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Location: NeverLand | So I graduate this year. And instead of going on a senior trip when I graduate (May), I want to get a custom barrel saddle. I want to start looking now. And would love some opinions. Like what are the best brands, what saddles do I stay away from. Pros and Cons. Thanks in advance(:
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | FearTheBigGrayHorse - 2014-10-21 12:43 PM
So I graduate this year. And instead of going on a senior trip when I graduate (May), I want to get a custom barrel saddle. I want to start looking now. And would love some opinions. Like what are the best brands, what saddles do I stay away from. Pros and Cons. Thanks in advance(:
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Location: NeverLand | 2,000 - 2500 thats on the high end. :) hoping to find something that is good quality and will hold up:)
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| Josey Ultimate. Mine is the Starlight. The Crystals seem to fall off the Crystal--beautiful saddlel though. Mine was made the way I wanted it and it was about $2200. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | FearTheBigGrayHorse - 2014-10-22 12:17 PM 2,000 - 2500 thats on the high end. :) hoping to find something that is good quality and will hold up:) You need to look at the Martins Crown C's, Double J's Pozzi's, And I'm really liking my Deb Sibley's these are the Ultra Flex treed saddle by Panther Canyon Saddlery. 
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  Keeper of the King Snake
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Location: Dubach, LA | Larry Coats. 'Nuff said. |
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Location: North Dakota | Shiloh Contender, their base price starts at $1300! |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | You need to ride in as many different saddles as you can and not go by someone else's opinion as we are all built different along with our horses.
I like you're way of thinking. I would have taken a saddle over a trip anyday.
You also need to take into consideration re-sale value. I got tired of losing half the value of a saddle when I went to sell it. I can get the same amount for what I paid for my Caldwell. Some of the other brands you will lose your butt on. |
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| I LOVE my new meleeta Brown Freedom barrel saddle. My horse does, too. The resale seems to be pretty good too. I always was stiff in my hips after riding but not with my new saddle. |
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Location: Here | Nevertooold - 2014-10-22 8:12 PM
You need to ride in as many different saddles as you can and not go by someone else's opinion as we are all built different along with our horses.
I like you're way of thinking. I would have taken a saddle over a trip anyday.
You also need to take into consideration re-sale value. I got tired of losing half the value of a saddle when I went to sell it. I can get the same amount for what I paid for my Caldwell. Some of the other brands you will lose your butt on.
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| I think the advice above is great. Maybe your Senior gift could include a small trip around to some larger saddle shops and saddle makers to see what works. Or send out a request to meet with some folks you barrel race with to see if they'd let you try their saddles out.
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Location: Texas | CanCan - 2014-10-22 12:45 PM
Larry Coats. 'Nuff said.
I loooooove my Larry Coats I just got in. It took them 6 months to make it and they told me it would be ready in 3 months, so that was a little bit of a bummer. But it's here now. It cost me $3750 to build because I got 3/4 oak leaf tooling. The pic is of my sister and my new saddle LOL
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | casualdust07 - 2014-10-23 9:22 AM CanCan - 2014-10-22 12:45 PM Larry Coats. 'Nuff said. I loooooove my Larry Coats I just got in. It took them 6 months to make it and they told me it would be ready in 3 months, so that was a little bit of a bummer. But it's here now. It cost me $3750 to build because I got 3/4 oak leaf tooling. The pic is of my sister and my new saddle LOL
I see that someone else is liking your saddle too.  Very pretty. |
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Location: NeverLand | Thank you everybody for all the information!!! |
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