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Location: Texas | Looking for a new saddle it's narrowed down to these two.
I have a petite narrower mare and a stocky calf horse built colt.
Tired if bad fitting saddles, I sold all my saddles an investing in one good one!
Will be trying both of these saddles on my horses but would like outside opinions on fit, quality, ride, ect
Let the opinions fly!! |
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 I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Sounds like you need 2 saddles. I don't know how you can expect one saddle to fit two different type horses. |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Yept I'm with NTO, you have two horses that are built very different from one another. And sounds like you will need two saddles. I have never had a Molly Powell, but do have Double J's and Crown C and like these. |
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Location: Texas | I may end up with two different saddle. Depends on fits, but I'm asking opinions on these saddles... |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I like the Double J's never had Molly Powell. |
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Pig-Bear Dog Lover
| I disagree...I have a high withered horse and a stocky built mare with no withers nearly. My jj fits both..just invested in the right pads. |
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Location: Central TX | I have actually had both. I used to have a molly powell but now i have 3 double j pozzi's. I like my double J's a bit more but i really didnt mind the molly powell at all...Sits you deep...fit my huge cowhorse and my dash ta fame mare equally...and its way cheaper than the 5k pozzi's. I love my pozzi's but i don't not like the MP's |
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| If you are looking at the Molly Powell that is now made by Circle Y, I would stay away. Those saddles are not near as nice as the older ones. The seats do run small in the Molly Powell also. |
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Location: Texas | Yes I'm Looking into the reinsmen MP.... I do no want a circle y eeek lol
I agree a well fitting saddle should fit nearly everything with the correct pads for that horse. So I'm going to keep my options open in that department.
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| I feel the seat in my Molly Powell by Reinsman runs true to size, just has a different feel than my Marlene! |
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Cat Collector
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| you are looking at two different saddles that couldn't be made more different, i would ride in them both first, but i would pick the Double J hands down, they are made better, i like that they have a deeper seat. |
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The Advice Guru
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| Tucker saddles owns circle y and reinsman, so both companies are owned by the same. From what the Vice President told me last year was there were not going to be any changes to the reinsman product. |
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Location: Texas | Yeah I'm going to the one of each for a while and see. I just know there's endless options with a double j regarding trees and fit. |
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| cheryl makofka - 2013-12-17 9:49 AM Tucker saddles owns circle y and reinsman, so both companies are owned by the same. From what the Vice President told me last year was there were not going to be any changes to the reinsman product.
Have you seen the new ones? You can tell a difference for sure, starting with the cheap, plastic looking leather. |
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The Advice Guru
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| kboltwkreations - 2013-12-17 9:54 AM
cheryl makofka - 2013-12-17 9:49 AM Tucker saddles owns circle y and reinsman, so both companies are owned by the same. From what the Vice President told me last year was there were not going to be any changes to the reinsman product.
Have you seen the new ones? You can tell a difference for sure, starting with the cheap, plastic looking leather.
Nope, haven't ever looked at a reinsman, that's just what the vp told me when I met him last year.
I do have 2 circle y, and honestly the quality isn't that bad, one is 4 years old, the other is just over a year, both look like they are in new condition.
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| If you horse is level, I really like the MP, but if your horse throws you forward at all, go with the Double J. The MP fit my horse really really well, but he runs downhill, and I actually fell off going around the 3rd barrel with the MP.....first time in my life to fall off going around a barrela nd I hope it's my last!!! My seat size was snug, and that could have been a big part of the problem |
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| Interestingly enough, I had a saddle discussion on my FB page last night. Someone posted this and I thought it was worth sharing.
" Believe it or not: double j is made in the same warehouse and by the same people as circle y. They are all made in the same place but oiled and different looks are put on them. In my opinion circle y has much more put into their saddles for thickness of leather. Doubled j is a blinged out version of circle y in a thinner product and triple the cost. (friend of mine lives across the street and worked there part time)" |
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Location: Texas | Okay I'll throw a wrench into this discussion.... What saddles have you fallen in love with and why? |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | WrapN3MN - 2013-12-17 12:22 PM Interestingly enough, I had a saddle discussion on my FB page last night. Someone posted this and I thought it was worth sharing. " Believe it or not: double j is made in the same warehouse and by the same people as circle y. They are all made in the same place but oiled and different looks are put on them. In my opinion circle y has much more put into their saddles for thickness of leather. Doubled j is a blinged out version of circle y in a thinner product and triple the cost. (friend of mine lives across the street and worked there part time)"
Across the street from where and who is your friend? Have you ever been to Double J?  |
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The Advice Guru
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| F1NoniStephenville - 2013-12-17 1:18 PM
Okay I'll throw a wrench into this discussion.... What saddles have you fallen in love with and why?
The saddle is for you, what I would suggest is let us know your riding style, what you like and dislike in saddles, and your price range.
Then I would suggest getting the saddle to fit your wider horse perfectly, then use shims to make the saddle fit your other horse.
I have a friend that duct taped felt/foam on the bottom of her double j so it fit her horse. This is an option. |
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