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Not knowing anything about horses, I think the buckskin is very pretty.
Picked up a Gray and Buckskin~
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They'll be trained to saddle~ youngest does the primary training, these are to market well trained horses~bomb proof.
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Ha, ha! They "grey" has a greyish, sometimes mixed coat with grey skin. The "buckskin" has "black points" which means black legs from the knees down and the hocks down. A buckskin isn't always a gold or dun color. Haven't broken in mustangs myself, but starting any horse that hasn't been handled, from scratch, isn't too hard. The only horse I broke in was a very green, skinny 4yo Arabian. He was a blast! I probably rode him (and he was ridden in my lesson program) thousands of hours/year and it wasn't long before I would think it (when riding) and he would do it. He was also fearless. He wasn't papered, but IMHO well trained "bombproof" horses are worth their weight in gold.
If they are gentled in, 90 days is generally enough to start them, and then the new owner needs to put in a lot of daily/weekly/regular training to keep it up. After several years of training most well handled horses retain it and can often NOT be ridden for long periods, but they never forget their training. A British commander, (Napoleonic Wars) was pretty wealthy and he bought and transported several wounded Cavalry horses after the battle of Waterloo. They were put out to pasture together and were often seen lining up and then charging in formation, just as they had done as war horses, then they would disperse to graze. Horses really like to have a job.
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Most saddles can be recovered and restored. All leather wears out and All horse owners end up with way too many saddles. I have a 50+yo western saddle that looks godawful uncomfortable bc they is no padding on the seat, but it was very well crafted and is super comfortable. However, I keep forgetting to prep it to have the fenders repaired. We used some 100+yo Cavalry saddles when we did reenactments. AS LONG AS THE TREE, or frame of the saddle, is intact, any saddle can be rebuilt. Once you break the tree, it's toast.
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I love being educated!Ok, how much does a saddle cost?
Mary
You can spend $100 - $5000 plus. But in my opinion you won't get a decent saddle to fit your horse for under $500. The higher the quality of leather and workmanship the higher the price tag.
A horses back can be injured by a poorly made saddle, or one that doesn't fit them.
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Wow, guess I won't be getting a horse anytime soon, haha.
Mary
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My favorite saddle cost $75 at a garage sale. It had one tapadero stirrup, missing the other. It was black, old and heavy. A friend worked at the prison and took it to be reworked. It came back with white leather buckstitching, a new seat, two new stirrups (not tapaderos) and it was beautiful. I think it was $400 to have it redone.
