New Wade Saddle Got Me Bucked Off All Weekend

[Sage]

Huntet02,

First---Your not ignorant in not knowing all the ins and outs of your saddle and saddle tree. You buy a saddle to ride and enjoy not to build one!

Second--- The way I see it, you've had a string of bad luck and maybe some questionable decisions. Shoulda--coulda--woulda, we have all been there.

Third--- Keith Seidel was right on target with his comment's of the saddle maker you took your horse and rig to. Wow--- you take the time and energy to

load your horse to show--he in turn makes off the cuff statements without first looking at the horse out of the trailer, not putting the saddle on the horse

and cinching up and finally--not having you sit in the saddle. Very unprofessional in my opinion.

This is a great forum--I think to share Ideas, thoughts, knowledge, experiences and maybe opinions. So--------- my thought and maybe opinion for what it is

worth is sell the saddle back to the saddle company at a loss, chalk it up to a learned experience and press on.

Get back to you riding your horse-- Spring is here! life is to short! Save your pennies and get a great saddle from the likes of Seidel, JW Wright or any of the

great Makers from this forum who will back their product with pride and professionalism.

Ok let me have it. Sage

[Traveller]

Don't feel bad about not knowing that the gullet's not the only measure - I think most people believe that, including those who work, and even own, tack stores. I've heard stories of sales clerks telling customers that semi-quarter horse bars are for horses that only have a little bit of quarter horse in them! I've learned most of what I know about western saddle fit here on this site. And still, I don't know much!

Good luck figuring out what to do.

Edited April 20, 2010 by Traveller

[Huntet02]

Don't feel bad about not knowing that the gullet's not the only measure - I think most people believe that, including those who work, and even own, tack stores. I've heard stories of sales clerks telling customers that semi-quarter horse bars are for horses that only have a little bit of quarter horse in them! I've learned most of what I know about western saddle fit here on this site. And still, I don't know much!

Good luck figuring out what to do.

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Here's the one borrowed saddle

Edited April 23, 2010 by Huntet02

[Billy H]

Hi Huntet02,

I just have to ask--------------- What was the end result?

I hope it turned out well. Billy

[Huntet02]

Its OK to ask I should have given everyone better closure.....

Ended up taking my horse and saddle to JW Wright, excellent saddle-maker on here, he said there was nothing truly "wrong" with my saddle and the fit on my mare; nothing that should have caused me serious problems. He agreed that I could have a better hand-made saddle but lots of folks like me had to start somewhere and did just fine with a lot worse off saddles. His opinion was there was nothing wrong with that saddle or its fit on my mare.

Here's what I believe happened....the problem lying in my placement of the saddle on her back (since I was not used to the different rigging) along with my 1/2" Five-star saddle pad that I believe was pushed out the back of the saddle from too much pressure in the front. The saddle pad came out the back, things tightened, loaded her down in front, tightened her up in back causing wild western combustion twice!!!

4-8 weeks after all this my finger was still in splint, my cousin offered to sell me his blue roan that I've wanted for years so I sold everything I had to get her including that saddle back to Teskeys. Now I would most certainly buy from them again their mgr was pretty fair to me, they gave me very good price with the help of me mentioning this board and the small knot protruding underneath the wool.

My life is very blessed....I have a calm, young, ranchey horse that I can throw a loop anywhich way I need to from, learning ranch roping and doing what I truly love ~ only 1 small drawback...I am "saddle-less" (is this ironic or what?) but making due and borrowing a good-quality one. Thats the way life works, when a good horse comes along you gotta do what ever you can to make em yours and thats what I did, I literally sold everything I had to get her but its all uphill from here.

I have really learned a lot and progressed so much since April. And "saving" is my middle name saving to buy myself a quality wade this time feeling much smarter and educated thanks to all the generous folks on this board.....

Here's a pic of me and my new mare........thanks again to all of you who helped me learn

Hi Huntet02,

I just have to ask--------------- What was the end result?

I hope it turned out well. Billy