Advice on Billy Cook Roping Saddle PLEASE!!

cascy · 02-01-2007, 03:12 PM

I found this saddle, and I am in desprate need of one... Please tell me what you all think, also how much should a saddle like this one cost so I can get an idea if it is over priced or not...

It is used, but has no major defaults, been used for regular ridding and a little bit of roping. It also comes with a NRS Mohair cinch, and leather back girth... (I have never heard of the Mohair before??)

Thanks

http://pets.webshots.com/photo/26309...53510285jBuWyP

And jerri, no need to comment I know what you think!

mestep · 02-01-2007, 03:35 PM

Not really sure what it is actually worth, but Billy Cooks are great saddles and pricey even when used. I have buddys that buy them every chance they get on ebay (when they are in the $800 or less range) used.

Thunderz Gurlz · 02-01-2007, 05:24 PM

I would say a good price for that is $500-$600 I mean it has the normal wear and tear of a saddle. and Billy cooks are nice saddles.

gbarmranch · 02-01-2007, 05:37 PM

We have on left that Pat won roping - they usually go for $1000 and up in good condition - but it depends on wether they are the older signed ones or the newer ones..

cameo05 · 02-01-2007, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Thunderz Gurlz

I would say a good price for that is $500-$600 I mean it has the normal wear and tear of a saddle. and Billy cooks are nice saddles.

I have a billy cook Barrel saddle that retailed for 1650.00. Billy Cook saddles are really good saddles. I agree with Thunderz Gurlz.

SunnyKS · 02-01-2007, 05:41 PM

I have that exact saddle and love it. I paid $600 for it about 3 years ago at a horse sale tack auction and felt like I got quite a deal. Not a big fan of the string cinches but lots of people swear by them. I have had them pinch a few horse, but maybe that's because they weren't mohair

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cascy · 02-01-2007, 05:44 PM

Well the offer for me is 550 dollars, includes saddle, front girth, back cinch, and shipping....

Think it's a decent deal?

And the more important question.... do you think it will look good on my new guy!

kindredspiritsia · 02-01-2007, 05:46 PM

Billy Cooks are very nice saddles. The one pictured, once oiled up will make you fine saddle. I would price a saddle like that, as is, around $500-$700.

kindredspiritsia · 02-01-2007, 05:47 PM

BTW, ANYTHING would look good on that boy of yours

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cascy · 02-01-2007, 06:21 PM

Why thank ya!

I would like to try to rope someday, so I figure that I should be looking for a roping saddle, I really like the billy cooks too.... I just want to make sure this sounded like a good deal and I wasn't going to pay way to much for a saddle...

miss leanne · 02-01-2007, 08:09 PM

And that new horse of yours looks like a GREAT little heel horse in the making...

And the Billy Cooks are nice saddles.

sswtness75 · 02-02-2007, 06:53 AM

I just think that the other saddle is better!

gypsy · 02-02-2007, 11:33 AM

Sounds like a good deal.

cboling · 02-09-2007, 05:59 PM

Cascy I think thats a great deal, I'd go for it !!!

Slim Pikkens · 03-18-2007, 03:50 PM

Not a bad saddle. Being a rope it will be better made and stronger. I find that with the cinch rings set that far forward some horses get sore near the elbows. Since they are attached to the tree, a saddlemaker can put them in a better position for you.

02-01-2007, 03:12 PM
cascy Bombproof Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: arkansas Posts: 7,741	Advice on Billy Cook Roping Saddle PLEASE!! I found this saddle, and I am in desprate need of one... Please tell me what you all think, also how much should a saddle like this one cost so I can get an idea if it is over priced or not... It is used, but has no major defaults, been used for regular ridding and a little bit of roping. It also comes with a NRS Mohair cinch, and leather back girth... (I have never heard of the Mohair before??) Thanks http://pets.webshots.com/photo/26309...53510285jBuWyP And jerri, no need to comment I know what you think! __________________ "How smooth must be the language of the whites, when they can make right look like wrong, and wrong like right."~Black Hawk

02-01-2007, 03:35 PM
mestep Started Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Crab Orchard, Ky Posts: 2,246	Not really sure what it is actually worth, but Billy Cooks are great saddles and pricey even when used. I have buddys that buy them every chance they get on ebay (when they are in the $800 or less range) used. __________________

02-01-2007, 05:24 PM
Thunderz Gurlz Seasoned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South West Michigan Posts: 4,871	I would say a good price for that is $500-$600 I mean it has the normal wear and tear of a saddle. and Billy cooks are nice saddles. __________________ "Don't be afraid to go after what you want to do and what you want to be. But don't be afraid to be willing to pay the price"

02-01-2007, 05:37 PM
gbarmranch Pasture Pet Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mayberry Posts: 32,635	We have on left that Pat won roping - they usually go for $1000 and up in good condition - but it depends on wether they are the older signed ones or the newer ones.. __________________ http://home.earthlink.net/~vpgann Quality Foundation Quarter Horses If you believe what you like in the Gospel, and reject what you don't like, it is not the Gospel you believe, but yourself." Augustine of Hippo

02-01-2007, 05:41 PM
SunnyKS Greenbroke Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 3,653	I have that exact saddle and love it. I paid $600 for it about 3 years ago at a horse sale tack auction and felt like I got quite a deal. Not a big fan of the string cinches but lots of people swear by them. I have had them pinch a few horse, but maybe that's because they weren't mohair .

02-01-2007, 05:44 PM
cascy Bombproof Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: arkansas Posts: 7,741	Well the offer for me is 550 dollars, includes saddle, front girth, back cinch, and shipping.... Think it's a decent deal? And the more important question.... do you think it will look good on my new guy! __________________ "How smooth must be the language of the whites, when they can make right look like wrong, and wrong like right."~Black Hawk

02-01-2007, 05:46 PM
kindredspiritsia Started Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 2,325	Billy Cooks are very nice saddles. The one pictured, once oiled up will make you fine saddle. I would price a saddle like that, as is, around $500-$700. __________________ In Loving Memory of my Grandpa and Best Friend, Stanley Howard Sherer Oct.3,1932-Mar.25,2007

02-01-2007, 05:47 PM
kindredspiritsia Started Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 2,325	BTW, ANYTHING would look good on that boy of yours . __________________ In Loving Memory of my Grandpa and Best Friend, Stanley Howard Sherer Oct.3,1932-Mar.25,2007

02-01-2007, 06:21 PM
cascy Bombproof Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: arkansas Posts: 7,741	Why thank ya! I would like to try to rope someday, so I figure that I should be looking for a roping saddle, I really like the billy cooks too.... I just want to make sure this sounded like a good deal and I wasn't going to pay way to much for a saddle... __________________ "How smooth must be the language of the whites, when they can make right look like wrong, and wrong like right."~Black Hawk

02-01-2007, 08:09 PM
miss leanne Seasoned Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,524	And that new horse of yours looks like a GREAT little heel horse in the making... And the Billy Cooks are nice saddles.

02-02-2007, 06:53 AM
sswtness75 Started Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,347	I just think that the other saddle is better! __________________ Proud parent of two beautiful girls, four horses, four dogs, two cats, two goats

02-02-2007, 11:33 AM
gypsy Coming two Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Central AR Posts: 1,729	Sounds like a good deal.

02-09-2007, 05:59 PM
cboling Weanling Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: canada Posts: 407	Cascy I think thats a great deal, I'd go for it !!!

03-18-2007, 03:50 PM
Slim Pikkens Seasoned Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,047	Not a bad saddle. Being a rope it will be better made and stronger. I find that with the cinch rings set that far forward some horses get sore near the elbows. Since they are attached to the tree, a saddlemaker can put them in a better position for you.