What's your favorite brand of saddles?

Tack Collector · 05-26-2008, 04:02 AM

Saddle seat (saddleseat) cutbacks, in no particular order:
Whitman, now doing business as Norman
Crosby
Blue Ribbon
Barnsby, although they only make the Shively 2000 and MMX now
Smith Worthington
L&R Lovatt & Ricketts
Fieldcrest, for a lower priced saddle that's still decent sold by Bedford Tack (online)
Windsor, sold by Hartmeyer's
Norman, L&R, and Smith Worthington will all custome make a saddle for a hard to fit horse.
EDIT: Joseph Sterling, sold by sstack.com and probably made by Barnsby

Some other older British brands that might not be made anymore:
G. T. Palmer / Palaton
Moritz
Crump
Barnsby and Barnsby LaCroix models
Joseph Sterling in bridle leather
Zamada (Argentina) - smooth leather that's like Amiercan skirting leather
Stalker-Nafey (they were an importer, not manufacturer)
Campbell - Whitman imported from England then later made in USA Whitman factory
Coventry - Whitman imported from England then later made in USA Whitman factory
Whippy
Triumph, later Antill

I've never tried an Intec (Argentina).

I hate these, mostly b/c they are low-level imports with weak trees:
Simco
Big Horn
Borelli / Cortina
Rossi Caruso, or at least their cutback saddles
Granada
anything from India or Pakakistan
anything that's sellling for under $200 new

showjumper · 05-26-2008, 04:03 AM

design and teknik and pessoa

CowgirlWannabe · 05-28-2008, 11:34 AM

bump...

paintlver · 05-28-2008, 11:38 AM

I have a Big Horn fancy silver show saddle that I have had and use on a daily basis for 8 years..Love it. English I love my Collegiate Event and also Pessoa close contact. I also have a Big Horn barrel racer and a Showman silver show saddle for showing.My husband has a Bona Allen older model but very nice too..

Gypsy Rose · 05-28-2008, 03:02 PM

My Wintec Isabell, hands down!

cutter123 · 05-28-2008, 09:00 PM

my cutting saddles are coats, jerry shaw, and calvin allen
if i could afford a sean ryon id have one of those for sure!

xduckehx · 05-28-2008, 09:05 PM

My old saddle was perfect for me at the time, and I can't even remember who it was made by.. but I absoutely hands down love my Collegiate Close Contact

GingerSnap · 05-28-2008, 09:39 PM

Love my Billy Cook trail saddle
I love my wintec dressage saddle
I also love Circle Y

jumpthemoon · 05-28-2008, 10:11 PM

Broken Horn

Antares

kvmt10 · 05-29-2008, 12:40 AM

In a perfect world(meaning if the saddle fitted my horse correctly) a Keiffer is my saddle of choice.

05-26-2008, 04:02 AM	#11
Tack Collector Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dreary Station (near to Coma) Posts: 366 Images: 76	Saddle seat (saddleseat) cutbacks, in no particular order: Whitman, now doing business as Norman Crosby Blue Ribbon Barnsby, although they only make the Shively 2000 and MMX now Smith Worthington L&R Lovatt & Ricketts Fieldcrest, for a lower priced saddle that's still decent sold by Bedford Tack (online) Windsor, sold by Hartmeyer's Norman, L&R, and Smith Worthington will all custome make a saddle for a hard to fit horse. EDIT: Joseph Sterling, sold by sstack.com and probably made by Barnsby Some other older British brands that might not be made anymore: G. T. Palmer / Palaton Moritz Crump Barnsby and Barnsby LaCroix models Joseph Sterling in bridle leather Zamada (Argentina) - smooth leather that's like Amiercan skirting leather Stalker-Nafey (they were an importer, not manufacturer) Campbell - Whitman imported from England then later made in USA Whitman factory Coventry - Whitman imported from England then later made in USA Whitman factory Whippy Triumph, later Antill I've never tried an Intec (Argentina). I hate these, mostly b/c they are low-level imports with weak trees: Simco Big Horn Borelli / Cortina Rossi Caruso, or at least their cutback saddles Granada anything from India or Pakakistan anything that's sellling for under $200 new Last edited by Tack Collector; 05-28-2008 at 11:54 AM.

05-26-2008, 04:03 AM	#12
showjumper Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Essex, United Kingdom Posts: 2,113 Images: 13 Blog Entries: 4	design and teknik and pessoa __________________ Sponsered by - Pink Equine - for quality in colour

05-28-2008, 11:34 AM	#13
CowgirlWannabe Full Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Midwest, USA Posts: 139 Images: 12 Blog Entries: 1	bump... __________________ "Saddle up and follow your dreams." -Chris LeDoux-

05-28-2008, 09:39 PM	#18
GingerSnap Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In my own state of mind Posts: 3,559 Images: 278 Blog Entries: 1	Love my Billy Cook trail saddle I love my wintec dressage saddle I also love Circle Y __________________ I've been snowballed! x4 Annie voted HGS's horse with the most unique facial markings! *'The will of God will never take you where theGrace of God will not protect you.'*

05-28-2008, 10:11 PM	#19
jumpthemoon Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: CA Posts: 4,362 Images: 49	Broken Horn Antares __________________ I love the Backyardigans! "Last I checked, the snarky kids were not the judges." kellidahorsegirl

05-28-2008, 11:38 AM	#14
paintlver Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The great white north,,,,,Canada Posts: 679 Images: 79	I have a Big Horn fancy silver show saddle that I have had and use on a daily basis for 8 years..Love it. English I love my Collegiate Event and also Pessoa close contact. I also have a Big Horn barrel racer and a Showman silver show saddle for showing.My husband has a Bona Allen older model but very nice too..

05-28-2008, 03:02 PM	#15
Gypsy Rose Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bemidji, MN Posts: 2,254 Images: 74	My Wintec Isabell, hands down!

05-28-2008, 09:00 PM	#16
cutter123 Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: California Posts: 515 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 10	my cutting saddles are coats, jerry shaw, and calvin allen if i could afford a sean ryon id have one of those for sure!

05-29-2008, 12:40 AM	#20
kvmt10 Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2005 Location: NSW Australia soon to be North Carolina U.SA! Posts: 3,069 Images: 83 Blog Entries: 65	In a perfect world(meaning if the saddle fitted my horse correctly) a Keiffer is my saddle of choice. __________________ Katie ♥I will love you always and forever my 3 beautiful angels♥ "Insanity is a just a State of Mind" - Hawkeye Pierce http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTlrSYbCbHE Respect yourself and the Rights of others. I just got snowballed. If only it snowed where I live!

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