Used Saddle Pick of the Week: 17″ Crates Trail Saddle
July 13, 2009 by Saddle Sense
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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 – an almost new 15″ Saddle King Ranch/Roping Saddle – ended up being a real solid buy for some lucky rider. There were 10 bids, but the winning bid price was only $510, a good deal indeed.
This week we’ve gone back to one of our favorite production saddle brands – Crates. Crates has been making quality saddles in Tennessee for generations.
This week’s pick, a 17″ Crates Trail Saddle, is another one of those great “almost new” used saddles. This one could pass for new.
It’s a medium oil with a suede 17inch seat, and basket weave tooling. The saddle has Semi QH bars and in-skirt rigging that helps make this a lightweight saddle at only 27lbs.
This saddle, with a 17inch seat and Semi QH bars, will require a horse with a longer back (so that the saddle won’t rest on the horse’s loins) and not too broad of shoulders.
If your horse fits this description and you’re looking for a lightweight, comfortable trail saddle, this Crates saddle would be a nice choice.
We present the Saddle Blog’s Used Saddle of the Week:
Check out other Ranch Saddles for sale in our tack shop.
Used Saddle Pick of the Week: 16″ Vintage Crates Trail Saddle
June 15, 2009 by Saddle Sense
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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 nifty little 13″ Teskey Barrel Saddle – sadly didn’t receive a single bid. The seller put a bit steep starting bid price of $750 that probably scared folks away, but the saddle is worth that price and a bit more. Hopefully the seller will re-list it.
This week’s pick is a handsome vintage Crates Trail Saddle. You don’t see many Crates saddle of this period for sale, so this is a special little gem. I’m a big fan of Crates saddles. They’re well built, balanced, and attractive saddles.
This saddle has the look of Simco saddles of this period with dark oil and full floral tooling. The seller hasn’t listed a gullet width, so you’ll want to inquire before bidding. Saddles of this period are usually semi QH bars.
There is only one bid as of this writing of $314. This would be a nice addition to the barn as it is one of those saddles that most folks will find comfortable.
We present the Saddle Blog’s Used Saddle of the Week:
16″ Vintage Crates Trail Saddle
Check out other Crates Saddles for sale in our tack shop.
Used Saddle Pick of the Week: 16″ Crates Reining Saddle
October 7, 2008 by Saddle Sense
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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.
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.
This week we’ve found an almost-new Crates reining saddle that is a real dandy. I’m a big fan of Crates saddles. I own one myself and I think they’re one of the best production saddle brands out there. They make nice, solid saddles.
This week’s saddle has a 16inch suede seat, 6 5/8 gullet (full QH bars), with basket weave tooling on parts of the the fenders, skirts, jockeys, fork and cantle.
Reiners are close contact saddles that have become popular for use as overall training saddles and for trail riding. They’re not suitable, however, as a heavy duty “using” saddle.
In the photo you can see how nicely balanced this saddle is – a level seat with the stirrups hanging straight down. This saddle has so few rides in it that it’s basically a new saddle.
We present the Saddle Blog’s Used Saddle of the Week:
16″ Crates Reining Saddle Saddle
Check out other Crates Saddles for sale in our tack shop.
