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Used Cutting Saddles for Sale

We hold a small, changing selection of used cutting saddles — around ten at the moment. Cutting saddles are a specialist item and they do not come through often, so this page is worth checking back on rather than browsing once.

Prices currently run from about $520 to $4,779, with the middle of the range near $2,050 — higher than our other used categories, which reflects what cutting saddles cost new. Makers that appear include Sean Ryon, Double J Saddlery, Martin Saddlery and Billy Cook. Seat sizes run from 15" to 17".

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What to check before buying a used cutting saddles

A used saddle is only a bargain if it fits. Four things are worth settling first:

The tree. The frame is the one part that cannot be put right afterwards. Ask about its condition and its width before anything else.

Fit to your horse. The tree has to match your horse’s back, not the seat size that suits you. Those are two separate questions and both matter.

Seat size for you. Half an inch out is something you feel within a few minutes of sitting in it.

Leather and stitching. Surface marks are normal on a used saddle and are often why the price is good. Dry or cracked leather at the billets and stirrup leathers is not, because those carry load.

If you are unsure about any saddle on this page, ask us before ordering. We would rather answer the question than take a return.

Used Cutting Saddles: common questions

Around ten at the moment. It is a specialist category and stock turns over slowly, so the selection is small by nature rather than by neglect.

Currently from about $520 to $4,779, with the middle of the range near $2,050. That is higher than our other used categories because cutting saddles cost more new.

We hold Sean Ryon saddles from time to time, including a Leon Harrel edition. Because these are single saddles rather than a stocked line, check the listings below for what is available right now.

From 15" to 17". With only around ten saddles on the page, a particular size may not be in stock on any given day.

A cutting saddle has a flat, close seat, a low cantle and a tall thin horn, so you can sit still and deep while the horse works underneath you and hold the horn through hard stops. A roping saddle is built heavier for pulling and a reining saddle sits you more upright, so the three are not interchangeable.

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