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Ann Schrichte
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Username: Annes
Post Number: 46
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, Jun 30, 2004 - 10:36 am: |   |
I have an old english saddle and the name on it is: Sattlerei bein Kloster Schonthal. I bought it used for $90 over 10 years ago and the woman told me it was a nice german made saddle. It is still in great shape and I enjoy riding my TB in it. I just wondered if anyone can tell me anything about it. I mostly ride western so am not familiar with the English saddles. |
Christine C. Mills in NC
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Username: Chrism
Post Number: 1038
Registered: 4-1999
| | Posted on Wednesday, Jun 30, 2004 - 11:24 am: | |
Yes, it is a nice German saddle. I remember people purchasing them when I lived in Wiesbaden, Germany in the mid-60s. Assuming it is in good condition and has been cared for, it is probably re-saleable (at least) for between $300 and $500. Maybe more as saddle prices have gone up so high - depends on seat size and width.
If you use google advanced search to search on the phrase "Kloster Schonthal" and the word saddle, you will get a number of listings.
Cheers.
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Ann Schrichte
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Username: Annes
Post Number: 47
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, Jun 30, 2004 - 12:19 pm: | |
Christine,
Thanks so much for the information. It is in near excellent shape..faded where the leathers rub. It is pecan in color and the seat size is probably 16. I just re-oiled it with Ko-cho-line leather dressing (a tip I got from this site) and it is beautiful. I have always wondered about it and felt it was a great deal with girth and irons for $90. - Ann |
Imogen Bertin
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Username: Imogen
Post Number: 526
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, Jul 1, 2004 - 5:24 am: | |
An administrative aside. This thread reminded me I answered a similar question for a lady who was considering buying a Berney dressage saddle but didn't know anything about Berneys or the approximate value of the saddle. As Berney is an Irish company I was able to give her their website details. I went looking for that post and can't find it anywhere using the search engine and checking the archived discussions - which seems odd...
Imogen |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: Dro
Post Number: 10718
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Thursday, Jul 1, 2004 - 8:42 am: | |
I suspect the post has been moved to the archived discussions Imogen. The frequent searching of the site has become such a drain on the server (CPU usage) it is the main reason the site has slowed down the past 6 months. We took archieved discussions off the search engine to get some relief. We are looking at other options also hoping to get everything back on line.
DrO |
Imogen Bertin
Member
Username: Imogen
Post Number: 527
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Monday, Jul 5, 2004 - 9:14 am: | |
That explains it! Thanks.
Imogen |
