olpainless Report post Posted September 23, 2009 Hello All, I would like to thank all the forum contributers for sharing such a wealth of knowledge on this site! My leather work has been limited to tack repair mostly, with a basic holster and a knife sheath or two. The fine work I have seen from the members here gives me something to aspire to, hard to find people who take pride in their craft these days. The question I have concerns the tree manufacturer that Billy Cook [sulpher Springs Billy Cook] might be using? I trailered my 4 year old quarter paint gelding down to the local tack store to test fit some saddles, the one that fit like a glove was a 10-2183 classic ranch. Of course the store owner had no clue about the tree except for it having quarter horse bars. It looked to me to be well made, it had a rawhide covered tree, 16" seat, but that is about the only info I could find out. The reason I am asking is that the tree fit my horse, but I was not comfortable with the seat. My wade saddle is too big for him, but I can sit in it all day long! So by my way of thinking , maybe it would be possible to get a tree from the manufacturer with the same underside,but with more of a wade type top end that I could transplant into the saddle I have now. My wife thinks I am nuts, but not a whole lot of expendable budget for saddles anymore. Any input would be appreciated, Thank's again for a great forum! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bruce johnson Report post Posted September 23, 2009 I would keep shopping. Buy one that works for both of you to start with. Retreeing a saddle is pretty major surgery. You can have the cost of another saddle pretty quick. Especially going from one style to another, not many parts are going to fit. About the only saddles I have retreed are trophy saddles or sentimental favorites. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olpainless Report post Posted September 24, 2009 Thank's for the reply, I forgot to mention my wade saddle has been torn down to the tree so I could attempt to shim it to my horse, found a broken drill bit and a couple of bent over nail heads in it. What a shock that was! I got it close to the equimeasure form of his back then sewed it all back up, still too much rocker. Only one tack store in town anymore, makes for slim pickin's and long waits. I did get some more info on the tree that fit him: WJ low association QH bars bullhide cover. Going to call the Billy Cook saddlery on Thursday to see if they will provide any more info. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
