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Location: on my horse | I have an extremely short backed big wide shouldered decently withered horse that needs a saddle with a lot of rock to the bars and the best fitting thing I've found is an older Martha Josey round skirt barrel saddle. That little thing fits him like a glove, his muscles are built up where they should be and i don't even have to use a corrector type pad anymore. I will add that I bought it used and paid like 400 bucks for it so check out used older saddles! If you want I'll take a pic of it tomorrow and post it, it's so ugly from wear and tear and use but it works like a charm and is safe. |
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Location: Seward, Nebraska | Yes please I had one of those got it used 10 years ago for 100 it was my first barrel saddle,iv had 5 new saddles to replace the ugly thing but always went back to it but our basement flooded an hubby threw it away when I was at work, almost killed him! That saddle fit everything an me perfect. Wish they would re-make them that well |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | We have a short backed obese little mare that we've had a hard time with saddle fitting. I have Cactus CJ's both the barrel racer and the Record breaker and I've also tried the Double J CJ Intimidator and Record Breaker. They were all too long in the tree. If you measure from the front concho to the farthest back concho that's a pretty good guesstimate of how long the tree is. I got a hold of a Connie Combs saddle and it was at least 2 inches shorter than my CJ's. You can always find her on FB or call her company. They'll be happy to help you. |
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Location: Piedmont, OK | I use a Tammy Fisher treeless saddle by circle y on my short backed built like a tank mare. It works great on her. |
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Location: Seward, Nebraska | I tried the TF a few years back on some training colts an dident like the stirrups but i sat in the tex tan version of the jbn an liked it other then it felt like stirrups we're be hind me |
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Location: California | Was going to give up and then I found it...The Brazilian saddle...12 lbs, rigged for back comfort and great for short backed horses. Kinda ugly however lol |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | A Double J with the #10 tree, the only thing is this saddle has more rock to it. |
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Location: Seward, Nebraska | Ya I looked at the Brazil, it is ugly, but I'm looking at it also, I do prefer leather,I've been looking for used double js but have to sell my tex tan first, I was wondering if the cactus cj and the Reinsman cj had the same tree?
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Location: on my horse | goldy8988 - 2014-11-08 11:01 AM
Yes please I had one of those got it used 10 years ago for 100 it was my first barrel saddle,iv had 5 new saddles to replace the ugly thing but always went back to it but our basement flooded an hubby threw it away when I was at work, almost killed him! That saddle fit everything an me perfect. Wish they would re-make them that well
First and last pics are on my short backed horse that I described earlier. 3rd pic is it set on my yearling for picture taking purposes and second pic is on my mom's gelding
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Location: Where you need a paddle... Oregon! | I went with a Triple Creek and a 26" 5-Star pad.
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Location: Where you need a paddle... Oregon! | I went with a Triple Creek and a 26" 5-Star pad.
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | To me most of your round skirt saddles will fit better for a short back horse. And a round pad so it dont look so bulky. |
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