Used Saddle Pick of the Week: 15″ Hereford Trail Saddle

November 28, 2011 by Saddle Sense
Filed under Used Saddle Pick of the Week

The “Used Saddle Pick of the Week”

But you’ll find more great
Trail Saddles for sale
in our Tack Shop

Every week we scour the Internet searching for a particularly juicy bargain on a high quality used western saddle and feature it here on the WSG Saddle Blog. The saddles featured are listed for sale on ebay as of the date of the post.

Checking out our Picks each week will give you some great insight into buying used saddles. Make sure to click through to the actual listing to see all of the photos and description from the seller.

The Western Saddle Guide is not the seller of the saddles featured and does not make any representations about them. We encourage all potential buyers to do their own due diligence on the seller and the saddle before purchasing.

LAST WEEK’S PICK:
Last week’s “Pick” was a very nice 16″ McCall Lady Wade saddle. That listing is still live and has yet to receive a bid. I suspect that the seller’s starting bid price of $2200 is scaring folks away. A bit steep, but this saddle is a high quality saddle, and if you’re interested, I’d reach out to the seller to see if they’d entertain a lower bid. I’d recommend a bid in the $1800 rang.

THIS WEEK’S PICK:
The past two Picks have been at the higher end of the price scale, so this week we searched for a more affordable, but still quality, saddle to showcase. We found it with one of our go-to production brands – Textan’s Hereford brand. This quality brand has been around a long time, and the older models are the best models.

This week’s saddle is a 15″ Hereford Trail Saddle with some age to it. I’d guess it’s from around the 1960′s-70′s. It’s well broken in but still has a lot of riding hours left in it.

The saddle has full acorn tooling with a darker oil finish and probably semi-quarter horse bars. The saddle has been well cared for and probably has had less use than its age might suggest. The fleece is in good shape and there are no major wear marks.

The listing is a “Buy it Now”/ “Make an Offer” listing with a Buy it Now price of $350. The saddle is probably worth close to that price, but if you’re interested in this nice riding saddle, I’d try making an offer in the $275-$350 range and see if the seller will bite.

We Present the Saddle Blog’s Used Saddle of the Week:
15″ Textan Hereford Trail Saddle

Check out other Textan Saddles for sale in our tack shop.