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Location: Probably On the Road to the Next Barrel Race! | looking for a saddle for my husband to ride, train and do some barrel racing in. Like, $1500 or less for a used one. Seems to me there a lot of Billy Cooks out there...anybody got an opinion on Billy Cooks barrel saddles? TIA |
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Location: SE KS | I have a Billy Cook barrel saddle, it's the Sulphur OK made one. I prefer the Sulphur Ok made ones to the Greenville, TX made ones. I would buy another. |
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| I have a BC Model 2030- Lynn Mckenzie tree. LOVE IT. It's Suphur made too. I'll be in the hunt for another this fall! |
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Location: MO | Good saddles if they are from OK. I don't like the ones from TX. I have owned quite a few.
If you want a well made, super comfortable, durab;e saddle...check out Corriente Saddles. Super affordable and I would rather buy a new Corriente over a Billy Cook. |
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Location: Probably On the Road to the Next Barrel Race! | So what is diff between Greenville n Sulphur ones?? |
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| My dad has one (Sulphur, OK) and he thinks it is God's greatest gift to this earth haha. He really has a hard time liking any other saddle than his Billy Cook. I have rode in it when riding colts and it actually does ride pretty nice.
Edited by WrapN3MN 2017-08-22 2:02 PM
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Location: SE KS | CrossCreek - 2017-08-22 1:43 PM
So what is diff between Greenville n Sulphur ones??
Preference, i think!!! However I can usually spot the difference in the 2 without having to ask the question Ok or TX!!!! |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | lhighquality - 2017-08-22 2:55 PM CrossCreek - 2017-08-22 1:43 PM So what is diff between Greenville n Sulphur ones?? Preference, i think!!! However I can usually spot the difference in the 2 without having to ask the question Ok or TX!!!!
If it is stamped "Billy Cook, Maker Greenville, TX" it is a pre 1981 saddle made by Billy Cook.
If you have a saddle that was made in Greenville, TX Stamped: "Billy Cook Saddlery Greenville, TX" it is made by Longhorn/Simco.
And if It is stamped "Billy Cook Maker, Genuine, Sulphur Oklahoma", it is made by a production company owned by Billy Cook.
Billy Cook sold his plans, name, and all rights from 1981 to 1991 to Longhorn/Simco with a ten year non-compete agreement. In 1991, he opened up the production factory in Sulphur, OK.
Edited by IRunOnFaith 2017-08-22 3:35 PM
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Location: Canada | I love my Billy cook saddles. They seem to fit a wide variety of horses and are super comfortable. A couple years ago you could find them super cheap but they seem to be back in demand and the used prices have gone way up this last year. |
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Location: Probably On the Road to the Next Barrel Race! | IRunOnFaith - 2017-08-22 3:33 PM
lhighquality - 2017-08-22 2:55 PM CrossCreek - 2017-08-22 1:43 PM So what is diff between Greenville n Sulphur ones?? Preference, i think!!! However I can usually spot the difference in the 2 without having to ask the question Ok or TX!!!!
And if It is stamped "Billy Cook Maker, Genuine, Sulphur Oklahoma", it is made by a production company owned by Billy Cook.
Billy Cook sold his plans, name, and all rights from 1981 to 1991 to Longhorn/Simco with a ten year non-compete agreement. In 1991, he opened up the production factory in Sulphur, OK.
ok you seem very knowledgeable!! Which one of those differing scenarios gets me the best saddle? |
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| I have two 2030 sulphur Oklahoma billy cook, one is a 2004 model the other is a 2007 both are my Colt saddles so been used hard, they do fit a wider range I find, and are the widest billy cook I have found.
Both of my saddles are holding up well, trees are still solid. I bought mine for 1000 back then, if you look around you can still find brand new ones for 1100-1500 |
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| You probably won't find any of the good Billy Cooks from Greenville. Mine was made in 1975 and won't be sold in my lifetime. |
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| I have had the TX and OK model.
And I loved them both for the price.
Mine fit a wide range of horses and held me in the right position in the turns.
I was also able to sell the OK saddle for and equal amount to what I bought it for over 10 years later.  |
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