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Location: Jersey Girl | I am considering the cheaper model (under 2K). Likes/dislikes?
I currently ride in an Ammerman that I LOVE LOVE LOVE but it's too wide for my horse. He is an appendix so he has some wither but a wide back.
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Location: NW. Florida | I love them. I'm the proud owner of two. |
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 I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | The quality is good. I couldn't find one to fit my horse is the only reason I never owned one. |
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Location: CA | My cactus cj is the only saddle that will fit my big wide mare. It's well built and I like it. I bought a coats with the flex tree recently as a back up hoping that would work as well, but it didn't fit her nearly as well as the cactus cj. Loved the coats otherwise. |
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I hate cooking and cleaning
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Location: Jersey Girl | Thank you for the replies! I haven't seen one in person yet. I sure do like the looks of them! |
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Location: Heart Of TX | I have one its a nice saddle the leather is very nice . But i need a bigger seat. Fits all my horses . |
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  More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | I have 3 CJ's amd 1 Brandi Halls. Excellent quality |
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Location: Southern Oregon | I have a cactus CJ it fits my mare great and that is why I bought it. Got it for a steal of a deal as well. I wish it was a little more comfy for me though |
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Location: Ohio | Nevertooold - 2015-06-19 3:52 PM The quality is good. I couldn't find one to fit my horse is the only reason I never owned one.
Same for me. I had both a CJ and and a Marlene. Liked both saddles as far as ride and quality, just did not have the fit for my gelding. Would love to have another CJ. |
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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | I like them. My Marlene Mcrae was well made and VERY comfy! When I had it, it fit all the horses I was riding in lessons/as projects (4 or 5) but didn't fit any of my 3 that I actually owned so I sold it. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I dont own one either but have seen plenty and they are a very nice saddle and great craftsmanship on the built  |
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| I just sold my one i had (brandi halls) I loved it, but i needed a different wider fit and am now in the market for a CJ.
i think the quality is great and they are still very affordable. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | della - 2015-06-21 2:53 PM I just sold my one i had (brandi halls) I loved it, but i needed a different wider fit and am now in the market for a CJ. i think the quality is great and they are still very affordable.
We love the quality and the look of our Brandi but its just not wide enough for our current horses. My daughter had a narrower TB type mare that it fit like a glove. SOld her so now the beautiful saddle sits in the barn. |
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Location: Lost in the swamps | I had the cactus snow flake racer,( build similar to the earlier charmayne James line) Loved the cushy seat, but the seat rose up high in the front dished in the back, it popped me up rating into a barrel and pulled me back wards coming out of a barrel, as well as, I didn't feel it was as close contact as I would have liked. I ended up selling it, and got me something with a flatter seat which I prefer.
But I wouldn't pass up a marlene McRae.
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Location: SE Missouri | I had a plain Cactus barrel racer and it was GREAT (an 06 model I think) I bought it new. Loved the saddle, fit my horse but it was just too big. Several years later I bought a CJ and I love how it fit for me but hated the fit on my horses.. I loved my Marlene McCrae Cactus fit for horses but felt like it rolled my hips open and it was probably a 1/2 size too small. So I sold it, but loved the saddle..
I now have two Crown C and I'm done saddle shopping, love them both and relieved to not have to saddle shop anymore, lol. 10 saddle in 1.5 years is too many lol. |
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| CYA Ranch - 2015-06-21 3:09 PM
della - 2015-06-21 2:53 PM I just sold my one i had (brandi halls) I loved it, but i needed a different wider fit and am now in the market for a CJ. i think the quality is great and they are still very affordable.
We love the quality and the look of our Brandi but its just not wide enough for our current horses. My daughter had a narrower TB type mare that it fit like a glove. SOld her so now the beautiful saddle sits in the barn.
I loved it too its a beautiful saddle (we had the same one as you) rode awsome just needed more flare around my mares sholder and id of kept it. I cried when i sold it, i really wanted to keep it. It would have been pefrect for my 2 year old but I could not afford a new saddle without letting one go. And it sold first |
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Location: WI | I ordered one brand new when they first came out. Beautiful, high quality. That sucker rolled to the left on every single horse, different riders. Loved saddle, but couldn't keep it on decent |
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