome saddles. |
|
| |
Folks on-line