I am going to buy a jet black Quarter Horse from the nearby shelter. I am starting to find supplies and buy them from the local tack shop and online tack shops.
I was wondering is this good quality? I do mostly Western Pleasure, and Trail Riding. Although, I want to use this for Barrel Racing. I really want to know what people think about it because its cheap, but I can’t tell if its good quality or not.
http://www.saddleonline.com/p3660/Black-Synthetic-10-QH-Saddle-Tack/product_info.html
Can this work for barrels?
http://www.saddleonline.com/Western-Saddles-Barrel-Racing-Saddles/c2_29/p3418/Hand-Tooled-Western-Barrel-Racing-Saddle-W-Tack/product_info.html
Please, forget the other two links, is this a good saddle?
http://www.buytack.com/products/saddles/act/20532.htm
It looks nice and for $100 more it comes with girth, bridle and a breast collar.
I wouldn’t get that saddle. Largely due to the fact that it’s a 10 inch seat. It’s a child’s saddle (and a young child at that.) You will probably need a 14-inch seat or larger. Abetta makes some fairly good quality synthetic saddles, which run about twice that price, so you might want to look at those.