Used Saddle Pick of the Week: 14″ Corriente Barrel Saddle
February 9, 2009 by Saddle Sense
Filed under Used Saddle Pick of the Week
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.
LAST WEEK’S PICK:
Last week’s Pick, a really solid and attractive older 15″ Circle Y All Around Saddle, didn’t end up being sold as the highest bidder didn’t meet the seller’s reserve price. The highest bid was $401. I think this saddle is worth more than that but probably not as much as the seller thinks it’s worth. $500 would have probably been a good price for both seller and buyer.
THIS WEEK’S PICK:
This week we’ve found a solid bargain from Corriente, a lesser known maker. Corriente is a small maker based in New Mexico. They concentrate on affordable trophy and competition saddles. Their saddles won’t be overly flashy, but you will get a lot of saddle for the price. Their saddles retail new in the $600-$1000 range.
This week’s find is a 14 inch Corriente barrel saddle. It has 6 1/2″ gullet with Semi QH bars and weighs 26lbs. The seat is suede, the fenders and jockeys are rough out, and the skirts and fork have geometric tooling.
This saddle would be a good ride for a youth or smaller adult and right now the starting bid is only $275. Keep an eye on this one.
We present the Saddle Blog’s Used Saddle of the Week:
Check out other Corriente saddles for sale in our tack shop.
