Best trophy saddles for an association budget?

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cowgirljdc Reg. Aug 2005	Posted 2017-06-28 7:07 AM Subject: Best trophy saddles for an association budget?
Elite Veteran Posts: 1069 Location: Oklahoma	Any ideas other than SRS or Corriente that people like a lot?
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Ashley Lynn Reg. Jun 2005	Posted 2017-06-28 7:40 AM Subject: RE: Best trophy saddles for an association budget?
Elite Veteran Posts: 889 Location: on the fine line between insanity and geniusness	Tod Slone has a trophy line the is very nice.
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LMS Reg. Feb 2008	Posted 2017-06-28 7:59 AM Subject: RE: Best trophy saddles for an association budget?
Experienced Mouse Trapper Posts: 3106 Location: North Dakota	If all of your "winners" are cookie cutter 14" saddle riders order the best you can afford-if the "winners" are not all the same size.....put together a certificate towards the purchase of a saddle of their choice-just make sure they have stirrup leathers made that acknowledge the win. Many people will not ride a trophy saddle BUT if they are given the option to pick their seat size and/or tree width, you will most likely see those trophy saddles out and about-which ultimately advertises your association thus drawing more members/runs/funds.
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k.maddocks24 Reg. Mar 2014	Posted 2017-06-28 8:38 AM Subject: RE: Best trophy saddles for an association budget?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 356	LMS - 2017-06-28 7:59 AM If all of your "winners" are cookie cutter 14" saddle riders order the best you can afford-if the "winners" are not all the same size.....put together a certificate towards the purchase of a saddle of their choice-just make sure they have stirrup leathers made that acknowledge the win. Many people will not ride a trophy saddle BUT if they are given the option to pick their seat size and/or tree width, you will most likely see those trophy saddles out and about-which ultimately advertises your association thus drawing more members/runs/funds. I really like the idea of certificates that can be used with the stipulation that the saddle is lettered with the association/sponsors/award. I remember talking to some of the Iowa kids at the NHSFR when I went, and their state association did that. One of the girls paid a little extra above the certificate value and got the extras she wanted on the saddle that she couldn't have had otherwise. If it's exactly what they want, it will get used and seen around.
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jhanlan Reg. Jan 2011	Posted 2017-06-28 8:51 AM Subject: RE: Best trophy saddles for an association budget?
Regular Posts: 91 Location: North Dakota	I 100% agree with the above posts on the certificate. My daughter won a saddle 2 years ago in the circuit we were showing in and they gave us a set amount they would pay and we paid extra to get the tooling we wanted and also the shorter fenders and wider bars. They then got the stamping done before they presented her with the award. It is her every day saddle now. I am so glad we were able to go with what fit our horse and the options we wanted!
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IRunOnFaith Reg. Dec 2009	Posted 2017-06-28 12:16 PM Subject: RE: Best trophy saddles for an association budget?
Expert Posts: 3815 Location: The best kept secret in TX	Teskey's. They have 3 saddle lines for trophy: a cheap saddle made in India, a median Saddle made in Mexico, and a top notch saddle made in the US. Call them at 817 599 3400 We have used them many many times before for awards. They work with your budget. ETA Teskey's does the certificates too. They take care of ally our orders from each contestant too. Edited by IRunOnFaith 2017-06-28 12:18 PM
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Lookin For Diamonds Reg. Jul 2009	Posted 2017-06-28 2:23 PM Subject: RE: Best trophy saddles for an association budget?
Elite Veteran Posts: 784 Location: USA	a couple of our associations gave us the option of a coriente saddle or we could choose which saddle brand we wanted and we paid the difference between the coriente and our brand of choice. We just had to put the lettering on our saddles. This was a great idea...
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cowgirljdc Reg. Aug 2005	Posted 2017-06-28 9:09 PM Subject: RE: Best trophy saddles for an association budget?
Elite Veteran Posts: 1069 Location: Oklahoma	Thank you all! We are definitely interested in individualizing prizes etc, I am hoping to get specifics from each winner and order accordingly. But I still think it's important to have them displayed at the banquet so that's what I'm aiming for. Will definitely look at these options Any other brands out there under 1,000?
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