Someone I knew bought a Royal King saddle with the crappy silver on it and thought it was wonderful, but the leather was hard and the fit was terrible. It was leather and weighed like 10lbs... lol. I made my own bridles and put conchos and pretty buckles on them pretty cheap. I think I dressed them up for around $30.00 a bridle, and they were just ones that I had forever. Each of my horses has a beautiful bridle now.