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  Whack and Roll
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Location: NE Texas | That being said, I too have sat in a Mary Walker, and I didn't care for it personally. It just didn't sit as balanced to me. I haven't seen the Tami Semas saddle in person, but have seen pictures, and it doesn't look like something that would work for me personally but I just much prefer the ride of a cutter to a barrel saddle.
Secondly, the "Jeff Smith" saddles are the upper end model of his line and the "Cowboy Collection" saddles are the economy model....kind of like Coats and Lazy L.
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Tried and True
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Location: Where I am happiest | Tami has a ton of pics on her facebook page of her saddles. She is selling the heck out of them. |
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Badonkadonk
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Location: Mississippi | My husband has a Jeff Smith Cowboy Collection roping saddle. I've ridden in it a few times and it was so uncomfortable that I won't even sit in it anymore. I love his Masters saddle and my Ammermans just not the Jeff Smith. But the hubby loves it so to each their own. |
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| Tried their Mary Walker, didnt like it and how it sat me up off my horse.
Cannot say enough good things about the Tami Semas, Tami has worked her butt off on saddles for the past 4/5 years and when she went to Jeff last fall it all came together in an unreal way. BeJay who runs the saddle shop has really done a good job translating Tami's ideal saddle fit into a saddle. They have the ground seat figured out you sit down on your horse, your legs hand under you and theyre using high quality leather. I'm a diehard Coats fan/rider and I am loving my Tami as much if not better. |
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 Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | I rode on Herbies saddle and it really helped me a lot.I've never had a good saddle, so I can't compare anything, but I could feel the difference in my seat immediately. |
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Location: kansas | Brittany - 2015-02-08 5:11 PM My husband has a Jeff Smith Cowboy Collection roping saddle. I've ridden in it a few times and it was so uncomfortable that I won't even sit in it anymore. I love his Masters saddle and my Ammermans just not the Jeff Smith. But the hubby loves it so to each their own.
This is not a fair comparison though, the Cowboy Collections are the cheaper 'trophy saddles' so to compare them to any other collection is like comparing apples to oranges. It is the same as Larry Coats; he has the Lazy L saddles as well as his own saddles.
I own two Mary Walkers, but I have yet to see one of Tami's saddles, I have heard all about them from Jeff but haven't seen them since he has been producing them. I love the quality though, and if you want to customize them in any way they will work with you to the best they can to accommodate what you are wanting.
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Location: Bigfoot Country | I want to try one of Tami's saddles! She just kicked major booty at the Futurities in AZ. She won $70,000! So she must like her saddles!! lol
https://cloud.3dissue.com/2569/3357/37215/tffebruary2015/index.html |
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Red Hot Cardinal Fan
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| I would love to try one of Tami's but will have to wait til some used ones come out on the market. They look really nice, but ouch on the price. Obviously Jeff Smith makes quality saddles, but it would be hard for me to give that much since he's not as well known to many. |
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Location: Ellensburg, Washington | Bumping this thread up. Any more updates on the Tami Semas models? I know that are getting out and about. Do they ride true to size? |
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Whack and Roll
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Location: NE Texas | Those of you who love the JS saddles and have wanted to try one....check out the for sale ads.  |
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| UPDATE - I'm borrowing a cow horse JS saddle right now for my filly ... am in LOVE with it. It is not a cowboy collection - it sits on the buster welch tree and simply fits her like a glove! |
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Whack and Roll
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Location: NE Texas | lindseylou2290 - 2015-05-28 10:51 AM UPDATE - I'm borrowing a cow horse JS saddle right now for my filly ... am in LOVE with it. It is not a cowboy collection - it sits on the buster welch tree and simply fits her like a glove!
They will definitely spoil you, that is for sure! |
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Location: Deep South | Herbie - 2015-05-28 10:42 AM
Those of you who love the JS saddles and have wanted to try one....check out the for sale ads.
Oh my god Jessi, you're killing me! I need it!! Lol!! Calling hubs in 3...2...1... |
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Whack and Roll
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Location: NE Texas | BamaCanChaser - 2015-05-28 12:06 PM Herbie - 2015-05-28 10:42 AM Those of you who love the JS saddles and have wanted to try one....check out the for sale ads. Oh my god Jessi, you're killing me! I need it!! Lol!! Calling hubs in 3...2...1...
You better hurry, Lex! HAHA Just kidding. |
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 It's not my fault I'm perfect
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Location: Where the long tails flow, ND | I recently tried a Tami- can't wait to get one - it was awesome! |
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Location: The Great Northwest | How is Jeff Smith keeping up with the orders if Tami is selling them as fast as she gets them? The back order must be getting to a year. I had the chance to ride one of her saddles and it did ride like a barrel racing saddle, but so do the JJ's. The biggest thing to me I didn't have the choices in was tree fit for my horse. |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Herbie - 2015-05-28 12:43 PM BamaCanChaser - 2015-05-28 12:06 PM Herbie - 2015-05-28 10:42 AM Those of you who love the JS saddles and have wanted to try one....check out the for sale ads. Oh my god Jessi, you're killing me! I need it!! Lol!! Calling hubs in 3...2...1...
I saw that ad and I was thinking that has to be Herbies saddles, LOl...Very nice looking saddles, If I were not so saddle poor I would have jumped on that deal  |
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 Pork Fat is my Favorite
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Location: The Oklahoma plains. | Southtxponygirl - 2015-05-28 3:15 PM Herbie - 2015-05-28 12:43 PM BamaCanChaser - 2015-05-28 12:06 PM Herbie - 2015-05-28 10:42 AM Those of you who love the JS saddles and have wanted to try one....check out the for sale ads. Oh my god Jessi, you're killing me! I need it!! Lol!! Calling hubs in 3...2...1...
Me too!!! I have loved the looks of her saddle since she posted it when she got it! |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | TurnLane - 2015-05-28 3:47 PM Southtxponygirl - 2015-05-28 3:15 PM Herbie - 2015-05-28 12:43 PM BamaCanChaser - 2015-05-28 12:06 PM Herbie - 2015-05-28 10:42 AM Those of you who love the JS saddles and have wanted to try one....check out the for sale ads. Oh my god Jessi, you're killing me! I need it!! Lol!! Calling hubs in 3...2...1...
I bet her saddle wont last long on the ads, lol....Some lucky duck is going to grab it up fast..  |
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