I bought an alamo for my daughter's walk trot show saddle and it was a nice little deal. We showed A rated with it and actually go a ton of complients on it. I sold it for what I paid for it three years later. I also have an Alamo roughout work saddle in my tackroom, bought it used off of ebay and loved it. I put it on the babies that are questionable, I figure if they rip out a D ring or trash it that it's no big loss. You get what you pay for, if you buy a cheap saddle and expect it to last like a good name, or be as comfortable as a good name then you will be disappointed. Same thing with so many, I can buy a coach bag from a vendor in times square, it's nice but will never be as nice as the $350 bag in Macy's.

Natty Bumppo wrote:


i am always amazed that people feel the need to ask if roaching is the answer. roaching is never the answer. never. not even if your horse's mane is on fire and the only way to put it out is to cut it off. it'd look better singed off from an out of control fire than from being roached. the end.