Used Saddle Pick of the Week: 17″ Martin Saddlery Roping Saddle

The “Used Saddle Pick of the Week”

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.

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LAST WEEK’S PICK:

Last week’s Pick, a very solid 16″ Genuine Billy Cook Trail/Pleasure Saddle, generated a lot of action. The final tally was 27 bids and a selling price of $792. A fair deal for both buyer and seller.

THIS WEEK’S PICK:

This week we’ve found a handsome Martin Saddlery Roping Saddle in a size 17 seat. Martin Saddlery is a fine maker who specializes in the competition type saddles.

These larger seats are harder to find so if you need one, you’ll definitely want to check out this quality saddle.

Just a reminder that a size 17 saddle requires a horse with a longer back and a sturdy conformation. On a shorter backed horse, the saddle would lie on the horse’s loins and cause pressure and pain.

This handsome saddle has a padded seat, floral and geometric tooling on the back jockeys, skirts, fork, and cantle. It comes with a 32″ mohair cinch and a matching breast collar.

The seller doesn’t indicate the gullet width or bar type of the saddle tree so make sure to ask before bidding. On a saddle of this size, you’ll usually find wider gullets as you need stockier horses to carry the rider’s weight. But don’t assume. Ask!

This is a well cared for and relatively new saddle by a quality maker. As there are already 18 bids and a bid price of $999.99 as of this writing, it won’t be a steal, but it’s a quality hard-to-find saddle that will last a lifetime.

We present the Saddle Blog’s Used Saddle of the Week:

17″ Martin Saddlery Roping Saddle Saddle

Check out other Martin saddles for sale in our tack shop.