What is your favorite mid-priced saddle?

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brlraceaddict Reg. Jul 2006	Posted 2015-06-17 10:43 AM Subject: RE: What is your favorite mid-priced saddle?
Firecracker Dog Lover Posts: 3175	hlynn - 2015-06-17 8:29 AM Pro-Rider. I've tried several other brands and nothing else has fit my horse as well. Circle Y was either too narrow or too wide. Not enough options and you're paying for a name. Pro Rider is completely custom. You decide what tree you want. What kind of rigging. Tooling. Etc. My hubby has an older model he still uses and loves dearly. I have a 2014 model and I LOVE the newer tree style as far as the seat. It's really comfortable and very user friendly. And still fits the horse great. And is incredibly affordable without sacrificing any quality. They last forever and hold their value pretty well. I am glad your new Pro Rider was what you wanted because the one I got was crap - sold it as quick as I could. I loved my old one which is why I purchased another and I paid $200 more for the same saddle I had before only to find it listed for $225 less on the website and when I inquired about that I was told those prices were old - they are still on the website to this day. I did not care for the new tree either as it did not fit my horse and I felt like I was riding on it and not in it. I do know that there is difference between the ones made by Jeremy vs. the ones made by Gerald though and that could explain that. I did love my old Pro Rider though.
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blccwgl55 Reg. Dec 2012	Posted 2015-06-17 11:51 AM Subject: RE: What is your favorite mid-priced saddle?
Expert Posts: 1304	It's not necessarily mid-priced but on the cheaper side. I LOVE Ran Ten barrel saddles. I had one a few years ago and got rid of it and came across one on ebay last year and snatched it up! They were made in Alabama and aren't made anymore so they can be a little difficult to find. I was told, and believe it, that some were good quality and some were bad. The first one I had was comfy but not the best quality and the one I have now is comfy but a lot better quality than the first one! If you google them, I do see one 15" Martha Josey Ran Ten for sale on a website but other than that they're kinda hard to find. They're so comfortable and I was told they're around $600-$700 new and saw the one I just told you about for $700. I got mine for $450 off of ebay. They might not be for everyone but they have deep comfortable seats and are a good buy for the money!
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hoofs_in_motion Reg. Apr 2011	Posted 2015-06-17 1:13 PM Subject: RE: What is your favorite mid-priced saddle?
Undercover Amish Mafia Member Posts: 9991 Location: Kansas	I honestly love my double J roping saddle, super comfortable and doesn't fit/feel like a roping saddle at all
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CrossCreek Reg. Mar 2007	Posted 2015-06-17 11:09 PM Subject: RE: What is your favorite mid-priced saddle?
Elite Veteran Posts: 1062 Location: Probably On the Road to the Next Barrel Race!	outrundaizy - 2015-06-14 4:24 PM I bought a Sibley this past year because my tex tan didn't fit my horse. The Sibley fits him perfectly but I've had it six months now and I just am not fond of how it rides. I think the biggest thing is the 4" cantle, the seat just seems really shallow. My tex tan had a nice deep seat and was shaped a lot like a pozzi. Any suggestions on deeper seated saddles around the $1200 range? Im not looking to buy anything new in case it doesn't fit. i got a Sibley with a 5 inch cantle, fixed that problem
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mollibtexan Reg. Jan 2007	Posted 2015-06-18 12:25 AM Subject: RE: What is your favorite mid-priced saddle?
Expert Posts: 1526 Location: Texas	Shiloh Contender $1500 love!
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