Tex Tan Flex Tree Saddle

PeggySue · 10-24-2006, 06:00 PM

OK give me the good the bad and the ugly on these?? Has anybody had one for more then a year or so.. I heard the trees don't hold up any truth to this.. my friend is looking at one and it is not cheap.. fits her heffie cross well fits her well... but it is used and the lady wants $1000 for it and everythign with it matching Breast collar, back cinch, adn headstall all custom made by amish except saddle
it is not a cheap cheap one to start with but..

this is a link to the saddle like she is looking at: Tex Tan Flex Trail Pleasure Saddle

Shotgun93 · 10-24-2006, 06:57 PM

I can't say much for this exact saddle, but I can tell you that my Big Horn flex tree holds up just fine to almost daily use. If the saddle is quality and the tree is quality, then it is a good saddle. I do have a client that has a Tex Tan flex tree saddle that she has had for three years and it is still in excellent shape.
The flex trees that don't hold up well are cheap, or are used for roping. They don't hold up well to dragging a calf. If you buy quality, you get quality, and I am pretty sure that Tex Tan has a lifetime warrenty on the tree.

freedom32 · 10-25-2006, 05:42 AM

I have an older TexTan that I love, its a great saddle and has held up well over the years--just had it restuffed.

My sister bought a TexTan trail saddle a few years ago, and we were dissapointed to find that parts you don't know about are plastic
Plastic in Saddles?!?

I have no personal experience with a flex tree however.

Heavenly Jumper · 10-25-2006, 06:19 AM

Freedom? What part of your western saddle did you have restuffed?

freedom32 · 10-25-2006, 06:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeavenlyJumper

Freedom? What part of your western saddle did you have restuffed?

The bra of course!

Actually the seat was redone, and the panel lining underneath.

10-24-2006, 06:57 PM	#2
Shotgun93 Senior Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Southwest SD Posts: 13,571 Images: 124	I can't say much for this exact saddle, but I can tell you that my Big Horn flex tree holds up just fine to almost daily use. If the saddle is quality and the tree is quality, then it is a good saddle. I do have a client that has a Tex Tan flex tree saddle that she has had for three years and it is still in excellent shape. The flex trees that don't hold up well are cheap, or are used for roping. They don't hold up well to dragging a calf. If you buy quality, you get quality, and I am pretty sure that Tex Tan has a lifetime warrenty on the tree. __________________ In the quiet light of the stable, you hear a muffled snort, the stamp of a hoof, a friendly nicker. Gentle eyes inquire, "How was your day old friend?" and suddenly, all your troubles fade away. -Author Unknown

10-25-2006, 05:42 AM	#3
freedom32 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Capital of the Steeler Nation--PITTSBURGH Posts: 8,122 Images: 438 Blog Entries: 144	I have an older TexTan that I love, its a great saddle and has held up well over the years--just had it restuffed. My sister bought a TexTan trail saddle a few years ago, and we were dissapointed to find that parts you don't know about are plastic Plastic in Saddles?!? I have no personal experience with a flex tree however. __________________ Pittsburgh gals bleed black & gold ~originally posted by JBandRio~ she's out there grazing and pooping and napping and biting her buddy's butt

10-25-2006, 06:19 AM	#4
Heavenly Jumper Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Camden County GA Posts: 15,271 Images: 1320 Blog Entries: 266	Freedom? What part of your western saddle did you have restuffed? __________________ My husband is HOME! .'~'. epi tan e epi tas .'~'.

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