Why do you think 2 saddles are going for 125

candystand5585 · 11-28-2004, 04:55 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...116471131&rd=1

My cousin just bought saddles from this same dealer from e-bay do you think the saddles are horrible? I don't know they seem very very cheap to me. I looked at an earlier thread that was also from the same buyer. Do you think my cousin wasted her money its been over 3 weeks and she still hasnt recieved them

EqUeStRiAn · 11-28-2004, 05:21 PM

They are not good quality saddles. Sometimes the leather they made those "Package saddles" out of it really bad, and they wear easily. But for light wear, they are not that bad, as long as you dont plan to show etc.

Huntseat123 · 11-28-2004, 05:25 PM

yeah you can tell the leather quality isn't that great.

Super_Trooper · 11-28-2004, 05:26 PM

You can clearly see from those pictures that the saddle trees are twisted, which is really not good for the horse's back. The leather is probably Indian leather, which is poor, but getting 2 saddles for $122.00 is not a bad deal, you could use them to start out with anyway. (still concerned about them being twisted)

madvoice · 11-28-2004, 05:26 PM

Those saddles look to be made out of Indian leather. The dye used in these saddles runs rather horridly and the quality of leather is rather poor.

candystand5585 · 11-28-2004, 05:27 PM

how can you tell if the tree is twisted or not ? could it be the angle from how the picture was taken?

Super_Trooper · 11-28-2004, 05:31 PM

No, I dont think it's the picture. It's QUITE common for saddles to come out of the factory with flaws and imperfect trees, but cheap saddles seem to be far more flawed. Those look twisted.

candystand5585 · 11-28-2004, 05:35 PM

ok thanks for the help!

AutumnAttic · 11-28-2004, 05:38 PM

I think it was a good deal. Thats like...60 dollars a saddle. If she is just going to be riding english every once in a while its good. But if shes planning on riding in them daily then she should look into something else

Super_Trooper · 11-28-2004, 05:40 PM

"The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is gone"

Thats my motto and Im sticking to it!

11-28-2004, 04:55 PM	#1
candystand5585 Full Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: pa Posts: 264 Images: 12	Why do you think 2 saddles are going for 125 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...116471131&rd=1 My cousin just bought saddles from this same dealer from e-bay do you think the saddles are horrible? I don't know they seem very very cheap to me. I looked at an earlier thread that was also from the same buyer. Do you think my cousin wasted her money its been over 3 weeks and she still hasnt recieved them

11-28-2004, 05:21 PM	#2
EqUeStRiAn Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: CALGARY, CANADA Posts: 3,864 Images: 130	They are not good quality saddles. Sometimes the leather they made those "Package saddles" out of it really bad, and they wear easily. But for light wear, they are not that bad, as long as you dont plan to show etc. __________________ M YB E S T D A Y *~6 y/o Saddlebred Mare~* AkA: *"Daisy" http://community.webshots.com/user/MyBestDay*

11-28-2004, 05:25 PM	#3
Huntseat123 Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Highland, MI Posts: 6,765 Images: 461 Blog Entries: 5	yeah you can tell the leather quality isn't that great. __________________ Amidst a conversation about her past as an established equestrian, we drove by a wonderful barn filled with horses. I watched as she swiftly unrolled her window and took a deep breath through her nose, letting the sweet aroma fill her lungs. A true horsewoman, I thought. R.M. Photography

11-28-2004, 05:26 PM	#4
Super_Trooper Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: BC Canada Posts: 9,472 Images: 77	You can clearly see from those pictures that the saddle trees are twisted, which is really not good for the horse's back. The leather is probably Indian leather, which is poor, but getting 2 saddles for $122.00 is not a bad deal, you could use them to start out with anyway. (still concerned about them being twisted) __________________ True commitment begins when you reach the point of not knowing how you could possibly go on, and deciding to do it anyway! http://b1.lilypie.com/mCKWm7/.png

11-28-2004, 05:26 PM	#5
madvoice Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Humpty Doo, Northern Territory, Australia Posts: 8,943 Images: 281	Those saddles look to be made out of Indian leather. The dye used in these saddles runs rather horridly and the quality of leather is rather poor. __________________ Sep 1997 - 15 Jan 2006 ~Fry Baby I'll Miss You~ I'm not a complete idiot.. Some parts are missing

11-28-2004, 05:27 PM	#6
candystand5585 Full Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: pa Posts: 264 Images: 12	how can you tell if the tree is twisted or not ? could it be the angle from how the picture was taken?

11-28-2004, 05:31 PM	#7
Super_Trooper Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: BC Canada Posts: 9,472 Images: 77	No, I dont think it's the picture. It's QUITE common for saddles to come out of the factory with flaws and imperfect trees, but cheap saddles seem to be far more flawed. Those look twisted. __________________ True commitment begins when you reach the point of not knowing how you could possibly go on, and deciding to do it anyway! http://b1.lilypie.com/mCKWm7/.png

11-28-2004, 05:35 PM	#8
candystand5585 Full Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: pa Posts: 264 Images: 12	ok thanks for the help!

11-28-2004, 05:38 PM	#9
AutumnAttic Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Michigan U.S.A. Posts: 5,389 Images: 89	I think it was a good deal. Thats like...60 dollars a saddle. If she is just going to be riding english every once in a while its good. But if shes planning on riding in them daily then she should look into something else __________________ <3 Amber no guts = no glory I've been love struck.

11-28-2004, 05:40 PM	#10
Super_Trooper Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: BC Canada Posts: 9,472 Images: 77	"The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is gone" Thats my motto and Im sticking to it! __________________ True commitment begins when you reach the point of not knowing how you could possibly go on, and deciding to do it anyway! http://b1.lilypie.com/mCKWm7/.png

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