Used Close Contact Saddles
Anybody Use A Close Contact Wintec Saddle?
I'm looking to buying a English Wintec Saddle with the adjustable gullet system. Before I buy I would like some feed back on it. Is it comfortable? Do the different gullets fit all types of horses? Is it slippery or easy to group to (it appears to be slippery in the pic)?
Any input would be great!
I've owned BOTH kinds and the leather ones are still with me. In the early 90's I traded a set of corner plates for a Wintec Sport and grant it, it was a GREAT saddle, BUT the difference in sitting in one vs my now 40 year old Stubben Siegfried is like the difference between owning a Saturn and trying to compare it to a Mercedes. Let's see if the Wintec holds up to the standards of a Stubben nearly 40 years later.
Our reasoning behind this is that a synthetic, no matter how they make 'em has no "GIVE", that's one of the reasons for the interchangable gullets in the saddles of the Wintecs. I can honestly say in the decades of owning my Siegfried (Stubben), I've NEVER had it on a horse it didn't fit and I've owned a LOT of different sized/breeds of horses. From WIDE Quarter Horses to Narrow TBs and even a couple of Arabs.
If you're limited on funds, then try e-bay and find a good used saddle.
Used Saddle for Sale- Dover Circuit Jump 17" # 12846
bates close contact saddles!?
I am looking for a close contact saddle. I have a price range of under a thousand. I know that bates are really nice saddles. Are there any sites that have them used and new, for under 1,000?
Look on ebay, tack shops and craigslist. I have seen a few for under $1000. Stubben is also a great brand... but you may not find one under $1000.
hope that helped! =)
